Senior Assistant Manager, Student Development

Nanyang Technological University; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NTU Singapore is seeking a Senior Assistant Manager in the Student Development and Leadership Academy to design and lead leadership programmes for students across the university. You will own initiatives under the Leadership for All and Leadership Engagement pillars, creating global leadership experiences and managing student leadership awards.

The role requires a degree with six years of relevant experience in student engagement or development, strong pedagogical skills, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Degree in any discipline with at least six years of relevant experience in student engagement or student development.
• Experience in youth and leadership development sectors is advantageous.
• Strong pedagogical expertise with proven ability to design and facilitate impactful learning experiences.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver leadership development programmes.
• Manage Leadership for All Pillar, helping students develop personal effectiveness and foundational leadership competencies.
• Grow emerging leaders under the Emergent Leadership Programme (Leadership Engagement Pillar).
• Design onboarding, leadership and handover programmes for NTU student ambassadors nominated by Schools and Offices across the university.
• Champion leadership excellence, partnering on advanced development initiatives for selected high-potential students.
• Turn insight into impact using student leadership data to shape development initiatives.
• Manage the Global Leadership Experience programme to broaden leadership perspectives.
• Administer the annual student leadership awards to celebrate outstanding leaders.

Skills

Leadership development

Stakeholder management

Event management

Pedagogical expertise

Program design

Global exposure

Education

Degree in any discipline

Job description

The Student and Academic Services Department (SASD) provides comprehensive support across the student life cycle—from admission and matriculation to graduation and beyond. SASD works closely with schools, colleges, and autonomous institutes to ensure a seamless and enriching academic journey. Within SASD, the Student Affairs Office (SAO) plays a central role in shaping student life through leadership development, student-led activities, residential life, integration efforts, community engagement, arts, and sports. Ready to shape the next generation of leaders? As Senior Assistant Manager with the Student Development and Leadership Academy, you’ll design and lead programmes that help NTU students discover, grow and celebrate their leadership potential. You’ll own key initiatives across the Leadership for All and Leadership Engagement pillars, open doors to global leadership experiences, and champion the university’s leadership awards for outstanding leaders. This role suits someone who believes in developing self‑aware and other‑centred leaders who go on to make a difference.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership Development Programmes
• Manage the Leadership for All Pillar, helping students develop personal effectiveness and foundational leadership competencies.
• Grow emerging leaders under the Emergent Leadership Programme (Leadership Engagement Pillar): uncover what student leaders need, then design onboarding, leadership and handover programmes that set them up to succeed.
• Manage the end-to-end design and delivery of a foundational training programme for NTU student ambassadors nominated by Schools and Offices across the university.
• Champion leadership excellence, partnering with the Team Lead on advanced development initiatives for selected high-potential students under the Leadership Excellence Pillar.
• Turn insight into impact, using student leadership data to pinpoint learning needs to shape leadership development initiatives.
• Manage the Global Leadership Experience programme to broaden leadership perspectives through global leadership exchanges and programmes.
• Administer the annual student leadership awards to celebrate outstanding leaders.

Requirements:

• Degree in any discipline with at least six years of relevant experience in student engagement or student development.
• Experience in youth and leadership development sectors is advantageous.
• Strong pedagogical expertise, with proven ability to design and facilitate impactful learning experiences.
• Demonstrated event management and organizational skills, with keen attention to detail.
• Established track record in stakeholder management.
• Operational readiness to travel overseas for project supervision when required.
• Flexibility to support student events during weekday evenings or weekends in academic terms (with time off provided).

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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