Job Description

Date: 20-Jul-2022 Location: Kent Ridge Campus, SG Company: National University of Singapore

The School of Continuing and Lifelong Education (SCALE) was established to drive the expansion of NUS’ lifelong learning offerings in a concerted and strategic way that furthers our mission to be a leading global university, as well as fulfil our role as a public university of Singapore, shaping the future.
Through SCALE, working adults (i.e. professionals, managers and executives) who aspire to stay relevant and ahead of competition, companies looking to up-skill/re-skill their workforce, and even youths exploring quality tertiary education options, have access to NUS’ suite of innovative, world-class continuing and lifelong education offerings.
Drawing on unparalleled access to the multi-disciplinary expertise of 16 other NUS Faculties/Schools, SCALE offers youth, executive and professional development/education programmes, part-time and full-time degree programmes, as well as modular courses that may be taken singly or stacked towards certificates/diplomas/degrees that meet the lifelong learning needs of individuals. All programmes are designed and developed in consultation with the industry to ensure relevance and currency.
About the Role
To augment our manpower resources in the School, we are looking for a suitably qualified candidate to join our Executive & Professional Development (EPD) Unit.
Reporting to the Associate Director (Partnership Management), the incumbent shall focus on outreach to the corporate client market to promote training and education options offered by the University.
This role is offered on a 3-year renewable contract basis; renewal is subject to satisfactory job performance.
Remuneration is based on a 12-month salary structure, with annual variable bonus which is subject to incumbent’s performance and the University/School’s prevailing remuneration policies.
The incumbent will be emplaced at an appropriate appointment grade based on his/her individual merits.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Formulate and implement the Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies based on market needs and internal competencies. Identify key audiences/new opportunities, devise approach to market and determine measurable objectives
• Work directly with corporate clients to implement GTM strategies
• Conduct marketing research analysis through market intelligence
• Proactively generate leads through participating in marketing activities/networking in order to generate a pipeline of corporate clients to work with for training opportunities
• Actively convert customer enquiries into sales to develop future and repeat business
• Work closely with other team members of the Unit to assist in the curriculum development/customisation process
• Prepare, coordinate and co-manage course administration, scheduling, and post-training procedures in accordance with policies and statutory requirements

Qualifications

Requirements:

Academic & Professional Certification

• At least a good bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a reputable university
• Strong English language proficiency is essential
• IT savvy and proficient in MS Office applications

Experience & Attributes

• At least 7 years’ relevant work experience, with at least the last 3 years in a similar capacity
• Energetic and skilled people manager, able to lead and rally a team towards achieving common objectives in a fast-paced, results-oriented and ambiguous work environment
• Highly numerate, analytical and meticulous with strong administration skills
• Strong project management and organisational skills
• Results-driven, self-motivated and highly disciplined
• Excellent interpersonal, communication (verbal & written) and presentation skills; flexible in adapting public speaking/presentation styles to audience of diverse background and culture.
• Proven leadership skills to inspire, galvanise and engage staff members at all levels and with external stakeholders, functioning effectively in a complex, uncertain and ambiguous environment.
• Strong team player, able to work collaboratively with various stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes
• Resilient, resourceful with good problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, and thrives in a fast- paced, results-oriented and ambiguous work environment

To expedite application processing, a copy of academic certificates and transcripts from GCE O-level onwards should be uploaded via the online application portal. Salary expectations, if quoted, should be on a 12-month guaranteed basis; do not include variable components like performance bonuses, incentives & allowances.

Covid-19 Message

At NUS, the health and safety of our staff and students are one of our utmost priorities, and COVID-vaccination supports our commitment to ensure the safety of our community and to make NUS as safe and welcoming as possible. Many of our roles require a significant amount of physical interactions with students/staff/public members. Even for job roles that may be performed remotely, there will be instances where on-campus presence is required. Taking into consideration the health and well-being of our staff and students and to better protect everyone in the campus, applicants are strongly encouraged to have themselves fully COVID-19 vaccinated to secure successful employment with NUS.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus Organization: School of Continuing And Lifelong Education Department : Executive & Professional Development Employee Referral Eligible: Job requisition ID : 16488