Assistant Manager (3-year contract), School of Economics

Singapore Management University; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in Singapore seeks an individual to manage admissions-related activities, support student recruitment, and handle scholarship queries. The ideal candidate is bilingual in English and Chinese, has a degree, and possesses strong interpersonal skills. This role offers a dynamic environment where teamwork and collaboration thrive.

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages

Generous professional development opportunities

Attractive benefits and welfare

Qualifications

• 4 years of relevant working experience preferred in educational or public service settings.
• Familiarity with demographics, trends, and business etiquette of Southeast Asia.
• Meticulous, hardworking, and capable of working under stress to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assist with student recruitment and generate leads.
• Handle scholarships' related queries and screen for eligibility.
• Serve as lead/touchpoint for postgraduate student associations.

Skills

Bilingual communication skills (English and Chinese)

Interpersonal skills

Public speaking

Organizational skills

Ability to work independently

Education

Undergraduate degree

Job description

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together – building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities – all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Admissions’ related activities.
• Offers for Acceptances.
• Familiarize with the programme(s)’ tuition fees, funding and costs.
• Handle scholarships’ related queries; screen for eligibility.
• Support student recruitment/generating leads.
• Assist with preparation of contracts and collaboration agreements.
• Local and overseas promotions.
• Develop postgraduate programme(s)’ social media presence and collaterals.
• Develop linkages with SOE postgraduate alumni; assist with events.
• Serve as lead/touchpoint for postgraduate student associations.
• Schedule internal and external meetings; scribe meeting minutes.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A undergraduate degree.
• 4 years of relevant working experience preferred in educational and or public service setting.
• Effectively bilingual with excellent communication (written and verbal) skills in English and Chinese.
• Familiarity with demographics, trends and business etiquettes of Southeast Asia.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to engage with diverse stakeholders and foster collaborative working relationships.
• Public speaking skills; tactfulness and ability to deal with difficult people.
• Meticulous, hardworking, and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and work under stress to meet tight deadlines.
• Flexibility to perform ad-hoc duties as needed.