Assistant Manager

**General information**:
**Name**

Assistant Manager - MINDSET

**Ref #**

964

**Date**

Sunday, February 9, 2025

**Department**

Legal & Corporate Affairs

**Description & Requirements**:
**Country**

Singapore

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

**Overview**

MINDSET Care Limited ("**MINDSET**") is the Community Impact and Corporate Social Responsibility ("**CSR**") initiative of the Jardine Matheson Group of companies in Singapore ("**Jardines**" or "**the Group**") which employs over 15,000 individuals in Singapore. It is a registered charity that has received numerous awards including the prestigious Elected President’s Award for Doing Good from the National Voluntary and Philanthropy Centre.

This role will drive and implement MINDSET’s initiatives in line with its strategic objectives and according to the annual work-plan. MINDSET plays a significant role in the Group's and Jardine Cycle & Carriage’s overall sustainability and ESG strategy in the Singapore business community - being part of the Group’s Strategic Inventory of Good in making a positive impact in the Singapore Mental Health space.

The Jardine Matheson Group companies in Singapore consists of Jardine Matheson (Singapore); Cycle & Carriage Singapore; DFI Retail Group (7-Eleven; Cold Storage; CS Fresh; Giant; and Guardian Health & Beauty); Gammon Construction; Hongkong Land; Jardine Cycle & Carriage; Jardine Engineering Corporation; Mandarin Oriental, Singapore; Maxim’s Caterers Limited (Genki Sushi; and Starbucks Coffee); and Schindler Lifts.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

This role reports directly to the Head of MINDSET, with ultimate reporting line to the CEO of MINDSET, with the following key areas of responsibility:

- Lead the employee volunteers ("J**ardine Ambassadors**") programme, as part of the Group's CSR efforts, especially in driving mental health awareness and fundraising initiatives and events of varying scales (from 10 pax to over 3,500 attendees), and the managing of budgets, timelines, volunteers’ trainings, etc.
- Develop internal programmes and engage with all Jardine businesses on workplace mental health initiatives, e.g. measurement index, policies and best practices, to address the mental health, wellbeing and resilience of Jardine employees.
- Build and strengthen Singapore's mental health network, including partnerships with social service agencies, external employers, government/statutory boards, etc, to collaborate on initiatives and programmes in advancing the purpose of MINDSET.
- Support MINDSET and the Group's Environmental, Social and Governance ("**ESG**") development and reporting.
- Perform other back-end key tasks of MINDSET and its related activities including financial processes and audit, inventory management, calendar scheduling, preparing high-level meeting agendas and minutes, filing, etc.
- Other responsibilities as required with the development of MINDSET.

**Job Requirements**

To be considered for this role, you should possess a good Social Work, Communications or relevant degree from a recognised University with at least 5 years working experience with stakeholders management and engagement. It would be a plus point if you have experience / good knowledge of Singapore's mental health sector and workplace mental health policies and practices.

You should be an individual who displays initiative, drive and a passion for social causes, particularly for mental health. You should be able to work independently, be proactive, confident, resourceful, innovative, meticulous and organised while managing your day-to-day tasks. You should also be a strong team player with great interpersonal, leadership, influencing and organisational skills, with the ability to work with people of various functions and management levels, and good experience in project and events management.

You will need excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with an outstanding ability to write and edit contents, articles and reports. It is critical to possess strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, website and social media management.