Now Hiring: Chief Executive Officer for The Community Foundation of Singapore

Kevin Teo

October 21, 2009

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Community Foundation of Singapore

The Community Foundation of Singapore is an independent, not-for-profit philanthropic organisation which builds up funds from donors of means to make programmatic grants to worthy causes. It will help high net worth individuals, institutions and groups achieve their strategic philanthropy objectives by proactively identifying projects to achieve donors’ intent and meet funding gaps in the community.

Chief Executive Officer

Reporting to its own Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer is responsible for leading the foundation in achieving its mission and goals. This is an excellent opportunity for a tested leader who thrives in startup situations, but who is now seeking to apply his/her skills in a non- business setting to drive social returns.

The Job:

* Advance and implement organisation’s vision, mission, strategic plan and performance measurements

* Work closely with the board, programme and grantmaking committees, and external stakeholders in the public, private and non-profit sectors

* Raise major gifts and/or legacies from high net worth individuals, institutions, and other sources to meet short and long-term targets

* Build up awareness of social landscape, and relationship and trust with donors and potential donors, with an emphasis on donor accountability

* Build up the organisation in all areas, including HR, finance and investment, corporate communications, fundraising, grantmaking and technology

* Hire, train and develop a small but multi-tasking team of staff

* Build reputation and trust with key stakeholders

* Identify worthy causes, make grant disbursements, and monitor effectiveness of grants

* Institute best practices in financial management, sustainability, governance and legal compliance areas

Requirements

Candidates should have at least 10 years of management experience, with some start-up experience. Those with at least 5 years of senior management experience in fundraising, grantmaking, marketing, wealth management and working in or with Institutions of a Public Character would have an advantage.

To apply, please send cover letter and resume to career@cf.org.sg

For further details on the Community Foundation of Singapore, click here.