Sr Asst Director / Asst Director, Mental Health & Caregivers
Full-time
Director/C-Level
NCS-National Council of S
8 months ago
[What the role is] Oversee development and growth of effective services and initiatives that meet the needs of service users in a sub-sector(s)[What y..
[What the role is]
Oversee development and growth of effective services and initiatives that meet the needs of service users in a sub-sector(s)
[What you will be working on]
Identify needs in sub-sector:
- Engage SSAs and key partner agencies to understand national strategies and key services in the sub-sector
- Analyse the service landscape to identify key needs and gaps in the sub-sector
- Develop and oversee implementation of sub-sector strategy aligned to NCSS’s to meet the identified needs
- Communicate needs and gaps to SSAs and encourage development of services to meet the needs
Develop new initiatives to meet identified gaps in NCSS’s service priority areas:
- Conceptualise new programmes and initiatives that meet sub-sector needs and work with relevant partners to refine proposals and implement solutions
- Drive collaborations with SSAs in the development of services that meet the needs in the priority areas
- Oversee assessment of funding proposals of new programmes in accordance with NCSS’ service and funding priorities within the sub-sector
- Provide guidance to team members in refining proposals, service models and evaluation for funding approval at the Services Committee
Grow effective services
- Oversee implementation and management of services and initiatives in subsector
- Assess and evaluate initiatives and programmes implemented
- Advise SSAs on areas relating to service development and improvement
- Engage SSAs and policy agencies to scale or mainstream effective programmes and initiatives
Facilitate linkages and collaborations in the social service sector and ensure sustainability of services
- Build capabilities of SSAs to develop good and sustainable services
- Facilitate linkages and collaborations between policy agencies, service providers and key stakeholders
[What we are looking for]
Personal Competencies:
- Resilient
- Team player but also able to work independently
- Foresight; Analytical; Think Critically
- Creative
- Good engagement and interpersonal skills
Skills & Knowledge:
- Stakeholder Management Skills
- Project Management Skills
- Programme Evaluation Skills
- Research and Basic Statistics Analysis
- Sector/Domain Knowledge
Experience:
7 to 10 years work experience in social service sector, with prior supervisory experience
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