Job Description

Location Singapore, Central Singapore

Planning Area
QUEENSTOWN

Job Type
Full Time

Salary
$3,500 - $5,000 Per Month

Date Posted
1 day ago

Expiry Date
16-Jul-2022
Additional Details


Job ID
255294

Job Views
114

Roles & Responsibilities My Community is a non-profit organisation which conducts community-based participatory research and heritage assessments; establishes community museums, archives and libraries; organises participatory programmes and guided tours; and cocreate community architecture and urban spaces. We seek to preserve our social memories, celebrate our shared culture and heritage and champion greater community involvement in cultural management and urban governance.
Before we were formally registered as a society on 26 August 2010, we started engaging the Queenstown community through befriending in 2006, organising guided tours in 2008 and blogging in 2009. On 12 December 2015, My Community was registered as a charity under the Charities Act. We were then recognised as an Institution of Public Character on 13 December 2016.
Today, My Community boasts almost 600 volunteers. Our first community museum in Queenstown was opened on 31 December 2018.

• A passionate community organiser who is keen to work with the community and various stakeholders on inclusive and collaborative arts, culture and heritage programmes, tours and experiences.
• Conceptualise, research and work on My Community Festival and upcoming community-based programmes at Museum @ My Queenstown.
• Conceptualise, research and conduct physical and virtual guided tours for My Community.
• Conceptualise, research and co-curate cultural experiences and programmes
• Work with My Community's volunteers and stakeholders to develop and execute programmes
• Administer accounts, fundraising, book keeping and events management.

• Keen interest in interacting with the community (residents, shopkeepers, students, diverse stakeholders and partners) on arts, culture and heritage.
• Communicative, accountable, responsible and take initiative to interact with community stakeholders.
• A Master's or Bachelor's degree in History, Geography, Heritage Studies/Management, Cultural Management and Tourism & Hospitality Management
• A tourist guide license with the Singapore Tourism Board
• At least 3 years' of work experience in the tourism or heritage sector
• Prior experience in Singapore arts and heritage-related projects, festivals events management or tour coordination
• Ability to speak and write in English and one of the national languages (Chinese, Malay or Tamil) fluently.
• Able to work on Saturdays and Sundays.