Lead (Partnership & Projects) - Business Innovation

[What the role is]

Singapore Polytechnic - Ranked top 20 most attractive employers in Singapore - ‘The Straits Times Singapore's Best Employers 2024’.

Singapore Polytechnic Business Innovation Centre (BIC) aims to be the preferred partner of enterprises in organisation’s business transformation journey, by providing solutions to innovate their business, enhance productivity, build international connections, and to develop human capital capabilities.

The BIC services include diagnosing business capability gaps, designing business capability development solutions and deploying them and follow up with determining if the solution is effective.

This lead role is responsible for supporting the Business Innovation Manager in the centre’s industry outreach to forge value-added partnerships and collaborations with industry partners and relevant agencies in the areas of human resource, digitization, and sustainability.

In addition, the appointee must be competent to teach in at least two or more of the following areas:

- Human Resource Processes
- HR Automation/Analytics/Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- User Experience Management/Design Thinking (DT)
- International Business (ASEAN)
- ESG & Sustainability

[What you will be working on]

**Responsibilities**:

- Seek out and business develop possible collaboration opportunities through student projects, staff consultancy and Continuing Education and Training (CET) workshops.
- Stay abreast of current developments and trends in HR, automation, analytics, UXC/DT, artificial intelligence, and ESG/sustainability.
- Execute outreach activities including learning journeys, learning fests, trade shows and exhibitions.
- Support stakeholder engagement with public and private sectors to foster partnerships and enhance stakeholder relationships.
- Co-develop internal capabilities to build schools in domain areas such as HR, Automation and ESG, particularly on the social pillar.
- Support operations and administrative work such as report preparation, budgeting, contract management, secretariat duties etc.
- Any other duties, including cross-divisional projects or events, that may be assigned by the centre.
- Conduct lessons, create teaching and assessment materials, and facilitate learning for both Pre-Employment Training (PET) and Continuing Education and Training (CET) students.
- Keep abreast of current developments and trends in the areas mentioned above to develop and maintain relevant and up-to-date teaching curriculum. This includes review of existing curriculum with a view to making recommendations on areas of improvements that would enhance students’ performance, learning & employability.
- Support SkillsFuture initiatives and marketing effort for CET programmes.
- Handle administrative work relating to teaching.

[What we are looking for]

**Requirements**:

- More than 3 years of relevant working experience.
- Experience in business development or consultancy, project management, education and training related fields such as professional development, learning and development, or workforce development, and a track record of establishing partnerships to deliver corporate objectives.
- Resilient and adaptable to change in a fast-paced environment that requires multi-tasking.
- Strong passion in mentoring both PET and CET students and show genuine concern for their development.
- A strong team player with good communication skills.
- Proven ability to engage with the industry on HR, HR Automation and Analytics Enterprise Transformation and Sustainability consultancy projects.
- Relevant qualifications in Human Resource, Business or equivalent.

Closing date : 2 October 2024

If you are shortlisted for the position, you should hear from us within 30 days of the closing date of the advertisement.