Assistant Director (Training Development) - Changi

MINDEF; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MINDEF Singapore invites a seasoned Training and Education professional to bridge RSN training requirements with Institutes of Higher Learning and to govern the RSN's subscriptions to external courses and seminars, ensuring strategic alignment and governance across procurement and administration.

You will establish partnerships with IHLs, lead the assessment of suitable partners, design evaluation frameworks, monitor outcomes, and drive end-to-end implementation of approved training initiatives,

Qualifications

• Education in Training, Education, Adult Learning, Curriculum Development, Training Evaluation or a related field is preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to engage with external stakeholders and build long-term relationships.
• Strong critical thinking with an understanding of strategic direction to translate leadership intent into actionable items.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with IHLs and benchmark against external best practices.
• Lead the identification and assessment of key IHLs aligning with RSN training needs and co-develop tailored partnership programmes.
• Design and implement evaluation frameworks to monitor the effectiveness of IHL partnerships.
• Conduct landscape analyses to identify gaps and ensure collaborations remain strategically aligned and relevant.
• Drive end-to-end implementation of approved training initiatives with compliant procurement and administrative processes.
• Act as the central authority for RSN subscriptions to external courses and seminars.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

Education in Training, Education, Adult Learning or related field

Job description

What the role is:

You play an important role in advancing the Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN) training objectives by bridging the RSN's training requirements with the expertise of Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs). You will also ensure the robust governance of the RSN's subscription to external courses and seminars.

What you will be working on:

• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with IHLs, benchmarking against external best practices and identify credible academic partners
• Lead the identification and assessment of key IHL that align with the RSN's training needs, with a focus on co-developing tailored partnership programmes
• Design and implement comprehensive evaluation frameworks to monitor the effectiveness of IHL partnerships
• Conduct regular landscape analyses and reviews to identify gaps, ensuring all collaborations remain strategically aligned and operationally relevant
• Drive end-to-end implementation of approved training initiatives, ensuring timely execution, optimal resource allocation and compliance with established procurement and administrative processes
• Act as the central authority for the management of the RSN's subscriptions to external courses and seminars

Challenge(s)

• Managing complex and diverse training requirements across all RSN Corps while accounting for force transition and workforce transformation over the next decade
• Balancing the strategic alignment of training initiatives with the practical operational needs of ground units
• Reconciling the differences between academic rigour and military operational practicality to ensure external collaborations deliver meaningful value to the RSN

What we are looking for:

• Education in Training, Education, Adult Learning, Curriculum Development, Training Evaluation or a related field is preferred
• At least 6 years of relevant experience in the training and education domain, with a proven track record in designing, overseeing and evaluating diverse training initiatives
• Good knowledge of Singapore's tertiary education and adult learning sectors to
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to engage with external stakeholders and build high-trust, long-term relationships
• Strong critical thinking skills with a sound understanding of strategic direction to translate leadership intent into actionable items and deliverables
• Proficiency in balancing diverse stakeholder needs with strategic direction, ensuring training initiatives remain coherent and future-ready
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

About MINDEF

The mission of MINDEF and the Singapore Armed Forces is to enhance Singapore's peace and security through deterrence and diplomacy, and should these fail, to secure a swift and decisive victory over the aggressor. The Defence Executive Officer (DXO) scheme is the non-uniformed career scheme of MINDEF that offers myriad opportunities in various job functions, such as corporate communications, cyber security, data analytics and visualisation, defence policy, finance, HR, psychology, and more. Embodying the same level of commitment towards defence, DXOs work together with their military counterparts to contribute to MINDEF/SAF’s mission and ensure Singapore's security and stability. United by this common cause, our lines of defence complement each other to secure the prosperity and progress of our nation.