Manager / Senior Manager, Standards, Accreditation & Certification

Overview

The Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) is the lead agency driving financial services industry workforce competency and transformation that is essential for Singapore’s continuing growth as an international financial centre. IBF works in partnership with the industry, government agencies and training providers to equip finance professionals with capabilities to support the growth of Singapore’s financial services. Since October 2020, IBF has been appointed the Jobs Development Partner for the financial services industry by the National Jobs Council.

To ensure that the sector’s workforce remains relevant amidst changing industry trends, IBF drives various jobs and skills initiatives. On the jobs front, these include career conversion programmes to re-skill finance professionals as well as build new talent pipelines for growth areas. IBF also provides personalised career advisory to jobseekers exploring new roles or a career switch into financial services. On the skills front, as the national accreditation and certification agency for financial industry competencies, IBF works closely with the industry to set out competency standards and raise the quality of finance professionals using the Skills Framework for Financial Services. To support this, IBF works closely with government agencies, financial institutions, and training providers to promote the development of a vibrant learning and development ecosystem. IBF also administers regulatory examinations on behalf of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, as well as industry examinations such as the Client Advisor Competency Standards and Financial Markets Regulatory Practices.

SAC is responsible for ensuring the relevancy and currency of the Skills Framework for Financial Services, the accreditation of training providers and their training programmes based on the Skills Framework for Financial Services and supporting the financial sector professionals in their competency raising and recognition of skills.

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• As part of the SAC team, you will play an important role in the development and implementation of initiatives in relation to the skills development and be responsible for the following:
• Perform research and data analysis to gain insights into manpower and skills development trends and recommend approaches to address skills needs of the financial services industry.
• Develop and implement plans to engage financial institutions, professional bodies, tertiary and training institutions to expand the training offerings for the skills development needs of the industry.
• Promote and perform accreditation of training programmes based on the Skills Framework for Financial Services as well as other training schemes.

• Prior experience in business or partnership development with a background in financial sector or programme accreditation would be preferred
• Learning and development and academic experience would be an advantage
• Self-driven, analytical, resourceful and results oriented
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Education, Training, and Analyst

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