Senior Assistant ManagerAssistant Manager, Undergraduate Education

Nanyang Technological University; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Singapore is looking for a Programme Manager for the Economics and Related Programmes. The role involves supporting academic administration, managing examination processes, and overseeing course registrations. Candidates should have at least 4 years of relevant experience and a good Honours degree. Strong project management skills are essential. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the educational framework and ensure a smooth academic experience for students.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of experience in the education sector.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to identify operational issues requiring attention.

Responsibilities

• Support administration of Economics and Economics & Data Science programmes.
• Ensure smooth examination processes.
• Manage course registration and academic matters.

Skills

Coaching team members

Project management

Data analysis

Education

Good Honours degree in any discipline

Job description

About School of Social Sciences (SSS)

SSS has nearly 100 faculty members and more than 1700 undergraduates who major in the four degree programmes the School offers: Economics, Psychology, Public Policy and Global Affairs, and Sociology. Students also have the opportunities of choosing double majors such as Economics and Psychology, Economics and Public Policy & Global Affairs, and Economics and Engineering, etc. There are more than 180 graduate students in our PhD and MA programmes (by research) and MSc programmes in Applied Economics and Gerontology.

The School’s holistic and rigorous education aims to prepare our students with analytical and critical capacities that can be applied in the classroom and future careers. Students will be able to further expand their learning horizons through overseas exchanges and internship experiences in Singapore.

Apart from being deeply engaged in their disciplinary pursuits, our faculty members are also at the forefront of cutting‑edge research between the social sciences and other disciplines. The School has identified Global Asia Environment and Sustainability Science and Society as the strategic areas of interdisciplinary research and international collaborations.

Role Responsibilities

• Support AC (Academic) and Subject Head in the administration of two programmes: (i) Economics; and (ii) Economics & Data Science (a collaboration with SPMS and SCSE).
• Develop, review and streamline processes within the UG Office.
• Identify and share best practices among the programmes in SSS.
• Delegate tasks and set deadlines for support on routine tasks.
• Train / guide members of the Undergraduate team as UG leads indirect reports.
• Oversee examination matters, student feedback on teaching, UG cases on student matters, UG website, compulsory internship, outbound exchange and credit transfer, facilities booking, SOP for UG, and AI for Education and Teaching Pedagogy for SSS.

Examination Management

• Ensure examinations run smoothly.
• Review, update and implement new guidelines and policies for examination processing.
• Initiate and kick‑start examination processes.
• Draw up examination reference materials.
• Plan and coordinate invigilation schedules.
• Assign moderator for examination question papers.
• Submit question papers.
• Perform second checks on the formatting of examination papers.

Programme Management – Economics and Related Programmes

• Facilitate and oversee class and examination timetable planning.
• Project number of courses / places to be offered and plan teaching assignments.
• Manage and oversee course registration related matters.
• Assist the Subject Head or faculty on the submission of Academic proposals (for new courses / programme change in assessment components, change in pre‑requisites and various curriculum changes).
• Work closely with partner schools to ensure no issues with the class timetables for the joint degree programmes.
• Manage the appointment and re‑appointment of part‑time teaching staff.
• Verify and recommend part‑time teaching staff rates.
• Manage new programme – Philosophy, Politics and Economics (SPPE).
• Graduation Project (GP) for ECON and ECDS: plan the timeline for GP pre‑registration, registration and submission; work with GP coordinator on criteria marking rubrics, ethics review and supervisor allocation; assist with consolidation of marks given by examiners for submission to the GP coordinator for review.

Student Counselling

• Work closely with the student care manager to help students who face academic issues.
• Counsel / advise students on their academic progression.

Requirements

• A good Honours degree in any discipline.
• At least 4 years of experience in the education sector.
• Ability to coach team members to deliver quality services, provide guidance and training to team members.
• Ability to identify key operational issues and escalation issues that require attention to the schools management for academic input or decision making.
• Experience in managing academic matters such as matriculation course enrolment, candidature and student status, examination, academic results and graduation.
• Strong project management skills.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU

Required Experience: Manager

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Vacancy: 1