Senior Executive/Assistant Manager, LIB/REF

Temasek Polytechnic (TP); Singapore; On-site; SGD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Temasek Polytechnic's library is modernizing its services to support teaching, learning and lifelong learning through digital content, AI, and innovative information services. The role involves partnering with academic schools to strengthen information literacy and integrating AI-enabled tools into teaching and curriculum development.

You will design resources, deliver workshops, and collaborate with lecturers while advising on research and copyright.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Problem solving and service orientation.
• IT-savvy with AI and e-learning tools.
• Experience in academic librarianship, edtech and digital learning.
• Degree in Library and Information Science with two years of library experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner academic schools to support curriculum delivery through information, AI, digital and media literacy.
• Design and deliver workshops and learning resources to strengthen students' research, critical thinking, academic writing and digital skills.
• Collaborate with lecturers to integrate library resources, AI tools and digital learning solutions into teaching, learning, and course development.
• Advise on research, citation, and copyright matters using AI-enabled tools to support staff and students.
• Work with schools, IT teams, vendors and partners to evaluate, implement and promote learning technologies and digital platforms.
• Evaluate and manage research databases, e-books and emerging learning tools to support curriculum needs and lifelong learning.
• Create and curate digital and media content, including e-learning modules and video editing.
• Keep abreast of developments in education, libraries, AI and learning technologies.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Problem solving

IT-savvy

Generative AI

E-learning

Productivity tools

Librarianship

Edtech

Digital learning

Education

Library degree

Job description

[What the role is]

Join a forward-looking polytechnic library that enables teaching, learning and lifelong learning through digital content, artificial intelligence, and innovative information services.

[What you will be working on]

1. Learning Partnership & Information Literacy

• Partner academic schools to support curriculum delivery through information, AI, digital and media literacy.
• Design and deliver workshops, and learning resources that strengthen students' research, critical thinking, academic writing and digital skills.
• Collaborate with lecturers to integrate library resources, AI tools and digital learning solutions into teaching, learning, and course development.
• Advise on research, citation, and copyright matters, leveraging technology and AI-enabled tools to support staff and students.

2. Digital Learning Resources, Technology & Innovation

• Work with schools, IT teams, vendors and partners to evaluate, implement and promote learning technologies, digital platforms and academic resources that enhance learning outcomes and user experience.
• Evaluate and manage research databases, e-books and emerging learning tools to support curriculum needs, lifelong learning and personalised learning pathways.
• Create and curate digital and media content, including e-learning modules, filming and video editing, to support library learning programmes and activities.
• Keep abrest of developments in education, libraries, artificial intelligence and learning technologies, translating opportunities into value-added services.

3. Collaboration & Institutional Development

• Lead or participate in Joint Polytechnic Libraries (JPL), institution-wide and cross-functional projects that advance innovation, digital transformation and shared services.
• Contribute to poly-wide and department-wide initiatives, events and strategic projects supporting institutional goals.

[What we are looking for]

• Strong interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills, resourceful and service oriented.
• IT-savvy and proficient in the use of generative AI tools, e-learning authoring software, and digital productivity tools.
• Relevant experience in academic librarianship, edtech, and digital learning.
• Degree in Library and Information Science, with two years of relevant library experience.