Bryant C.

Experience

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  Induk Taekwondo

  Jul 2013 - Mar 2016

  Assistant Taekwondo Coach (Ad-Hoc)

  Worked as an Ad-Hoc assistant coach while I was still pursuing my diploma.In this role, I worked with a wide variety of age groups, from preschoolers to youths and working adults.

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  The Little Skool-House

  Apr 2015 - Jun 2015

  Intern Teacher

  Attached to Little Skool House @ Mountbatten Square as an Early Childhood Educator as part of the Diploma curriculum, teaching in Kindergarten 2.

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  Star Learners

  Mar 2016 - Jul 2016

  Early Childhood Educator

  Began as a part-time position, before being offered a full-time position. Resigned due to notice to serve National Service. Taught across levels, from Nursery 2 to Kindergarten 2.

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  Singapore Police Force

  Jul 2016 - May 2018

  Police Officer

  Certificate of Service: Commendation Rank: SC/SGT(2) Enlisted for National Service in July 2016 and passed out of the Police Officer Basic Course with an 'A' grading in October 2016 before being allocated this vocation with the Public Transport Security Command as a Foot Patrol Officer.Positions and Responsibilities Held:1) Group Leader - completed the Junior Commander Course, led callsigns on daily patrols, attending to cases, projecting police presence, and other miscellaneous duties. 2) Frontline Officer - first responder to crimes occurring on the public transport network while on duty, managing situations involving members of the public. 3) Field Instructor (FI) - completed the FI course which was attended by NSF and Regulars in August 2017, which authorised me to train and monitor the fitness of my colleagues to fulfil IPPT requirements. Notable events:1) Exercise Northstar X - a multi-agency exercise across the entire Home Team. 2) Media interview on behalf of the unit for a news feature on Channel 5 (English television channel) and Channel 8 (Chinese television channel). Show less

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  Centre for Evidence and Implementation

  Jul 2018 - Sept 2021

  Research Assistant (Casual)

  Part of the data collection team for the evaluation of the KidStart programme, which is aimed at enhancing outcomes for needy families and vulnerable children. Roles include: data entry, recruitment of participants, and data collection through means of interviews and questionnaires, and a developmental assessment tool - Brigance Inventory of Early Development (IED III).

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  National Institute of Education, Singapore

  Aug 2019 - May 2020

  URECA Student

  Undertook the Undergraduate Research Experience on Campus (URECA) at the Centre for Research on Child Development (CRCD) under Associate Professor Kenneth Poon.

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  National Institute of Education, Singapore

  Sept 2020 - Apr 2021

  Student Assistant

  Student Assistant at the Centre for Research in Child Development (CRCD) to the TRAN-SEN (Transition and Adjustment of Children with Special Needs) team. Roles include transcribing interviews on Word, transcribing using CLANc, scoring the Multilingual Assessment Instrument for Narratives, and assisting in data collection in schools.

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  Early Cognition Lab

  May 2021 - Apr 2022

  Graduation Project Student/Research Assistant

  As part of my Graduation Project supervised by Associate Professor Setoh Peipei. Other roles in the lab include: 1. Administration of test procedures (including IAT) for participants (parents and children) over Zoom2. Coding, processing, checking collected data 3. Administrative duties (managing shift scheduling, mobile and e-mail correspondence with participants, recruitment of participants, etc.)4. Project management (on a wider-scale project on Field-Specific Ability beliefs beyond my thesis - involving over 1400 parent-child pairs) Thesis: “Single-Sex Schooling: Solution or Pseudoscience? Exploring the Effects of School Type on Math Self-Efficacy in Children.” Show less

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  OUTPSYCH

  Oct 2021 - Apr 2022

  Research Strategist

  Worked on projects for public and private sector organisations; roles included research design formulation, questionnaire design, data analysis, and data collection via surveys, focus group discussions, and in-depth interviews.

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  Verian Group

  May 2022 - Apr 2024

  (formerly Kantar Public). Managed the planning, design, and execution of various mixed-methods research projects for public sector agencies across policy areas that include the youth, heritage, culture, sustainability, and social sectors. Other areas of work include client servicing, conducting interviews (B2B, B2C), focus groups (B2C), and delivering presentations to senior stakeholders. (formerly Kantar Public). Managed the planning, design, and execution of various mixed-methods research projects for public sector agencies across policy areas that include the youth, heritage, culture, sustainability, and social sectors. Other areas of work include client servicing, conducting interviews (B2B, B2C), focus groups (B2C), and delivering presentations to senior stakeholders.

  • Senior Associate (Policy Development and Evaluation)

    May 2023 - Apr 2024

  • Associate (Policy Development and Evaluation)

    May 2022 - May 2023
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  South Central Community Family Service Centre

  Apr 2024 - now

  Manager, Research, Evaluation, and Development (RED)

  In my role here I lead and execute the organisation's integrated Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) strategy by supporting its work across its transformation verticals. The work we do includes:1. Developing and validating the organisation's theory of change. 2. Working with individuals / verticals to think through their programmes from an evaluation lens - utilising Theories of Change, Logic models, and evaluative reasoning to develop, implement, and evaluate their programmes. 3. Developing appropriate instruments for data collection4. Analysing collected data to generate usable insights and drive informed decision making5. Communicating and presenting our work to relevant stakeholders 6. Supporting internal research pieces7. Developing internal capabilities in evaluation8. Working with and supporting partner organisations on research and evaluation work Show less