HR Business Partner (Senior Executive / Executive), CLS/MD6 Cluster

National University of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The National University of Singapore is seeking an HR Business Partner (Senior Executive / Executive) to join the CLS/MD6 HR Partnering team at Kent Ridge Campus. You will partner with academic leaders and managers to provide comprehensive HR support and initiatives.

You will handle talent acquisition, staff retention, compensation, performance appraisals, and people development while applying Employment Act knowledge and data-driven insights. This role is based on-campus at Kent Ridge.

Qualifications

• Degree in Human Resources or related discipline.
• Knowledge of Employment Act, labour laws and guidelines.
• AI literacy with workplace AI assistants and analytics dashboards.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Collaborative team player focused on university objectives.

Responsibilities

• Partner with academic leaders and line managers to provide HR advisory aligned with goals and policies.
• Manage recruitment, appointment and re-appointment of staff including principal investigators and researchers.
• Facilitate annual performance reviews and compensation processes.
• Advise and coach managers on HR policies, employee matters and development.
• Manage employee feedback and address workplace concerns with solutions.
• Partner with HR Centres of Excellence to implement people strategies.
• Support HR projects and other assigned responsibilities.

Skills

AI literacy

People analytics

HR software

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Human Resources

Tools

HR software tools

Job description

HR Business Partner (Senior Executive / Executive), CLS/MD6 Cluster

University-Level Unit: Office of Human Resources
Faculty/Department-Level Unit: HR Partnering - CLS/MD6
Employee Category: Executive & Administrative
Location: Kent Ridge Campus
Posted On: 14/08/2026

Job Description

We are looking for a HR Partner to join our team of HR Business Partners that supports a group of Research Centres and Institutes at CLS/MD6 Cluster. You will partner and support the business line heads and managers to handle a full spectrum of HR functions which includes talent acquisition, staff retention, compensation, performance appraisals, as well as talent management and development.

Duties and Responsibilities

Your responsibilities would include the following:

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  • Partnering with academic leaders, function heads, and line managers to provide HR advisory support aligned with organisational goals, policies, procedures and practices.
  
  
  • Managing the recruitment, appointment and re-appointment of Principal Investigators, Research, Academic, Executive and Administrative staff.
  
  
  • Facilitating the annual performance reviews and compensation process for staff.
  
  
  • Advising and coaching people managers on HR policies, employee matters, performance management, and people development.
  
  
  • Managing employee feedback, addressing workplace concerns and recommending appropriate solutions where needed.
  
  
  • Partnering with HR Centres of Excellence to implement people strategies.
  
  
  • Supporting HR projects and other assigned responsibilities.
  
  
  
  

Qualifications

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  • Degree in Human Resources or a related discipline.
  
  
  • Knowledge of the Employment Act, labour laws and Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices.
  
  
  • AI literacy, with the ability to use workplace AI assistants, people analytics dashboards and automated HR software.
  
  
  • Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
  
  
  • A collaborative team player who considers the interests of the team and the University.