Senior Assistant Director, Graduate Career Development

Nanyang Business School competes with top business schools worldwide to attract senior professionals from diverse backgrounds to join its graduate programmes. The position holder is responsible for providing career services to participants enrolled in a suite of MBA programmes, and in ensuring students are successful in their post-MBA journey.

What you will be working on:

1. Career office strategy and implementation:

• Engage with leadership to identify and drive strategic initiatives to keep career services at the forefront of providing optimal and efficient services;

• Provide thought leadership to GSCDO on initiatives to capitalise or respond to changes in environmental/ social/ economic factors impacting jobs for MBAs;

• Lead the careers team in providing multi-faceted career workshops, networking events and company presentations, to get students career-ready.

2. Drive leadership and strategy for MBA Cluster:

• Develop and execute the strategic vision for the MBA Cluster, aligning career development offerings with student needs and market trends;

• Lead cross-functional initiatives to enhance the MBA career journey, from student onboarding through to post-graduation outcomes;

• Collaborate closely with Employer Engagement team to strengthen industry relationships and expand recruitment opportunities for MBA talent;

• Monitor industry shifts and student feedback to continuously refine the MBA career strategy and service delivery model.

3. Manage team of Career Leads and Senior Career Fellows within the MBA Cluster:

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Career Leads to deliver high-impact career advisory services to students;

• Set team goals, monitor performance metrics, and provide regular feedback to ensure alignment with office-wide objectives;

• Facilitate regular team meetings and one-on-one check-ins to drive collaboration, professional development, and knowledge sharing;

• Collaborate with other departments (e.g., academic programs, employer relations) to align career support with broader NBS goals;

• Champion a culture of service excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team.

4. Lead career offerings for EMBAs, PMBAs and NFs:

• Spearhead engagement with postgraduate students enrolled in these programmes, to deliver targeted leadership career offerings;

• Identify leadership needs of EMBAs and PMBAs, and recommend updates to contents of career offerings by GSCDO;

• Manage roll-out of leadership courses, including identifying and working with qualified instructors, to deliver impactful leadership classes.

5. Provide guidance on all matters related to career development offerings for MBA students:

• Lead MBA team in delivering suite of career offerings to MBA students, with view to helping students achieve their career aspirations;

• Work with NTU/NBS and external stakeholders in ensuring all relevant job and internship opportunities are availed to MBA students in a timely manner;

• Develop MBA engagement strategies to keep student satisfaction at a high level;

• Provide counselling to MBA students where required;

• Work with MBA team to identify skills required to help MBAs be career-ready;

• Ensure integrity and completeness of employment data collected for MBAs and NFs.

6. Partner employer engagement team to secure full-time jobs and internship opportunities for MBA students:

• Provide insights on job aspirations of MBAs to employer engagement team, and co-develop employer engagement strategies to help place MBA students in good jobs;

• Maintain understanding of market factors (national & global) relative to employer organisations, and build partnerships with companies providing jobs and internships/industry projects;

• Manage relationships with industry leaders with view to having these leaders provide industry insights and career coaching to students.

What we are looking for in the person:

• Degree from a top-tier global business school is required. MBA is preferred.

• At least 15 years relevant work experience, with most recent 5 years in people management roles.

• Demonstrated strong track record in managing stakeholders.

• Experience coaching and managing students within Institutes of Higher Learning is advantageous.

• Good listener, excellent communicator and passionate about developing talents.

• Team player who takes initiative and drives excellence.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.