Singapore, Singapore
🟢 I build pathways that help people and communities access opportunities they may not otherwise have. This belief has shaped the last 14 years of my work, from co-founding Singapore Youth for Climate Action and representing youth at COP21, to leading multi-country empowerment programmes, and now supporting corporate sustainability and responsible sourcing at WWF-Singapore. Today, as a Senior Executive in the Market Transformation Team, I work across corporate sustainability, responsible sourcing, and behavioural change. This role marks a meaningful transition for me: from years of grassroots and community-focused work into more technical, systems-oriented sustainability. I bring the same purpose into this chapter, designing solutions that are grounded, people-centred, and built to last. Across both paid and volunteer roles, my work has consistently centred on helping others grow through access, learning, and empowerment. I’ve led regional programmes for youth leaders and SMEs, mobilised volunteers, facilitated workshops, run community engagements, and built partnerships across Southeast Asia. These experiences shaped strong roots in facilitation, programme management, advocacy, and human-centred systems design. 🔵 If you’re someone who judges profiles solely by degrees or job titles, this is not the profile for you. But if you value a holistic journey shaped by leadership, resilience, community service, and lived experience, read on. - Between 2008 and 2014, I balanced part-time jobs and internships while navigating two breaks in my university pathway. - From 2015 to 2022, I dedicated myself to building youth climate engagement through SYCA. - From 2022 to 2024, I led regional capacity-building programmes with a Malaysian impact organisation. These years taught me that impact is strongest when compassion, structure, and opportunity come together, a principle I carry into every role. If any part of this resonates, let’s connect. If we haven’t met, please include a note, better yet, let’s meet in person. There’s always more to life than what’s shared online.
As a Senior Executive in the Market Transformation Team within the Climate & Sustainability Department at WWF-Singapore, I am working on projects around corporate sustainability, responsible sourcing, and circular economy. In this role, I drive initiatives to engage businesses, producers, and consumers in adopting sustainable practices, with a focus on preventing deforestation, ecosystem conversion, and reducing waste to landfill.
Engagement from August 2023 and scheduled to Jun-Jul 2024. Project Lead for the portfolio: YSEALI Summit 2023 in Bali, Indonesia. -- 🔵 YSEALI alumni who have participated in various programs over the years are eligible to apply for the annual YSEALI Summits, hosted by various U.S. Embassies in the region. This year (2023), YSEALI Summit 2023 in Indonesia will celebrate the decade of contributions YSEALI members have made in addressing the shared challenges of Southeast Asia and the United States. Program Website here https://program.biji-biji.com/ysealisummit2023 🔵 Briefly, I am responsible for the end-to-end project planning and management to serve 150 participants ● virtual pre-Summit activities ● Summit activities in December 2023 < 4-days in-person event in Indonesia. > ● also managed 27 regional speakers during the Summit period ● virtual post-Summit engagements in 2024 that follow through with alumni's choice of either Small Grants (20 winners) or Professional Development Opportunity (51 recipients) ● and follow-up activities Working with a project team comprising of BBI colleagues, and partners from Girls Can Lead and Pratisara Bumi Foundation. 🔵 Strengthening Skills: ● Digital Proficiency: Proficient in Google apps and Slack, Airtable including the Interface feature, and Precoro. ● Critical Thinking: Experienced in program development, managing speakers and participants. Integrating considerations of DEI. ● Proficient in Grantmaking: Developing assessment rubrics, facilitating pitching sessions, utilizing Excel for tabulations, and overseeing the management and tracking of processes and outcomes. ● Writing and Reporting: Travel Logistics for Summit, Quarterly Reports, Summit Performance Report, Communications Strategy Post-Summit. Adding on Risk Assessment Management System for Summit, and A Checklist: Best Practices for End-to-End Project Planning and Management for a YSEALI Summit. ● Committed to enhancing documentation and SOPs.
Employment Term: Upgraded from full-time contractor to full-time employee Career Level: Upgraded from Assistant Manager to Manager Work is still project-based. Engagement from Nov 2022 to Nov 2023. Project Lead for the portfolio: ASEAN SME Academy’s Business Continuity and Resilience (BCR) Tab. -- 🔵Focusing on: ASEAN SME Academy 2.0 https://asean.org/us-asean-business-council-usaid-asean-launch-sme-academy-2-0-to-support-asean-economic-recovery/ "Aiming to reach more micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and help accelerate their businesses recoveries, SME Academy 2.0 introduces many new features including courses available in local languages (Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, and Vietnamese), new attractive visual design features, and top-quality resources including specific modules for COVID-19 recovery. ..The COVID-19 recovery tab focusing on contents specific to support MSMEs’ recovery from the pandemic will be launched in Q3 2022. Overall, the primary goal of the Academy is to provide a platform for ASEAN MSMEs to develop their digital skills." 🔵 Briefly, I'm responsible for end-to-end project management to achieve the intended project deliverables, including ● program management and execution ● budget planning and monitoring ● stakeholder liaison, including managing and engaging 24 Pre-recorded Webinar Speakers from Feb to Mar, as well as managing and engaging 8 On-camera Trainers from Feb to Jul, including travel and logistics to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ● team coordination ● and project reporting, including facilitating communication between the relevant teams and stakeholders. Worked with a project team comprising a Project Director, four Instructional Designers, two Graphic Designers, and two Video Producers. 🔵 Upskilling ● Read: Review 4 courses = 16 modules = 48 lessons - Mix of Pre-recorded Webinars, Videos, Interactive Lessons. ● Think: Analyze. Making inferences. Planning. ● Write: Professional Emailer among others. Familiar with Sendgrid.
Work is still project-based. Engagement from July to August 2023. 🔵 While my main portfolio, IGNITE, is focused on post-production in July and August, I've some downtime while preparing for our pilot tests and local language launches September and October period. Thus, I am now supporting my other colleagues working on another project to spend my time meaningfully these couple of weeks. The project is to develop a toolkit of AI courses, which includes videos, articles, and activities. The project's objective is to help trainers (NGOs, organizations, companies) with minimum basic knowledge on AI to learn the foundations of working with AI and equip them with the train-the-trainers resources and tools to navigate the use of AI for their learners. 🔵 My colleagues have been developing the content in English, and will then need to localize it to other languages. I am supporting them on a specific component, the learning pathway video; recruiting and engaging more than 50 Voiceover Artist (VOA) applicants across eight languages in two weeks, coordinating with reviewers to assess the VOAs, and working with selected VOAs to contribute to the video. Separately, initiated better organization of translators, reviewers, and VOAs across 10 languages, which includes the eight languages I have been monitoring, so that their engagement is smoother as they move towards the larger component of the project. 🔵 Upskilling Skillset: ● Effective communicator, providing clear and concise instructions. ● Time-management and working across different timezones.
🔵 As of Jan 2022, ● Open to freelance facilitation work on weekends ● Open to longer-term projects and relocation Jan 2023 -- Listing here longer-term projects that paid/pay. Details + other one-time gigs that pay listed in full CV. Activities 2022 onwards in full CV. 🔵 Jan 2021 to Mar 2021 Role: Resource Panellist for ArtsXplore Project: ArtXPlore, a joint-initiative by the National Arts Council (NAC) and National Youth Council (NYC), organised by Spang & Lei https://artsxplore.sg/ 🔵 May 2021 to November 2021 Role: Mentor Project: Microsoft X ZWSG Sustainable Schools Competition organised by Zero Waste SG. 🔵Brief Outline ● Attended scheduled mass sessions ● Arranged side mentorship sessions, including setting agenda and facilitating conversations that build positive relationships ● Provided access to resources and/or personnel that would benefit Participants in their research and inquiry on social issues. ● Provided input into the research and inquiry processes of Participants’ selected social issues. ● Provided advice to guide Participants’ social impact outcomes. ● Provided feedback to the Organiser regarding Participants’ engagement.
"Launched in 2014 by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Youth Corps Singapore is a national institution that champions for youth volunteerism to build active citizenry for a caring a cohesive society by catalysing collaborations between youths, social service organisations and society. As a division under the National Youth Council, we empower and support youths, aged 16 to 35, who are keen to ignite positive change in society through community service." https://www.youthcorps.gov.sg/en/about-us/ 🔵 Projects Involved ● Digital Learning Circles ● KidsFun Online 🔵Brief Outline ● Facilitated and supported a positive and meaningful volunteering experience for Youth Corps Volunteers during the programme ● Ensured volunteers are sufficiently equipped for their role through orientation and training session(s) ● Facilitated learning/ development of Volunteers through mass debrief(s) and/or one-to-one check-ins (where required) during the programme ● Engaged with and facilitate good and sustained partnership with Community Partner(s) for the programme ● Observed and provided Youth Corps with feedback on Volunteers who have demonstrated leadership capabilities during the programme for further volunteer development (if any) ● Maintained close relationship with Youth Corps staff/ account holder
"Established in 2015, WISE’s mission is to protect the environment, improve water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions, develop skills for future employment, and support better lives for migrant workers, through community development, behaviour change, capacity building, and research." https://www.linkedin.com/company/washinseasia 🔵 Brief Outline ● Facilitated conversations with youths. 🔵 Assignments Involved ● ITE Ideation Session - Student Council Summit. ● Behaviour Change Hackathon 2019.