Fen Tonge

• Working directly with the Deputy Head People & Culture, Head of Junior School and Head of Campus (Special Assistance School) to enhance an accessible and inclusive HR practice for all staff in their employee lifecycle
• Partnered with Senior Executive in staffing and budget season to evaluate the needs of the organization, review and interpret staffing data and identify employment trends
• Mediate staff concerns in a mutually respectful manner to ensure best outcomes for the school
• Establish and maintain a positive and supportive staff relationships embedded in trust
• Introduced timely and responsive best practices to new legislation, including Respect at Work, Psychosocial Hazards, and the Right to Disconnect
• Review of data to plan, curate and implement creative staff wellbeing initiatives from surveys to appropriate professional development
• Partnered with all key stakeholders to implement the 2025–2028 Multi-Enterprise Agreement for all 500plus permanent and 400plus casual staff
• Maintained close working relationships with Finance and ICT to ensure best practices, transparent processes, and integration wherever possible with payroll, budgeting, and ICT requirements.
• In collaboration with the Heads of Department, identify staffing and recruitment needs, and develop position descriptions
• Maintain best practices for recruitment with administration of end to end recruitment processes including facilitation of employment approval, recruitment, contracting, onboarding, initial orientation and probation process

• A member of the Senior Executive team and reporting directly to the Head of School and COO, providing effective leadership in enhancing the image and reputation of the school.
• Provide timely and accurate reporting to relevant Government bodies and Head of School and ensure the school is compliant with all legislative requirements to enable funding to meet continued financial requirements across the main Campus, 3 Indigenous Campuses and a Special Assistance School.
• Maintain and hold highly confidential information and ensure compliance with Privacy Laws
• Created a highly effective and productive Enrolments team to ensure operational efficiency across the registration seasons for all related campuses
• Implementing a robust enrolment and community strategy to ensure optimum admissions across all grades and years to 2040
• Part of the implementation team to introduce a new whole school student management system with particular oversight of change management for staff and the community
• Planned, developed and implemented the system for the Enrolments team
• Establishing sound communication strategies and operational engagement for the prospective community
• Curated intentional community events for the current families to connect and create collaborative opportunities

Wanna Dance Pte Ltd was the premier dance studio and entertainment provider in Singapore. It was founded by Fen and her business partner in 1998. Under the Jitterbugs Swingapore brand, the studios specialized in performance and dance education for children and adults in Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Lindy Hop, Salsa and Circus Arts, including both RAD (UK) and CSTD (Aus.) accreditation.

• Held full P&L responsibility with a revenue stream of over S$1m. Grew the business from one studio to 5 full studios occupying more than 2000 sq. m in central Singapore and franchise/ partner studio agreements
• Managed a team of 6 full time administrative staff, 5 full time dance instructors and 30+ part time dance instructors offering over 120 class types per week
• Provided choreography and instruction in Jazz, Lyrical Jazz, Turns Techniques, Ballet, Lindy Hop, Charleston, Salsa, having been formally dance trained internationally and in Singapore
• Developed dance curriculum for children aged 3 to 5 years’ old and developed childrens’ dance programs for schools and the studio
• Produced and Directed studio related productions with a cast of 250 children aged 3 years old and up including choreography, costuming, scheduling, marketing, venue rental, logistics and financial responsibilities
• Director and manager of the Kids Performing Programme (KPP) – a 12-month scholarship programme for talented children (aged 6 to 17 years old) to challenge their physicality and physiology in a positive environment
• Director and manager of the Developing Artist Programme (DAP) – a 12-month scholarship programme for adults (aged 18 yrs. and up) preparing young adults to be commercial dancers for TV, major events etc.
• Produced and directed commercial dance productions for major event, including multiple TV shows, Singapore National Day Parade, Youth Olympic Games, F1 support events, Chinese New Year Parade (Chingay)
• Provided and managed DAP trained dancers and choreography for event organizers at other major events

Overseas Union Bank (OUB) was one of the Big 4 banks in Singapore with record profits of S$545m in 2000 before it was taken over in 2001 by the United Overseas Bank.

• Managed high profile clients and client portfolios, providing advisory services for a variety of investment opportunities including property, currency, stocks and specialist financial products
• Responsible for day to day operations across OUB branches in Singapore.