Senior Assistant Director, Public Programmes

Nanyang Technological University; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Nanyang Technological University in Singapore is seeking a senior business development professional to lead growth of Public programmes within the NBS/NEE portfolio. You will own market analyses, identify opportunities, and craft strategies to expand executive education offerings.

Collaborating with faculty and clients, you will build proposals, manage relationships, and drive revenue growth while ensuring high client satisfaction and alignment with institutional priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with a track record in business development.
• Experience in executive education or L&D is preferred.
• Strong strategic thinking and client-facing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development in Public programmes for NTU's executive education.
• Perform market analyses, benchmark competitors, segmentation and growth trends.
• Provide strategic recommendations aligned with NBS/NEE directions.
• Service existing clients and acquire new ones to grow the portfolio.
• Work with faculty to create learning proposals and relevant programmes.
• Ensure high client satisfaction and build trusted client relationships.
• Engage internal and external stakeholders for collaboration opportunities.
• Support new corporate initiative development to improve processes.

Skills

Business development

Relationship building

Proposal development

Market research

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Nanyang Technological University is a leading global university recognised for excellence in education and research. Nanyang Business School (NBS) is one of Asia's premier business schools, committed to delivering impactful education and driving innovation in teaching and engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• To take ownership and lead business development efforts in the Public programmes
• To understand the executive education market, and perform analyses e.g. market research, competitor landscape, segmentation, growth trends, value proposition etc and make strategy recommendations
• To think strategically and to analyse and synthesize information into strategic actions as part of growing the NEE portfolio, in alignment with NBS/NEE overall business direction
• To service existing clients, in addition to adding new clients, as part of growing the pipeline and portfolio
• To work with closely with faculty to create learning proposals and programmes, through putting together information and persuasive ideas, that will meet manpower training needs and requirements
• To ensure high levels of client satisfaction as well as build trusted relationships with clients
• To grow strong relationship with key stakeholders, both internal and external, and find mutually beneficial ways of collaboration
• To identify and contextualize internal and external stakeholder issues and engage appropriately
• To assist in new corporate initiative development that will lead to better corporate processes and client experience

Competencies and Qualification Requirements

• A good bachelor's degree, with at least 10 years’ working experience, preferably in the executive education, L&D department of an organization, or in consulting.
• A proven revenue-generation track record through business development, sales and bidding management
• Ability to work independently, as well as inter-dependently, within a team, and across teams
• Customer-oriented disposition, with excellent interpersonal skills, and to be able to work with all levels
• Good business acumen, with ability to develop proposals for clients in the areas of leadership and business management training
• Self-starter and problem-solver, who is adaptable to a changing environment, and is able to proactively address any challenges that may arise
• Excellent written, oral, presentation and facilitation skills
• Displays leadership skills and takes interest in nurturing and coaching junior members of the team

Hiring Institution: NTU

A research-intensive public university, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Engineering, Business, Science, Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, and Graduate colleges. It also has a medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, established jointly with Imperial College London. NTU is also home to world-class autonomous institutes - the National Institute of Education, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Earth Observatory of Singapore, and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering - and various leading research centres such as the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) and Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N). Ranked amongst the world’s top universities by QS, NTU has also been named the world’s top young university for the past seven years. The University’s main campus is frequently listed among the Top 15 most beautiful university campuses in the world and has 57 Green Mark-certified (equivalent to LEED-certified) buildings, of which 95% are certified Green Mark Platinum. Apart from its main campus, NTU also has a campus in Novena, Singapore’s healthcare district. Under the NTU Smart Campus vision, the University harnesses the power of digital technology and tech-enabled solutions to support better learning and living experiences, the discovery of new knowledge, and the sustainability of resources. For more information, visit www.ntu.edu.sg About NIE About RSIS About LKCMedicine About NTUItive