Jonathan Tan Email & Phone Number

Singapore

• Designed and conducted quantitative and qualitative research to evaluate and improve programs and services for vulnerable and needy families• Planned and facilitated programs for children, at-risk youth, elderly, and single mothers• Engaged management, stakeholders and clients to gather feedback on services and policies• Analysed data collected via surveys, interviews and focus group discussions to map client journeys, identify gaps and gain insights on changing needs of stakeholders and clients• Facilitated co-creations workshops for clients to co-develop programs and action plans to better address their needs and concerns• Prepared reports and presented evidence-based, data-driven recommendations to stakeholders, management and clients• Worked with senior and middle management, research teams and multi-disciplinary practitioners to assess and review KPIs for internal and external schemes and programs

• Independently designed and conducted Honours Thesis research that investigated the influence of perceived threat and transgressor group membership on punitive intentions• Collaborated with partner company to study organisation’s culture and staff motivation through surveys and interviews, providing data-driven recommendations to improve staff’s job motivation and reduce turnover rates• Conducted mixed-methods research to examine life satisfaction and self-efficacy of caregivers of children with autism and stroke patients through interviews and surveys• Conducted research to examine influences of personality, attitudes, emotion, and group dynamics on cognition, decision-making and behaviour using qualitative and quantitative methods, such as surveys, interviews and focus group discussions• Reviewed literatures, formulated research hypotheses, conceptualised research designs, collected and analysed quantitative and qualitative data, and interpreted findings to gain insights on human behaviour and motivation

Singapore

• Conducted quantitative and qualitative research on (1) social relationships and interaction patterns in lower-income families, and (2) help-seeking journey of service users• Analysed data, prepared reports and presented findings and recommendations to stakeholders, clients and management

Singapore

• Facilitated programs, skills training and healthy-living workshops for elderly with dementia

Singapore

• Initiated “Turning Grey into Silver”, an intervention program for elderly; engaged them through self-affirming activities and skills training, improving their self-esteem scores by 35% on average• Organised and facilitated programs for children, elderly and single mothers• Mentored children with special needs such as autism and ADHD and facilitated social skills training workshops for them• Worked with counsellors and social workers on cases, reports and referral processes

Bachelor Of Social Sciences With Honours (Highest Distinction), Psychology, 4.76/5.00

Activities and Societies: Research Assistant (Attitudes and Social Cognition Lab; Memory & Speech Lab) NUS Volunteer Action Committee.

Diploma With Merit, Psychology, 3.89/4.00

Activities and Societies: Hearing-impaired (HI!) Club; One Child One Skill; The Christieara ProgrammeHealthServe Prize: outstanding.

General Certificate Of Education: Ordinary Level

Activities and Societies: Choir; Math OlympiadAcademic award for attaining 7A1s in GCE O-Level