Job Description

The National University of Singapore invites applications for an Assistant Lead (Sustainability Academy). Sustainability Academy is a “one-stop shop” for continuing education and training programmes (CETs) on climate, nature, energy, green finance and other sustainability topics. We provide holistic training for a diverse group of partner groups to develop competencies and capabilities, and better embed sustainability in their respective workstreams and domains. One of our key objectives is to upskill public and private sectors in Singapore and ASEAN on sustainability-related topics. 

The Assistant Lead will be responsible to support the Sustainability Academy in ensuring the timely delivery of CET with/for national, regional and/or international clients. You will support the Lead in terms of programme management activities, from the design, development and delivery of high-quality CET programmes to providing administrative and logistical arrangements from start to end of each programme. The position is expected to begin in May 2025 or soon thereafter. The appointment is for an initial period of one year with the possibility of renewal.

Responsibilities:

• Cultivate and maintain long-term relationships to promote the University’s continuing education and lifelong education objectives
• Collect, prepare and review relevant sustainability CET courses offering statistics for reporting to senior management and internal/external stakeholders
• Collect information on and review processes and systems for optimal efficiency and stakeholder experience, particularly on meeting new demands for sustainability courses and working with existing NUS course owners to build a new pipeline of courses
• Play a critical role in CET Programme development on programme content, instructional design, managing instructors and participants
• Execute or provide expertise and support to business development strategy and activities for sales of CNCS CET Programmes with a focus on demand generation, lead nurturing and client conversion
• Represent the Centre at events and establish relationships with key stakeholders for potential collaborations
• Support coordination of activities and the delivery of programmes, management of transactions and communications with external clients and vendors 
• Point-of-contact with instructors, vendors and participants for the smooth running of programmes.
• Work with administrative and finance team in facilitating teaching approval and payments and to coordinate to prepare and file necessary documents for submission on time to the relevant funding bodies e.g. SkillsFuture Singapore
• Work jointly with other NUS researchers, executive and admin staff to learn and share about NUS’s research and activities in order to best position the Sustainability Academy, to increase its standing and seek out more collaboration opportunities
• Perform other tasks and duties as necessary

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s Degree or wider training in a Sustainability, Social Sciences or Business/Economics/Finance related discipline.

Skills:

• Strategic thinking
• Client-facing, project and stakeholder management  
• Good verbal and written communication 
• Attention to details and proofreading skills
• Personal and social skills
• Fluent English is a must
• Fluency in any of the ASEAN languages is a plus

Experience:

• More than 2 years’ professional experience in helping a company or organization grow, identifying new prospects and converting leads into customers or partners
• Demonstrable commercial skills and good business sense so as to be able to identify and seize opportunities in a challenging and competitive market environment
• Proven ability to build and maintain senior executive relationships, influencing senior executives’ agendas and supporting critical strategic decisions
• Prior experience in adult learning/ training an advantage
• Industry-relevant connections, with a network of potential clients, collaborators and other relevant stakeholders in the climate change and sustainability space (e.g. research/academic institutions and tool providers)

About the Centre
The QS World University rankings regularly place NUS in the top 10 universities in the world and number one in Asia. The NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions is the focal point for world-class research and thought leadership on climate change impacts and solutions in service of society. The Centre aims to deliver new knowledge and solutions to inform policies, strategies and actions by producing credible, salient and legitimate science that informs nature-based climate strategies and actions, building capacity and empowering leadership and communicating and engaging with the wider society. 

Application Procedure
Interested applicants should submit the following via email to cncs@nus.edu.sg with the subject title “Application for Research Assistant (Continuing Education & Training)” by 30 April 2025:

For Research Assistant position, please include: 

• Cover letter 
• CV/Resume
• Contact information of three referees 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: Science

Department : Biological Sciences

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 28283