Deputy Manager, Programme Innovation & Solutions - PACE

sggovterp; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Singapore Polytechnic seeks an experienced learning designer to design, pilot, scale and evaluate CET and workplace learning solutions. You will translate labour-market insights into competency-based outcomes and work with course teams, industry partners and public agencies to deliver impactful learning programs.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, you will apply AI, learning technologies and data analytics to improve learning design, facilitation and assessment, while ensuring responsible use and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of CET/adult learning design experience.
• Competent in learning solution design and curriculum design.
• Practical digital and generative AI literacy, including prompting and evaluating AI outputs.
• Strong project and stakeholder management skills.
• Analytical and report-writing abilities with clear recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Analyse labour-market trends, job roles, tasks and skills gaps using qualitative and quantitative evidence.
• Translate needs into competency-based outcomes, modular pathways and assessment strategies.
• Develop and evaluate business cases, programme concepts and fit-to-purpose training solutions.
• Provide pedagogical guidance for blended, online and workplace learning approaches.
• Design and pilot responsible AI-enabled content development and learning analytics with human oversight.
• Guide teams on prompting, AI-output verification and data privacy considerations.
• Manage workplace learning courses, mentorship projects and enterprise transformation initiatives from scoping to delivery.
• Maintain governance over scope, budget, risks and benefits realisation.

Skills

Learning design

Curriculum design

Workplace learning

AI literacy

Data analytics

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Job description

What the role is

Plaque of Commendation (Gold) - NTUC May Day Awards 2026

Most Positive Workplace Collaboration Award - Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC) Awards 2025

The Straits Times Singapore's Best Employers for 2024, 2025 & 2026

Singapore Polytechnic's Professional and Adult Continuing Education (PACE) Academy champions lifelong learning and skills mastery. We offer Continuing Education and Training (CET) programmes that help adult learners remain employable and industry-relevant, and we partner enterprises to strengthen workforce capabilities through training, workplace learning and consultancy solutions.

Reporting to the Senior Manager (Programme Innovation & Solutions), you will design, pilot, scale and evaluate skills-based CET and workplace learning solutions that support workforce upskilling and enterprise transformation. Working with course teams, industry partners and public agencies, you will translate labour-market and job-skills insights into relevant learning solutions, provide pedagogical guidance, and apply artificial intelligence (AI), learning technologies and data analytics responsibly to improve learning design, facilitation, assessment, learner support and programme outcomes.

What you will be working on

Responsibilities:

• Analyse labour-market trends, job roles, work tasks, skills gaps, learner profiles and enterprise needs using qualitative and quantitative evidence.
• Translate identified needs into competency-based learning outcomes, modular pathways, authentic workplace tasks and assessment strategies for new or refreshed CET offerings.
• Develop and evaluate business cases, programme concepts and fit-to-purpose training, micro-credential, workplace learning and performance-support solutions.
• Provide evidence-informed pedagogical and andragogical guidance to course teams on blended, online, micro-learning and workplace-integrated learning approaches.
• Design and pilot responsible AI-enabled approaches for content development, learner support, feedback, skills assessment and learning analytics, with appropriate human oversight.
• Guide course teams on effective prompting, AI-output verification, bias and hallucination checks, data privacy, intellectual property, accessibility and transparent AI use.
• Manage NACE@SP workplace learning courses, mentorship support projects and enterprise transformation projects from scoping and proposal development to delivery, evaluation and closure.
• Maintain project governance across scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, deliverables, funding requirements and benefits realisation; use feedback and outcome evidence to drive continuous improvement.
• Build productive relationships with SWDA, NACE Centres, IHLs, industry partners, corporate clients, adult learners, adjunct educators, consultants and internal stakeholders.
• Use dashboards, learning analytics and performance data to monitor adoption, quality, risks and outcomes, and present concise, decision-ready recommendations to stakeholders.

What we are looking for

Requirements:

• Competent in learning and development, e.g. learning solution design, workplace learning solution design, curriculum design, technology-enabled learning delivery.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in CET, adult learning, curriculum or learning solution design, workplace learning, learning technology, consulting or project delivery.
• Demonstrate ability to conduct learning-needs and job-task analysis and design competency-based curricula, authentic assessments and workplace learning solutions.
• Practical digital and generative AI literacy, including effective prompting, evaluation of AI outputs and responsible use of AI in teaching, learning, assessment or content workflows.
• Sound understanding of adult learning, learning technologies, data literacy, accessibility, data privacy and intellectual property considerations.
• Strong project, risk and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to facilitate co-design, influence decisions and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong analytical, business writing, presentation and interpersonal communication skills; able to convert evidence into clear recommendations.
• Learner- and client-centred, ethical, inclusive, collaborative, resourceful and comfortable experimenting, learning and sharing practice. Relevant certifications or work samples in adult education, workplace learning, project management, data analytics or AI-enabled learning will be advantageous.

If you are shortlisted for the position(s), you should hear from us within 30 days of the closing date of the advertisement.