Manager, Volunteer & AAC Capability Development (1 year contract)

[What the role is] The Health Promotion Board’s vision is to make Singapore a nation of healthier people.

Come be a part of this journey if you’re passionate about creating boundary-pushing work that drives behavioral change.

You will be a part of HPB’s Healthy Ageing Programmes which strives to help seniors lead healthier and longer lives by improving and maintaining their functional ability through healthy lifestyle practices and social connectedness. With transformation to the healthcare and the aged care system brought about by national directives such as Healthier SG and Age Well SG, HPB will need to foster closer collaborations with other parts of the healthcare system including General Practitioners (GPs), Active Ageing Centres (AACs) and Regional Health Systems (RHSes) to encourage seniors to participate in active ageing initiatives, adopt and sustain healthy habits on their own and stay healthy and active.

[What you will be working on] As a key member of the Healthy Ageing Programmes team, you will support the development and implementation of HPB’s senior volunteer capability and implementation plans to support Active Ageing Programmes (AAPs) in the community as part of the national efforts to encourage and sustain senior social participation through curated volunteering opportunities. This will include working with partners to develop and operationalise meaningful volunteer opportunities that enable seniors to conduct community-based AAPs across Active Ageing Centres (AACs) nationwide, and progressively building capability of AACs to independently design, implement and sustain physical activity initiatives of their own.

You will support the development of practical training curriculum, learning resources and implementation guides for senior volunteers to be equipped with the skills and confidence to support volunteer-led low-barrier physical activities like brisk walking activities and simple exercise workouts. The training approach will be informed by the competencies required for various volunteer opportunities and designed to accommodate the diverse backgrounds and capabilities of senior volunteers, ensuring they are implementable by seniors with varying levels of experience.

You will collaborate with stakeholders like AACs, local Institutes of Higher Learning (IHL) and Regional Health Clusters — to co-develop volunteer opportunities and access capability requirements to support the implementation of volunteer-led programmes in the community, aligned with national senior volunteering initiatives and roll out plans. You will also work with partners to identify future capability needs and implementation models that would enable AACs to independently recruit, train and deploy volunteer-led physical activity programmes.

You will contribute to capability development efforts by translating policy intent into practical and meaningful volunteer opportunities in the community, whilst enabling AACs and community partners with capabilities to independently design and sustain physical activity initiatives. Through this, you will support HPB’s mission to extend healthy life years through national directives under Age Well SG and Healthier SG, enabling residents to age-in-place and enjoy better quality of life.

[What we are looking for] An ideal candidate will be a self-motivated individual with at least 3-5 years of working experience in programme development and implementation, and learning and development. Prior experience working with senior populations or in the health, social or community care sectors is preferred. Experience in community engagement, volunteer management and working with vendors would be an advantage. The candidate should also possess:

• A degree in Social Work, Public Health, Human Resources, Education, Psychology, or a related discipline; postgraduate qualifications are an advantage.
• Strong understanding of adult learning principles and their application to volunteer capability building initiatives, particularly for senior populations with diverse backgrounds and capabilities.
• Strong collaborative and stakeholder engagement skills, with confidence in working across multidisciplinary teams and with external partners.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while maintaining focus on long-term strategic outcomes.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with the ability to distil complex concepts clearly and concisely for different target audiences including seniors, community partners and government stakeholders.

Successful candidates will be offered a 1-year contract