Manager, Early Talent Outreach and Engagement

ST Engineering; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Singapore seeks an Early Talent Engagement Lead to design outreach strategies for universities and manage internship programmes. The ideal candidate should have experience in early-career talent engagement, excellent communication skills, and the ability to build strong relationships with academic stakeholders. This role plays a critical part in shaping the pipeline of talent aligned with the company's workforce needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in internships, outreach, employer branding, or university relations.
• Ability to engage with academic stakeholders effectively.
• Strong execution and programme management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead early talent outreach strategy across educational institutions.
• Build relationships with academic leaders and career advisors.
• Design and manage internship, graduate, and trainee programmes.

Skills

Experience in early-career talent engagement

Strong understanding of academic structures

Proven ability to build trusted relationships

Strategic thinking

Excellent communication skills

Data-driven mindset

Job description

This role leads the design and delivery of a strong early-talent pipeline by engaging students, interns, trainees, and fresh graduates aligned to current and future workforce needs.

You will also own the end-to-end internship and early-career journey, from attraction and outreach to programme delivery and talent conversion.

What you will do:

Early Talent Outreach & Employer Branding

• Lead the early talent outreach strategy across universities, polytechnics, and institutes of higher learning.

• Strengthen employer brand through campus events, career fairs, talks, open houses, and industry engagement.

• Partner Marketing & Communications to deliver employer messaging across digital, social, and on-campus channels.

• Design structured engagement journeys that move talent from awareness to conversion.

University & Academic Partnerships

• Build and sustain strong relationships with Deans, Faculty Leads, Programme Heads, and Career Advisors.

• Provide industry input into curriculum relevance, applied learning, capstone projects, and industry-linked modules.

Internship & Early-Career Programmes

• Design, manage, and continuously improve internship, graduate, and trainee programmes.

• Track programme outcomes including engagement, performance, and conversion to full-time roles.

• Use data and feedback to continuously enhance programme effectiveness.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in early-career talent engagement, internships, outreach, employer branding, or university relations.

• Strong understanding of academic structures and graduate employability.

• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with senior academic and business stakeholders.

• Strategic thinker with strong execution and programme management skills.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Data-driven mindset with experience analysing talent pipeline and programme outcomes.