Job Description

The National University of Singapore is seeking a highly motivated candidate as a Senior Executive, Education at the Yeo Boon Khim Mind Science Centre. The Centre has been driving translational research in mind health and developing community interventions to enhance emotional resilience and optimize cognitive performance, across life trajectory, to build an undefeated mind. Innovating mind health with biology and social science, the research areas focus on population mental and social health integrative therapeutics in active ageing and optimising human potential, digital mental health and environmental effects on mental health. 

Appointments will be made on a 2-year contract basis with the possibility of extension. 

Reporting to the Education Directors (Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry), the candidate will support the Master of Clinical Mental Health and Psychotherapy and other training programmes. The candidate will work alongside the Centre Director, Education Directors, Faculty, and Placement to coordinate the curriculum stream of the Programme, delivering all administration relating to the teaching activities of the Programme. Ensure high-quality administrative support and guidance to the Programme Team and students, developing and maintaining systems to ensure the smooth running of administrative processes and an outstanding student experience throughout the student lifecycle.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Programme Management

• Handle admissions from application to enrolment.
• Perform secretarial duties for the admissions committee.

2. Teaching Support

• Assist in curriculum planning, time-tabling, and facilities booking.
• Provide logistical and administrative support for courses and assessments.
• Facilitate employment and support for external faculty.
• Ensure timely remuneration for faculty and trainers.
• Collect and report data on student feedback and performance.

3. Placements

• Set up and manage placement sites and supervisors.
• Develop MOUs with placement sites and ensure timely remuneration.
• Allocate placement sites based on trainee needs and requirements.

4. Research & Administrative Support

• Coordinate research supervision and support finance management.
• Assist with fundraising, scholarships, and programme communications.
• Provide secretarial support to various programme committees.
• Support event management, publicity, and marketing activities.
• Assist programme and education directors with projects and teaching delivery.
• Perform any other assigned tasks or projects.

Qualifications

•    Minimum Bachelor’s Degree 
•    Have excellent organisational and managerial skills
•    Demonstrate high levels of autonomy and initiative
•    Ability to multi-task and work with others to plan and prioritise
•    Proficient in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint 
•    Pleasant disposition, meticulous, pro-active
•    Willingness to work on weekday evenings and weekends. Dates will be made known in advanced
•    Good communication skills are also essential in order to engage with the wide range of individuals, stakeholders and groups connected to the Programme.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: Yeo Boon Khim Mind Science Centre

Department : Yeo Boon Khim Mind Science Centre

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 28803