Job Description
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 Lifelong Education & Training (LET) Unit
Reporting to the Associate Director (LET), the incumbent shall assist in a wide range of administrative and technical duties to ensure efficiency and effectiveness on the unit’s grant management, development and compliance
This role is offered on a 3-year renewable contract basis in the first instance, with the prospect of a regular open employment contract thereafter subject to satisfactory job performance during the first 3 years.
Remuneration is based on a 12-month salary structure, with annual variable bonus subject to the 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 and Responsibilities:
• Work with the leadership team to develop and execute a results-driven strategy to achieve objectives in grant management, communications, and partnerships for training programmes eligible for funding
• Manage multiple terms and conditions for the utilisation of the different grant eligibility models
• Oversee the grant utilisation with attention to the trends and patterns
• Develop and implement compliance frameworks to strengthen the readiness for financial and course-quality audits by grantors
• Conduct regular audits and compliance checks to ensure adherence to the grantor requirements and regulations
• Mentor CET units to develop CET administration-related processes to ensure strong compliance to grant policies from the different grantors
• Maintain strong stakeholder relationships both with internal and external stakeholders
• Lead and manage a team, provide guidance, support, and mentoring to ensure the team's success
• Identify and assess potential risks in grant utilization, issues, and dependencies that may impact the performance score card and propose mitigation strategies
• Participate in cross team projects to keep abreast of other teams’ key work functions
• Perform other duties, and/or participate in regular and ad-hoc events/projects, as may be assigned
Requirements:
• At least a good bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a reputable University
• IT savvy and proficient in MS Office applications
• Compliance Certifications (ISO, CISA etc) an added advantage
Experience & Attributes
• At least 6-8 years of related working experience with grant-related functions
• 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
• Experience in financial audits preferably with grant certificate note audit
• Good verbal & written communication and interpersonal skills with a positive work attitude
• Strong team player who is meticulous, resourceful, resilient 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.
More Information
Location: Kent Ridge Campus
Organization: School of Continuing And Lifelong Education
Department : Lifelong Education & Training
Employee Referral Eligible:
Job requisition ID : 27126