Raashida Elahi

Experience

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  Ministry of Education, Singapore (MOE)

  Jan 2018 - Jul 2018

  Relief Teacher

  Worked as a part-time relief teacher in East Spring Primary School under the Relief Employment Management System. I covered the duties of the permanent teachers while they were on their leave. This includes conducting lessons (English,Math,Science,Tamil,Art), marking assignments, assigning work to students and managing the class.

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  NUS Muslim Society (NUSMS)

  Sept 2018 - Apr 2019

  Secretary

  As the secretary of the Sports Ad-hoc of NUS Muslim Society, I managed the administrative aspect of the events we planned. We organised a Night Cycling event, as well as a Wheelchair Basketball event. I worked on the event proposals, safety plans and was the point of contact between the participants and the team.

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  NUS Tamil Language Society

  Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

  As the Canvassing Vice-Director of NUS TLS, I collected funds to run the society for the year. Bulk of the canvassing done was to support our biennial theatre production called Sangae Muzhangu. My team and I managed to cover the expenses of the production (about $90k) by applying for grants, finding for sponsors/donors/advertisers, conducting fund-raising activities, bargaining with external parties to reduce costing for logistics, attending networking events to scout for potential sponsors etc As a publicist, I managed to come up with marketing strategies to publicise for a Theatre Production (Audience strength: 3000). This includes TV ad, Social Media ad, promotional videos, giving out flyers etc.

  • Canvassing Vice-Director

    Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Publicist for Theatre Production

    Jan 2019 - Aug 2019
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  NUS Tamil Language Society

  Dec 2019 - Oct 2020

  As the Honorary General Secretary of NUS TLS, I managed the administration of the organisation. My duty included marketing, managing social media platforms & website, coordinating meetings, connecting with external parties, taking care of the welfare of the committee, and many more. The main focus of the NUS TLS 45 conference was to discuss how youths and youth organisations can better contribute to the Indian community in Singapore. As the vice-chairperson of the conference, I managed multiple directorates (Publicity, Editorial, Canvassing & Logistics). Although the physical conference was cancelled due to Covid-19, my committee and I managed to pull off a successful online conference which included several focused-group discussions on Zoom.

  • Honorary General Secretary

    Aug 2019 - Oct 2020

  • Vice Chairperson of Biennial Conference

    Dec 2019 - Jul 2020
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  Comicbook Entertainment

  Nov 2020 - Jan 2021

  Social Media Marketing Manager

  In-charge of marketing for a television drama (by Mediacorp Vasantham) on multiple social media platforms, and channel those engagements to a video-streaming platform to get more views for the show.

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  Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS-NUS)

  May 2021 - Jul 2021

  Research Intern

  Research Topic: Regional Organisations (SAARC & ASEAN) and Refugee Crises

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  Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

  Aug 2021 - Nov 2021

  Social Issues Researcher

  Research Topic: Singapore Identity

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  Public Service Division

  Jun 2022 - now

  Policy Analyst

  Working on HR Policies in the Public Service, specifically looking at Performance Management for Civil Service Officers