Jean Heng

Manager at the National Heritage Board

Singapore

About

Experience

  • National Heritage Board (Full-time · 8 yrs 5 mos)
    • Senior Manager (Cultural Placemaking)
      Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

      Placemaking Project Office

    • Senior Manager (Built Heritage & Archaeology)
      Jul 2025 - Jan 2026 · 7 mos

    • Manager
      Jul 2022 - Aug 2025 · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Research Intern at Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, Cambodia
    Oct 2020 - Nov 2020 · 2 mos

  • Professional development at Career Break
    Sep 2019 - Oct 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Pursued an MA in History of Art and Archaeology at SOAS.

  • Undergraduate Research Assistant at National University of Singapore
    Apr 2016 - Jul 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Post-excavation work for the 2003 Singapore Cricket Club excavation, under Principal Investigator Professor John Miksic. Supported by the National Heritage Board's Heritage Research Grant, the project is a first step towards creating a public database for easy access to Singapore's archaeological information. The full site report and datasets are available on: http://epress.nus.edu.sg/sitereports.

  • Writer at Ang Chin Moh Foundation
    Jun 2016 - Nov 2016 · 6 mos

    Contributed articles for upcoming book project on the funeral profession and the discourse of death in Singapore. Article: From Necropolis to Metropolis: History of Cemeteries and Gravestones in Singapore