Summary
Edmond is an energetic and outgoing individual with a proven track record of more than 7 years in event management, youth development, volunteer management, partnerships as well as a strong advocate of community outreach. As a volunteer manager and grassroots leader, Edmond understands various community needs and is holistically involved in the volunteering landscape as both a volunteer manager and a volunteer leader himself. Has also appeared on Mediacorp Channel 5 and was featured in a few magazine publications.
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Work Experience
Assistant Manager, Alumni Cultivation and engagement May 2019 - Present
National University of Singapore Singapore- Conceptualise, plan, organise and implement customised programmes and activities to engage alumni of all ages
- Reponsible for the maintenance of up-to-date records of alumni participation, attendance, engagement programmes, activities and events
- Actively engage different cohorts of alumni through alumni activities and programmes organised by the Office and its collaborating partners
- Reach out to alumni through various channels of communication by conceptualising, creating and developing effective marketing and publicity collaterals
- Administer student engagement programmes
- Conceptualise, plan and organise initiatives for student cultivation through collaborations with internal stakeholders such as the Faculties, Schools, Halls of Residences, Departments, NUS Student Unions and Student Clubs/Societies
- Encourage NUS alumni to form AGs and OCs and facilitate the process. Implement initiatives to connect members of the AGs and OCs to NUS and achieve meaningful outcomes
- Manage all matters relating to Alumni Groups (AG) and Overseas Chapters (OC) and their databases; facilitate and lend support to alumni activities
Manager, Programmes Partnerships Aug 2015 - Apr 2019
National Youth Council Singapore• Curating and spearheading new meaningful programmes / workshops / experiential sessions with Volunteer Welfare Organisations (VWOs), Youth Sector Organisations (YSOs), government agencies and other relevant organisations for youths. Current outreach is 3000 + pax
• Ideating strategic partnerships to achieve ideal value proposition and outcomes
• Conceptualizing series of social/educational dialogues on a regular basis for youths to gain insights on the social sector in Singapore
• Operationalizing and managing a building as a social action hub for youths and stakeholders including: Approving Officer for building usage, conceptualizing rental rates for venues and SOPs for indoor and outdoor venue usage etc.
• Managing a team of two receptionists to maintain building operations and customer service for internal and external stakeholders
• Managing and mentoring a team of 20 youth volunteer leaders to co-create meaningful programmes for fellow youths
• Successfully led a team of 8 staff across 2 agencies to organise the Singapore Service-Learning Symposium 2018, which was attended by Speaker of Parliament, Mr Tan Chuan-Jin and more than 250 social service professionals, educators, and youth leaders. Overall ratings for the event were 98% positive
• Conducting training and dialogues in project management, service-learning, DISC Profiling for volunteers
• Designing marketing Electronic Direct Mailers (EDMs) and collaterals using Adobe Illustrator / Photoshop
Manager, Youth Community Engagement Apr 2014 - Aug 2015
Peoples Association, NACLI Singapore- Conceptualised and implemented the outreach plans of the Grassroots Heritage Roving Exhibition (GHRE) to schools, Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs), and the community to enlighten people on the spirit of volunteerism
- Liaised with various internal stakeholders such as People’s Association (PA) staff, grassroots leaders, grassroots organizations, and external stakeholders such as ministries, schools, statutory boards and private organisations to maximize outreach of the GHRE
- Managed and supervised a team of three staff in various roles such as procurement, liaising with stakeholders, daily operations etc.
- Curated the content of the Grassroots Heritage Centre (GHC) and the GHRE to students and the community to increase their knowledge and awareness of Singapore and PA’s history
- Won Gold for PA Innovation Award and Public Service Awards
- Managed the events and functions of a volunteer alumni group
- Coordinated marketing materials and collaterals
- Designed creative collaterals for various purposes
- Event management including pre-event operations, event execution, and post-event evaluation
- Taught presentation skills and heritage classes to students
Education
Bachelor Of Communication: Communications And Media Studies Public Relations (Communication) Jan 2011 - Sep 2012
Murdoch University Singapore- Appointed Class Representative for Degree Programme
- Letter of Commendation by Affiliate Lecturer
- Won 3rd place in Campaign Management Pitch vetted by industrial professionals (Team Leader)
Diploma in Multimedia Design (Multimedia) Jan 2005 - Jan 2008
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Singapore• Canva
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Flash
• Adobe Illustrator
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