Senior Assistant Director

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NTU Main Campus, Singaporetime type:
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R The Carbon Markets Academy of Singapore (“CMAS”) aspires to be Asia's pre-eminent education partner for the Carbon Services and Trading Sector. As a joint initiative between Enterprise Singapore, the Singapore Economic Development Board and Nanyang Technological University, CMAS also seeks to actively support Singapore's objective of becoming a Carbon Services and Trading Hub for the region.As part of these efforts, it is looking for a Senior Assistant Director who will play a leadership role in the ongoing establishment and operations of the Academy. Reporting to the Centre Director, this role has overall accountability for Strategic Management of CMAS’ key priorities; Governance Requirements; Financial Management and will ultimately drive the delivery of CMAS’ operational plans in collaboration with the full range of internal and external stakeholders, including Government agencies, Corporate Partners and other Institutions.The role also offers an exciting opportunity to engage with and build a network within the Carbon Services and Trading Sector, both in Singapore and internationally.**Key Responsibilities:*** Governance: Accountability for delivery of CMAS’ strategic vision and operational plan, including the preparation of the annual work programme and budget; compliance with reporting requirements and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.* Financial Management: Establishing a road-map towards financial sustainability and providing day-to-day leadership in delivering against the road-map, including engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, such as donors and partners.* Operational Excellence: Accountability for operational excellence in the execution of CMAS’ initiatives across its programmes, events and marketing campaigns. Establish and leverage key stakeholder relationships (both internal and external) whilst harnessing CMAS’ resources and the wider NTU capabilities so as to delivery effectively.**The candidate should have / be:*** A good bachelor’s degree and proven high quality academic achievements.* At least 12-15 years of work experience, with extensive experience in strategic planning; team management; senior stakeholder engagement and partnership building.* Strong in strategic thinking, planning and possessing an analytical mind.* Confident and proactive with demonstrated dynamism and resourcefulness in problem solving.* Ability to proactively identify and prioritize tasks and be able to escalate matters of significance while retaining responsibility for them.* Ability to work with people of various levels and cultures, with excellent interpersonal skills.* Demonstrated ability to build industrial partnerships and business development skills.* Demonstrated capability to plan for and supervise execution of programmes; events; and marketing campaigns.* Ability to identify gaps, implement improvements and foster a culture of continuous improvement.* High Integrity; Strong Proactivity; Nurturing Leader* The following would be advantageous:
+ Prior planning / management experience in an Autonomous University setup
+ Established senior connections and networks in the Sustainability sector will be advantageous.We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.Hiring Institution: NTUNTU is also home to world-class autonomous institutes – the National Institute of Education, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Earth Observatory of Singapore, and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering – and various leading research centres such as the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) and Energy Research Institute @ NTU ( ).Ranked amongst the world’s top universities by QS, NTU has also been named the world’s top young university for the past seven years. The University’s main campus is frequently listed among the Top 15 most beautiful university campuses in the world and has 57 Green Mark-certified (equivalent to LEED-certified) buildings, of which 95% are certified Green Mark Platinum. Apart from its main campus, NTU also has a campus in Novena, Singapore’s healthcare district.Under the NTU Smart Campus vision, the University harnesses the power of digital technology and tech-enabled solutions to support better learning and living experiences, the discovery of new knowledge, and the sustainability of resources.For more information, visit
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