Career Standards & Professional Development Lead

Republic Polytechnic; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) in Singapore is seeking a Manager/Senior Manager to lead standards development for career and employment services and strengthen practitioner competencies.

You will work with SWDA leadership to define quality frameworks, engage industry and training providers, and translate insights into practical frameworks for service delivery. This role emphasizes continuous improvement and stakeholder collaboration within Singapore's SkillsFuture ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Experience in standards development or policy formulation.
• Familiarity with career and employment services is a plus.
• Ability to translate research into actionable frameworks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Formulate, review and maintain quality standards for career and employment services.
• Develop and refine professional development and credentialling pathways for practitioners.
• Engage sector practitioners to shape standards, competencies and development.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of standards and professional development initiatives.

Skills

Standards development

Competency frameworks

Policy design

Quality assurance

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) in Singapore is seeking a Manager/Senior Manager to lead standards development for career and employment services and strengthen practitioner competencies.

You will work with SWDA leadership to define quality frameworks, engage industry and training providers, and translate insights into practical frameworks for service delivery. This role emphasizes continuous improvement and stakeholder collaboration within Singapore's SkillsFuture ecosystem.