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Nadirah Norruddin

Nadirah Norruddin

Partnerships | Curator | Librarian | Researcher
Hamburg

Summary

Adept professional with experience in academic research, diversity & inclusivity, heritage and culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
4
4
Languages

Work History

Manager (Plans and Partnerships)

Ministry Of Culture, Community And Youth
2023.06 - 2024.06
  • Liaised between departments (i.e. Communications, Finance, Legal) to ensure timely dissemination of ongoing issues regarding social and religious harmony.
  • Managed a diverse portfolio of over 15 local and international partners for organisation of International Conference on Cohesive Societies (ICCS) 2025.
  • Conceptualised Ministry's strategic plans and objectives to strengthen social cohesion and racial harmony in Singapore.
  • Led a weekly media monitoring team to scan for contentious issues and provide summary of findings in race and religion discourse.
  • Developed 5 visual dashboards to map a holistic understanding of over 1000 places of worship that allows officers to foster closer ties with the Singapore community.
  • Gathered insights and build relations with 4 different faith groups in multi-religious Singapore including Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Jains, and Baha'is.

Research Officer

ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
2022.01 - 2023.01
  • Facilitated investigator and coordinator meetings, conferences and events associated with research activities in Southeast Asia.
  • Organised an invite-only two-day workshop titled 'Emerging Muslim Lifestyles' in collaboration with MUIS in Nov 2022; with an attendance of over 100 participants and 10 regional plus international speakers.
  • Planned and implemented a Fellowship Program in the Regional Social & Cultural Studies to enhance research capabilities, build scholarly expertise and recognise emerging ASEAN scholars; 4 fellows were selected.
  • Co-authored publications and presented at 2 conferences, showcasing impact of our team's research efforts on advancing knowledge in the field.
  • Sub-editor and writer for Fulcrum.sg and collaborated with editorial team, internal and external researchers to produce commentaries on economic, political, and environmental developments in the region; yearly readership of 600,000.

Student Research Assistant

Statista Hamburg
2019.10 - 2020.10
  • Assisted junior and lead researchers with creating online content using statistical data across various topics (i.e., education, food, lifestyles, population census) as student assistant in the Editorial Research department (with a focus in Southeast Asian region).
  • Involved in the creation of 15 online statistical data and descriptive content which is later processed and published on Statista.
  • Conducted research that assists in developing a better understanding of SEO-optimized writing skills to produce statistically focused texts.
  • Managed online content using the in-house content management system (CMS) and used Jira for collaboration and task-tracking.
  • Extracted multilingual data from reports across the region and publish them in a structured manner.

Associate Librarian

National Library, (SINGSEA AND EXHIBITIONS)
2017.04 - 2019.10
  • Led research team and curated 4 exhibitions, with total visitorship of over 700,000.
  • Published essays and articles for library's in-house publications and online platforms (4 Infopedia articles per year, 1 BiblioAsia essay per year, and 6 chapters for library's catalogues).
  • Organised seminars and conducted workshops for public (monthly Jawi Transliteration Sessions, organised 2 symposiums, held 2 public talks on collections).
  • Handled research questions and enquiries from the public via walk-ins and online as well as through consultation services based on subject expertise (Consult a Subject Librarian service).

Assistant Curator

Malay Heritage Centre
2015.04 - 2017.04
  • Led and researched three temporary exhibitions: Kampong Gelam: Beyond the Port Town, Pusoko, Mereka Utusan: Imprinting Malay Modernity, 1920s - 1960s.
  • Contributed to planning, research and overall implementation of exhibitions; increasing visitorship to 30%.
  • Developed audience understanding of Malay heritage and culture and develop awareness of its significance in the Singaporean context through programmes and conferences; increase in attendance of signature programmes by 10%.
  • Contributed and edited articles/essays for both internal and external publications or journals (MuseSG, Passage, Berita Harian).

Account Manager

HASHMETA
2015.01 - 2015.04
  • Collaborated with internal teams to ensure the timely and successful delivery of projects.
  • Assisted in developing marketing strategies that aligned with the client's goals and objectives.
  • Analysed campaign results and provided recommendations for optimisation and improvement.

Digital Marketing Intern

LEWIS PR
2014.06 - 2014.11
  • Posted on relevant blogs and seeding content into social applications as needed across 4 Southeast Asian markets (Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand and Indonesia).
  • Monitored effective benchmarks for measuring impact of social media programs and analyse, review and report on effectiveness of campaigns.
  • Localised content and consistency of client's voice; live tweeting of 3 events and published 2 articles on client's blogs.

Education

Master of Arts - Languages And Culture of Southeast Asia

University of Hamburg
Hamburg
2019.10 - 2023.01

Bachelor of Arts - History

National University of Singapore
Singapore
2010.08 - 2013.07

TEFL/TESOL Certificate - Teaching English As A Second Language

TEFL.org
2001.04 -

Software

Microsoft Office

Certification

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Timeline

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

2023-10

Manager (Plans and Partnerships)

Ministry Of Culture, Community And Youth
2023.06 - 2024.06

Research Officer

ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
2022.01 - 2023.01

Student Research Assistant

Statista Hamburg
2019.10 - 2020.10

Master of Arts - Languages And Culture of Southeast Asia

University of Hamburg
2019.10 - 2023.01

Associate Librarian

National Library, (SINGSEA AND EXHIBITIONS)
2017.04 - 2019.10

Assistant Curator

Malay Heritage Centre
2015.04 - 2017.04

Account Manager

HASHMETA
2015.01 - 2015.04

Digital Marketing Intern

LEWIS PR
2014.06 - 2014.11

Bachelor of Arts - History

National University of Singapore
2010.08 - 2013.07

TEFL/TESOL Certificate - Teaching English As A Second Language

TEFL.org
2001.04 -
Nadirah NorruddinPartnerships | Curator | Librarian | Researcher