Senior Executive, Teaching & Learning Centre
Company description:
As Singapore's first institute for lifelong learning, the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) champions inclusivity to bring education to all and ensure that they are given equal opportunities to develop to their fullest potential in our diverse learning environment.
We advocate for the same for our people. We believe everyone should have equal opportunities and develop to their fullest potential in their careers.
Embark on an exciting lifelong journey with us in making a positive difference in your career and serving our society.
For more information on Singapore University of Social Sciences, please visit www.suss.edu.sg
Job description:
About the Job
The Teaching & Learning Centre (TLC) promotes teaching excellence, learner development, and scholarly practice in higher education. We support the university community through research-informed pedagogies and innovative learning support strategies.
We are looking for a Senior/Executive to support TLC functions related to education research, as well as teaching and learning. The successful candidate will organise and execute administrative processes to support operations arising from the implementation of research agendas, policies and programmes.
The general administration of research-related operations (e.g., meetings, research events and activities for university-wide participation, procurement processes arising).- Organising local and international academic conferences and symposia, including delivering support for strategic collaborations.
- Conducting feedback surveys on service delivery, and collating and analysing the data.
- Creating/updating platforms for sharing information on research grant administration, outcomes and efforts.
- Providing university-wide pre and post research grant award administrative support.
- Developing new grant call administrative processes and procedures, updating existing processes for continuous improvement, and maintaining the related documentations.
- Assisting with the preparation for submission for external audits.
- Performing other tasks as assigned from time to time.
Job Requirements
We are looking for candidates who have:
- Relevant qualifications, preferably in office administration, project/events management or mass communication
- At least 6 years of working experience in a research setting with strong skills in organising local and international academic events
- Strong coordination, organisational and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently with minimum supervision, good time management and resourcefulness
- Ability of multi-tasking and responding to changing priorities
- Quality of being meticulous with great attention to detail
- Excellent writing and presentation skills, preferably for mass communication
- Proficiency in data, web-based applications and are IT savvy