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 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 Industry Engagement Unit as Administrative Executive (Capstone Projects).
Reporting to the Senior Associate Director (Industry Engagement), the incumbent assists in a wide range of administrative and outreach duties that need to be executed in an effective and efficient manner to support the management of the Capstone Projects for NUS SCALE’s Masters programmes.
This role is offered on a 12-month fixed-term contract basis.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
Activities relating to market outreach
• Conduct market outreach activities by engaging company to secure Capstone Projects
• Organise events for industry partners
Activities relating to Capstone Project administration
• Engage Academic Directors to scope Capstone Projects submitted by companies
• Develop Capstone Project administrative timeline for every semester
• Match students to Capstone Projects
• Follow up with students on their progress in completing the Capstone Projects
• Prepare and schedule the final Capstone Project presentation
• Submit Capstone Project scores to APO Unit for final grading
• Conduct administrative tasks to ensure all details are accurate, complete, proper and timely
• Organise events to show case Capstone Projects
Key performance indicators include:
1. Sufficient Capstone Projects offered to students
2. Documents received by students and Academic Directors are properly administered in a timely manner
3. Submission of Capstone project grades according to schedule to ensure timely graduation
4. Successful conduct of events for industry partners and showcase of Capstone Projects by students
Qualifications
Academic & Professional Certification
• At least a good bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a reputable university
• IT savvy and proficient in MS Office and Adobe applications
• Knowledge of Power BI would be an added advantag
Experience & Attributes
• Preferably 1-2 years of related working experience; candidates without experience are welcome to apply
• Good verbal & written communication and interpersonal skills with a positive work attitude
• Excellent coordination and organisation skills, with a customer-centric mindset
• Strong team player who is meticulous, resourceful, resilient and thrives in a fast-paced, results-oriented and ambiguous work environment
• Experience in PeopleSoft Campus Solutions modules (in particular, Campus Community, Student Records, Student Financials, Campus Self-Service, Academic Advisement) an added advantag
A copy of academic certificates and transcripts from GCE O-level onwards should be uploaded via the online application portal.
More Information
Location: Kent Ridge Campus
Organization: School of Continuing And Lifelong Education
Department : L3 Data Stewardship
Employee Referral Eligible: No
Job requisition ID : 29751