Do you have a knack for crafting captivating content? Do you dream in hashtags and emojis? Singapore American School is on the lookout for a social media specialist to join our dynamic team. This role will specifically create and manage the content for both the current community social media platforms and the alumni social media platforms, bringing our school community to life in the digital world.

The Communications Specialist supports communications, marketing, recruitment, and engagement activities for SAS. The position will work closely with a variety of team members to implement cost-efficient and effective marketing campaigns, utilizing web-based and digital platforms.

Daily tasks:

• Craft content that captivates, inspires, informs, and delights our audience and distribute it into articles, news items, social media posts, fact sheets, event collateral, and more
• Create content for external vendors and media outlets
• Monitor brand mentions across the vast digital landscape—social media, news sites, or the web
• Spark conversations, build relationships, and spread smiles across our digital community. Be the friendly face behind our social media accounts, connecting with students, parents, educators, and alumni
• Create streamlined processes to ensure content reaches audiences at the right time
• Be a team player. Collaborate with all departments to publicize our stories across multiple platforms and amplify student voice
• Dive into data and uncover insights that drive our social media strategy forward. Define KPIs and analyze content effectiveness by leveraging web metrics, community insights and feedback, conduct content inventories, gap analyses, and competitive audits
• Explore new platforms to continually improve communications to parents, students, faculty, donors, alumni, community leaders, and media
• Capture captivating moments, craft compelling stories, and guide the flow of social media and website traffic to increase community engagement and improve visibility
• Assist with special projects pertaining to the online efforts of the department including helping with the web redesign project and other related web assets
• Keep centralized repositories of graphics, logos, and photographs; catalog publications, designs, and images, ensuring they're readily accessible for use across departments.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of all records, correspondence, etc. in a well-organized and accessible manner
• Fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the position and abide by all Board policies

Candidate Requirements:

• Experience in and passion for all things social media and a keen interest in exploring digital media and keeping up with the latest trends in the space. Experience with blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram is critical
• Creative thinker and problem solver
• Experience planning and overseeing execution of a variety of content spanning text, photos, and video
• A natural techie with the interest and excited to learn new technologies and new applications
• Analytically inclined with a knack for understanding what data means and how to use it to continually increase the value you deliver through your content
• High-performing self-starter, with proven ability to work both independently as well as a member of teams
• Excellent organization and project management skills with the ability to coordinate projects, determine priorities, set deadlines, complete projects accordingly, and respond well to pressure

Additional Preferred Skills:

• Experience with digital photography
• Experience with recording/editing video

Sound like you? If you have the DNA to work in a fast-moving, dynamic, and exciting environment we want to hear from you.

Job Description & Requirements

• Responsible for the implementation and monitoring of Workplace Safety & Health and Environment Management Systems at work sites.
• Conduct regular WSH inspections and follow-up actions to ensure safety compliance.
• Ensure all Health & Safety policies, procedures, rules and regulations are adhered to and are regularly reviewed, updated and communicated.
• Ensure the Company meets its statutory obligations in all areas pertaining to health, safety and welfare at work, including statutory training and reporting.
• Ensure the completion and regular review of risk assessments for all work equipments and operations.
• Ensure all accidents are documented, investigated and recommended improvements implemented.
• Coordinate the development of health & safety policies, systems of work and procedures.
• Inspect project sites to ensure safety measure are being carried out at all times.

2. SKILLS

Fire Safety

Risk Assessment

Workplace Safety

ISO

Investigation

Risk Management

Environment Management

Incident Investigation

Compliance

Audits

Prevention

Occupational Health

Safety Training

EHS

Workplace Safety and Health

Reporting & Operation

- Lead the finance team and manage financial cycles, providing leadership, direction and management of the finance and accounting team, oversee the financial management, accounting and reporting matters;

- Establish business control over financial processes and complying with corporate policies, Financial Reporting Standards, legal, statutory and tax requirements, ensure compliance with SGX Mainboard listed rules;

- Proactively communicate with operating team, understand the work-in-progress, analyse the operating costs incurred, propose ideas to optimize cost saving and productivity;

- Work closely with joint venture stakeholders, regularly track the business and returns from joint venture;

- Control the progress and review the quarterly and annual consolidated accounts and variance analysis for submission to SGX;

- Presentation of quarterly / annual results, business progress to Audit Committee & Board of Directors;

- Highlight financial / operational variances and recommend action plan to CEO / peer managers;

- Involved in managing cross-functional project, put in place of accounting policies;

- Guide staff for preparation of annual quarterly budget and drive control of variances for whole group;

- Contacting person with auditors, company secretary, share registrar, public relationship company for annual audit planning, annual report printing and arrangement of annual general meeting (“AGM”);

- Liaise with lawyers and company secretaries, review resolution, (banking) legal documents, agreements, contracts, acquisition of new subsidiary and properties;

- Co-ordinate and work closely with corporate advisors for sustainability reports and any ad hoc reporting required by SGX or statutory board;

- Participate in operational action plan, spearheading the finance related projects, e.g. system digitalisaiton and implementation of ERP

- Ad hoc assignment from the Director(s) / Board of Directors

Treasury

- Review debts collections and payment to suppliers / subcontractors;

- Negotiate and work closely with banks for borrowing, interest rate, performance bond, banker guarantee, corporate guarantee, project financing, responsible for annual review from each bank;

- Cashflow projection and fund management, improve working capital management and facilitate business growth

Planning & Leadership

- Train up, influence and improve finance team, prioritize the tasks and direct the assignment

- Put in place of system and internal control procedures, evaluate the organization structure and reporting lines

- Regular discussion with CEO to evolve strategies, advise and align on long-term business and financial planning in line with corporation vision;

- Provide commercial insight and leadership across the business and risk management;

- Establish and develop relations with senior management, external partners and stakeholders;

- Review all formal finance, HR and IT related procedures.

Qualification of Chief Finance Officer

- An MBA or CPA is also highly desirable;

- At least 10 years' experience in the finance industry and proven leadership and management experience is essential – with examples of when they have demonstrated excellence in the workplace;

- Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the executive presence to work with senior management, investors and external stakeholders.

- Able to engage with staff at all levels of the organisation and exercise sound judgement.

- Strong business and leadership acumen.

- Able to make decisions and proactive.

- Team player.