Senior Assistant Manager/Manager Outreach, Admissions & Scholarships

Nanyang Technological University; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

NTU Singapore's College of Engineering seeks a Senior Assistant Manager/Manager for the Outreach, Admissions and Scholarships (OAS) team. You will lead the Undergraduate Outreach, Admissions and Scholarship functions and coordinate across five engineering schools.

You will drive outreach strategies, marketing campaigns and flagship events such as NTU Openhouse and the EASE Tea Party, while overseeing admission and scholarship processes and reporting to the Head of Undergraduate.

Qualifications

• Degree in any discipline; Business/Marketing/Mass Communications preferred.
• 8–10 years of relevant experience in student recruitment/outreach.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the daily operations of the OAS team; set annual performance goals and SOPs.
• Develop outreach and engagement strategies for prospective undergraduates.
• Coordinate outreach events and programmes for local polytechnic and international student recruitment.
• Direct campus-wide undergraduate recruitment and flagship events; oversee EASE Tea Party.
• Build and sustain partnerships with pre-university institutions, polytechnics, industry, alumni and internal offices.
• Support admissions and scholarship processes; manage intake plans and reporting.
• Drive publicity and outreach media strategies to elevate NTU's undergraduate engineering programmes.
• Handle additional projects as assigned.

Skills

Outreach strategy

Event management

Marketing campaigns

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree (any discipline)

Business/Marketing/Mass Communications degree preferred

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The College of Engineering at NTU Singapore is seeking a Senior Assistant Manager / Manager for the Outreach, Admissions and Scholarships team. The individual will lead and manage the College's Undergraduate Outreach, Admissions and Scholarship functions.

Reporting to the Head, Undergraduate, the candidate will play a critical role in leading the whole-of-College effort in outreach to prospective students and the admissions and scholarship processes. The incumbent is responsible for the advancement of the College's student recruitment goal through the co-development and execution of outreach strategies, marketing campaigns, organising and coordinating for outreach events such as NTU Openhouse, Tea parties, etc. The candidate will also be responsible for the coordination of outreach, admission and scholarship efforts and processes across the five engineering schools and between University departments.

Key Responsibilities will include the following:

• Lead and manage the daily operations of the OAS team, including setting annual performance goals and implementing operational SOPs
• Lead and develop outreach and engagement strategies targeted at prospective undergraduates
• A specialised focus on outreach initiatives, programmes and events for local polytechnic and international student recruitment
• Direct campus-wide undergraduate recruitment and outreach initiatives, serving as lead coordinator and executive oversight for all flagship events. The individual will also be the main organiser for CoE's annual EASE Tea Party
• Cultivate and sustain strategic partnerships with pre-university institutions, polytechnics, industry leaders, alumni networks, and internal university offices to expand recruitment reach and drive collaborative outreach initiatives
• Support overall admissions and scholarship processes, managing intake plans and submitting weekly application and tracking reports.
• Spearhead integrated publicity and outreach media strategies to elevate the brand presence, visibility, and market appeal of the College's undergraduate engineering programmes across local and international prospective student networks
• Any other projects and tasks assigned

Requirements:

• Recognized university degree in any discipline. Degree in Business / Marketing / Mass Communications is preferred.
• At least 8 to 10 years of relevant experience, preferably in student recruitment and outreach in the higher education sector.
• Experience in event execution and management.
• Resourceful team player with good interpersonal and people management skills.
• Highly motivated and meticulous individual with strong analytic and problem-solving skills and keen eye for details.
• Excellent organizational, time management and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks in an efficient, effective, and timely manner.
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• IT savvy and proficient in MS Office applications.
• Knowledge of the higher education market in Singapore and Asia-Pacific region is advantageous.

__We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU