Manager / Snr Manager, Education & Interpretation, Founders' Memorial
Job Description
[What the role is]
Do you love Singapore for punching above its weight as a Little Red Dot? Can you identify with the grit exhibited by our founding leaders and generation as they worked hard to build Singapore to what it is today? Are you passionate about bringing history to life through research and storytelling? If the answer is “yes”, join us at the Founders’ Memorial (FM)!At the FM, we are creating a brand-new garden-museum experience for Singaporeans, by Singaporeans. A national landmark at the heart of our garden city, uncovering the story of how independent Singapore came to be, and bringing Singaporeans across generations together to reflect and have bold conversations about what our founding values mean today and for our future.
The FM is seeking a dynamic and passionate individual to join our Education and Interpretation team to develop content and design high-quality education experiences grounded in Singapore’s founding values and history. You will be part of the team that develops scenario-based immersive experience to encourage perspective taking and historical empathy – exciting and inspiring visitors of all ages at the Memorial! Look forward to being a part of creating a living Memorial that unites, challenges and inspires Singaporeans of all generations towards a brighter future!
[What you will be working on]
Content creation and curation: You will develop content and resources for education and public initiatives (such as exhibitions), grounded in rigorous historical research. This includes conducting research on primary and secondary materials – including oral history interviews and archival records – pertaining to Singapore’s pre- and post-independence history; identifying ways to present the content accessibly to diverse audiences through multi-modal storytelling techniques; and writing the accompanying text. You will also work with the Exhibition team – including the Experience Designer and Digital Services – to design and present this content in our special or community exhibition galleries. As part of the content creation process, you will be required to conduct engagements with stakeholders to gather feedback on the proposed content and key messages and organise user-testing sessions to refine the experience.
Coordination with creative and translation teams: You will coordinate with designers, translators and digital teams to translate the content into design – further developing the content, including multimedia content, and experiences in our exhibition galleries. This includes giving inputs to the digital briefs that are developed by our Digital team, reviewing materials prepared by the creative teams, and managing and reviewing translated texts from our appointed panel of translators and vetters to ensure accuracy and consistency.
Programme design and development: Working with the other FM education colleagues, you will design scenario-based experiences drawing on FM’s content and historical artefacts, for both schools and the general public, to encourage perspective taking and historical empathy. These experiences will be delivered in the Memorial’s dedicated workshop spaces and in-gallery. You will also develop complementary resources and training materials to equip the FM’s Museum Educators to facilitate these programmes effectively.
Documentation of the founding generation stories: As part of the Education and Interpretation team, you will contribute to the collecting and processing of stories collected through “Student Archivist Project”, an oral history project organised by the FM in which student interviewers collect personal stories from senior interviewees. You will develop the brief and train students to conduct the interviews, and work as a team to oversee the video documentation of the interviews.
Editorial: In relation to your role on content creation, you will support editorial work for FM's content in areas such as education materials, publications, and audio guides. This includes fact-checking and verifying historical information to ensure the accuracy and integrity of all content.
[What we are looking for]
Relevant qualifications or equivalent professional experience in History, Humanities, Museum Studies, or a related field.
Preferably 3-5 years of experience in historical research, content development or experience design, preferably in a museum, heritage or education setting.
Passionate about education and history, with a creative approach to designing impactful learning experiences that make historical content accessible and meaningful to diverse audiences.
Research, Publication & Scholarship - Proven excellence in historical research, analytical, writing and presentation skills, with experience translating complex historical material into accessible content for non-specialist audiences.
Programme Evaluation & Planning - Experience in designing facilitated or scenario-based learning experiences is advantageous.
A collaborative team player with excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, able to work across multidisciplinary and cross-agency teams.
As the FM is an institution being built from the ground-up, the candidate should be able to navigate changes, multiple stakeholders and a fast-moving environment where processes are still being established. Familiarity with or willingness to learn government tools and procurement guidelines will also be essential.
Some weekend and after-work hours engagements might be required – candidates should be prepared to exercise some flexibility in the work schedule.