Assistant Manager

**ABOUT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION (NIE)**

The **National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore **, is Singapore’s national teacher education institute and we are proud to be an integral part of the nation’s education service. We play a key role in the preparation of teachers and in the provision of teacher professional and school leadership development programmes. We are committed to our vision of being **An Institute of Distinction: Leading the Future of Education **and our mission to **Inspire Learning, Transform Teaching and Advance Research **. Read more about NIE here.

The NIE is inviting dynamic individuals to join us as a Assistant Manager / Manager, Examinations & Graduation to assist in course registration, examination and graduation matters in the Office of Academic Administration and Services.

**Responsibilities**:

- Manages the end-to-end planning and execution of undergraduate course registration.
- Manages course registration schedules and instructions.
- Maintains accurate registration records of students.
- Ensure timely and accurate capture of records for the following activities: credit transfer, LOA, Withdrawals, S/U option and review of results.
- Schedules the institute’s written examinations, coordinates with academic groups to ensure that all examinable courses are assigned an examination timeslot and ensure the timely publish of exam timetable.
- Administers the examination including setting up of exam venues and conducting briefings for Chief Invigilators.
- Manage the processing of medical certificates for written examinations.
- Setting up of relevant data for marks processing in the mark entry system.
- Coordinates with academic groups/programme office for mark entry and marks processing exercise to ensure timely and accurate capture of academic results.
- Provide advice to students, academic groups and programme office for special cases in compliance to policies and procedures and ensure that appropriate approvals are obtained for exceptional cases.
- Manages the release of exam results and ensures that students receive their results according to scheduled timeline.
- Manages the Award of Degree process for Postgraduate students.

**Requirements**:

- A University Degree.
- Minimum 5 years of administrative experience, preferably in an education institution. Experience in the operations and management of a range of academic programmes, particularly in the areas of course registration and examinations.
- Meticulous, strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize and analyze significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Experience in systems development and implementation cycles as a user would be advantageous.
- Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines and produce quality results on time with attention to details.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Strong time-management skills.
- Minutes-taking and report-writing skills are advantageous.
- Ability to work independently and as a good team player. Evidence of leadership in work team is an advantage.
- Works well with prospective students, students, and academic staff.

**Working Hours**

Mondays - Thursdays: 8.30 am - 5.45 pm

Fridays: 8.30 am - 5.15 pm

**Closing Date**

**Other Information**

Hiring Institution: NIE

In line with Singapore’s nationwide Vaccination-Differentiated Safe Management Measures (VDS), employees must be fully vaccinated to return to the workplace, unless certified to be medically ineligible. For Information on VDS, please click here.