Vanessa Tay Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Seconded from SkillsFuture SG

Singapore

• (Public Policy) Oversaw the Business Chinese Programme, overseeing legal agreements, budgets, and conducting a 10-year review to determine its future policy direction.• (Stakeholder Management) Account-managed Confucius Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Chinese Chamber Institute of Business, SGP International Management Academy, and Focus Publishing Ltd for the provision of public training and certification.• (Data Work) Led the division's regular data reporting for the SkillsFuture Career TransitionProgramme (SCTP), and developed an interactive, dynamic data dashboard to streamline reporting processes.• (Budget Management) Served as the division's covering budget manager for 4 months, overseeinginvoices, virements and advising finance-related queries of the division.• (Government Procurement & Creative Development) Co-led the procurement efforts and creative development of a playbook jointly published by SSG, Singapore Business Federation and Enterprise Singapore.

Singapore

• (Stakeholder Engagement) Invited and hosted over 50 tech professionals from the Data Science, Software Engineering, UX Design & Digital Marketing fields for pro-bono sharing sessions andevents.• (Creative Design & Product Innovation) Produced a series of business development pamphlets to support employer partnerships.• (Business Development & Engagement) Conducted over 400 cold outreaches to prospective hiring partners and tech professionals through LinkedIn, phone and email.• (Career Services & Business Development) Liased with hiring managers, professionals and recruiters to provide employment opportunities for students and collaborate on events.• (Product Development) Built a centralised, student-facing resource site from scratch to streamline the coaching and job-seeking processes of GA students and Career Coaches

Singapore

- Supported the implementation and review of existing Job-Skills Insights/Repository, Skills Framework (SFw) and WSQ policies and guidelines through social research and data analysis- Evaluated change requests and liaised with Training Providers and other stakeholders for the development of SFw and WSQ qualifications- Conducted both qualitative and quantitative social research for the construction of a Job-Skills AI platform and processed the datasets- Supported secretariat duties for meeting platforms- Conceptualised and was part of the organising team for an internal mental wellness workshop held in collaboration with external vendor Maximus Singapore for the division's welfare and training.

Singapore, Singapore

- Ideated and produced articles, copies and EDMs for Careers Connect and WSG- Designed visuals, posters and illustrations for articles and social media postings- Liaised with and collaborated with Career Coaches and external agencies- Organised and scheduled postings on the Careers Connect Online Site- Corresponded with web designers and programmers for the maintenance of the site- Designed and conducted a series of Design and Writing sharing sessions for employees to improve on their content creation skills- Researched and innovated solutions and career advice for fresh graduates

Singapore, Singapore

I took on the leadership role of Love, Tembusu, a mental health advocacy group rooted in Tembusu College, National University of Singapore. In my year of leadership:- Collaborated with the other colleges' mental health groups to conduct a NUS-Wide Mental Health Carnival where we invited partners, collaborators and external educators for a festival-like event in UTown.- Recruited over 20 student members into the group, with 10 taking up core team responsibilities- Designed and renovated a permanent mental health space within the college with the Love, Tembusu family, with the support from our College Master and Fellows.- Organized and plan community events and gatherings such as movie screenings, art therapy workshops and interactive informative galleries.- Collaborated with other Interest Groups within the college to raise awareness and forge stronger communal bonds

Singapore

- Made key creative and business decisions as a member of the core team- Oversaw the production of articles, copywriting, and miscellaneous creative content- Acted as the Editor-In-Chief for commissioned/collaborative projects (with U.S. Embassy, SG Cares, Pan Pacific Hotels Group, etc.)- Coordinated and supervised teams of freelance writers - Liaised and collaborated with local charities, NGOs, and organisations to conceptualise new community campaigns and projects- Curated and developed the daily content for the SG Cares Platform

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Sociology

University Town College Programme

International Baccalaureate, Theatre/Theater, 40