Senior Assistant Director, Exec Ed Partnerships (China)

Nanyang Technological University

Singapore

On-site

SGD 180,000 - 250,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Nanyang Business School (NBS) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore seeks a Senior Assistant Director to drive joint executive education initiatives with partner universities, focusing on China and select international markets. You will lead from origination to delivery, coordinating with NTU academic leaders and partner institutions to shape themes, delivery formats, and revenue models.

The role requires deep experience in executive education partnerships, strategic market

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.
Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience in business development, executive education, programme development, partnerships, stakeholder engagement, or professional services roles.
Strong understanding of executive education and senior leadership development, with the ability to translate market and client needs into programme and partnership strategies.
Proven experience in university-to-university partnerships, including development and management of joint or co-branded executive education programmes.
Strong knowledge of China’s business environment and cross-border executive contexts, with demonstrated ability to apply this understanding to partnership development and programme positioning.
Strong commercial acumen, including experience in pricing strategy, cost structure evaluation, and assessment of financial viability for executive education programmes.
Demonstrated track record in developing and managing strategic partnerships, engaging senior external stakeholders, and coordinating complex multi-party initiatives.
Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills, with the ability to engage credibly with senior executives and institutional partners.
Bilingual proficiency in English and Chinese (spoken and written) due to need to liaise frequently with international partners and handle Chinese business documents.

Responsibilities

Drive origination, assessment, and development of joint executive education programme opportunities with partner universities, primarily in China.
Lead collaboration with academic directors and faculty from NTU and partner institutions to define joint programme themes, target audiences, and delivery formats.
Lead engagement with partner universities on programme structuring, positioning, branding, and delivery arrangements to ensure alignment of academic, commercial, and institutional objectives.
Serve as the primary working-level contact for designated partner universities on joint EE initiatives.
Maintain regular engagement to ensure alignment on programme objectives, timelines, and expectations.
Facilitate resolution of operational or coordination issues during programme development and delivery.
Lead the commercial structuring of joint executive education programmes, including pricing strategy, cost-sharing models, and revenue frameworks.
Drive financial viability assessments for joint programmes, working with finance and operations teams to ensure sustainable and scalable programme delivery models that meet revenue targets.
Oversee financial and participation performance of joint programmes, identifying optimisation opportunities and recommending strategic adjustments to improve commercial outcomes.
Shape the design and positioning of joint executive education programmes by translating market intelligence, client needs, and industry trends into strategic curriculum direction.
Lead engagement with academic directors to ensure joint executive education programmes reflect emerging global themes, including internationalisation, leadership development, and geopolitical dynamics.
Drive continuous curriculum refinement by synthesising participant and partner feedback into actionable programme enhancements that strengthen market relevance and differentiation.
Lead cross-functional coordination across academic directors, marketing, finance, operations, and programme teams to ensure effective development and delivery of joint executive education programmes.
Provide strategic pipeline analysis and partner intelligence to ACP leadership to inform portfolio planning, prioritisation, and growth strategy.
Lead capability development by codifying and disseminating best practices in partnership-based executive education programme development across teams.