Asst Manager, TRADE BUSINESS NETWORK

Accountstaff (EA); Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Singapore is looking for a candidate to provide strategic and operational support. The role involves engaging with industry stakeholders, conducting research on workforce development, and coordinating grant operations. Candidates should possess strong organizational and analytical skills and demonstrate effective communication abilities. This is an opportunity to contribute to impactful training initiatives in the industry.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills to manage timelines and deliverables.
• Analytical mindset to interpret data and conduct research.
• Professional communication skills for effective stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Engage with stakeholders and contribute to capability development initiatives.
• Conduct research on industry trends and support operational planning.
• Coordinate grant utilization and ensure audit readiness.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Basic financial literacy

Job description

Responsibilities

1. 1. Industry Engagement & Executive Support

   Engage proactively with TACs and external stakeholders to strengthen partnerships, surface ground-level insights, and contribute to shaping high-impact capability development initiatives.

   Support the preparation of strategic presentations, briefing materials, and event logistics for industry-facing engagements.

   Capture industry insights and translate them into inputs for SBI curriculum and programme development, ensuring alignment between TAC needs and training supply.

2. 2. Strategic & Operational Support

   Conduct research on industry trends, workforce transformation priorities, and policy developments relevant to TACs.

   Synthesise insights from internal reports and stakeholder feedback to inform TBN and SBI planning and decision-making.

   Collaborate across departments to build shared knowledge systems that link TAC capability needs, WSG/SSG/ESG support schemes, and SBI learning offerings.

   Support budgeting and forecasting exercises, including data consolidation, variance analysis, and return-on-investment tracking for TAC programmes.

3. 3. Programmes and Grant Operations Enablement

   Coordinate and track grant utilisation and reporting across multiple capability development programmes, ensuring consistency, transparency, and audit-readiness.

   Develop and maintain standardised processes for budgeting, claims, and reporting to support repeatability and reduce reliance on ad-hoc approaches.

   Contribute to the standardisation and scaling of programme delivery, identifying opportunities where TAC initiatives can be extended into SBI offerings for broader industry impact.

   Support internal capability building by streamlining documentation and knowledge sharing, enabling more efficient and insight-driven stakeholder engagement across WDD and SBI.

4. 4. Impact Tracking & Ecosystem Integration

   Develop dashboards and reports that track programme outcomes, linking TAC capability development to enterprise workforce transformation and SBI revenue/engagement metrics.

   Facilitate co-branding and partnership opportunities between TACs, SBI, IHLs, and professional bodies under a revenue-sharing or training-as-a-service model.

   Ensure SBF positions itself as an end-to-end workforce partner by aligning TAC transformation with SBI’s skills and learning agenda

Job Requirements

• Strong organisational skills to manage timelines, track deliverables, and coordinate across multiple workstreams.
• Analytical mindset to interpret data, conduct research, and support strategic planning.
• Ability to express ideas clearly in both verbal and written formats.
• Professional communication skills to engage internal teams, TACs, and external stakeholders effectively.
• Self-motivated, resourceful, and able to work independently when needed.
• Meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to operational excellence.
• Collaborative team player who can work across departments and bridge synergies between TACs and SBI.
• Basic financial literacy and a willingness to learn budgeting, forecasting, and grant compliance.
• Curiosity and openness to learn about workforce development, business transformation, and industry trends.