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Imperial Global Singapore seeks an HR and Operations Manager to oversee HR functions, operational services, and high-impact events. This full-time role requires strong leadership skills and experience in HR and event planning. The position is based in Singapore, with a focus on strategic management within the research and innovation landscape.
Job Title: HR and Operations Manager, Imperial Global Singapore
Department/Division/Faculty: Imperial Global Singapore
Campus location: Imperial Global Singapore, 1 CREATE Way, #11-01, CREATE Tower, Singapore 138602
Salary: Professional Services Family, Level 4
Salary range: $6,000–$9,000 dependent on experience
Responsible to: Associate Director, Imperial Global Singapore
Line Management responsibility for: Imperial Global Singapore HQ team (administrative support and interns, up to 3 individuals).
Key Working Relationships (internal): Imperial Global Singapore: Academic Director, Finance and Business Manager, Principal Investigators, Deputy Programme Directors, Researchers, Interns, Imperial: Head of Strategic Projects IRO, International Relations Office, Communications, Advancement, HR, Student Recruitment, Procurement, Public Affairs Office, Presidents Office, Schools of Convergence Science, Departmental Operations Managers and their teams.
Key Working Relationships (external): Key staff at National Research Foundation (Singapore), Nanyang Technological University, National University of Singapore, A*STAR, Imperial alumni in Singapore, CREATE entities, British High Commission, key Singapore partners and suppliers of professional services.
Contract type: 24 months (with potential for extension dependent on funding).
Purpose of the Post
Imperial Global Singapore is Imperial’s formal legal entity in Singapore to undertake research and innovation projects in collaboration with universities, industry, government, and third-sector partners from across the Singapore ecosystem.
Hosted at the Singapore National Research Foundations Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE) and located at the National University of Singapore UTown Campus, Imperial Global Singapore provides the physical and administrative infrastructure to extend Imperial’s research activities to Singapore and broader South East Asia. CREATE hosts interdisciplinary research centres from top global universities including other key strategic partners including Cambridge, CNRS, MIT, and TU Munich.
The HR and Operations Manager will play a critical role in the strategic and day-to-day management of Imperial Global Singapore, with responsibility for leading human resources, overseeing operational services, and coordinating high-impact events that support Imperial’s international objectives.
Working closely with the Associate Director and Academic Director, the post-holder will manage recruitment, staff development and appraisals, compliance and office administration. They will also support the development of Imperial Global Singapore as a regional hub for research and innovation by facilitating effective partnerships and representing Imperial in engagements with alumni, industry, government, and academic stakeholders. The role includes planning and delivering academic and stakeholder events, and supporting visiting delegations to Imperial Global Singapore. The HR and Operations Manager will also be responsible for line management of HQ administrative support including their recruitment, appraisal, and development.
The position is based full-time in Singapore, at the offices of Imperial Global Singapore.
Key Responsibilities
Human Resources Leadership
Operations and Office Management
Event and Visit Management
Strategic Support and Project Delivery
Job descriptions cannot be exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.
Person Specification
Requirements
Candidates/post holders will be expected to demonstrate the following
Essential (E) / Desirable (D)
Experience/Education
Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field. (E)
Experience
Knowledge
Skills & Abilities
Our Values
Our values are at the root of everything we do and everyone in our community is expected to demonstrate Imperial:
Respect
Collaboration
Excellence
Integrity
Innovation
Employees are also required to comply with all Imperial policies and regulations.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation. You can read more about our commitment on our webpages.