Senior Executive (Continuing Professional Development) (3 Yrs Contract)

Singapore Institute of Legal Education; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Singapore Institute of Legal Education seeks a proactive Policy and CPD Coordinator to oversee the CPD scheme, engage with lawyers, and coordinate accreditation of courses.

You will support the Director of CPD with audits, waivers, and reports, and liaise with committees to improve program delivery. Strong English, stakeholder engagement, and attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent command of English.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to engage with stakeholders from different backgrounds.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• Meticulous and detailed, with a strong work ethic.
• Proactive, independent and resourceful.

Responsibilities

• Managing communications with lawyers and legal professionals, including handling queries and feedback, promoting understanding and awareness of the CPD scheme and compliance with requirements, and spearheading engagement to elicit feedback and gather data.
• Overseeing the accreditation application process and liaising with course providers and legal professionals seeking accreditation of the activities they conduct.
• Assisting in the coordination and supervision of CPD for the profession, including identification of any gaps in coverage of key competencies and developing or co-developing courses or materials to fill the same, monitoring cost and availability of courses.
• Supporting the Director of CPD in various exercises, such as annual compliance audits, processing of applications for waivers of requirements, preparation of reports, and planning and implementation of new initiatives.
• Supporting the work of the committees responsible for the CPD scheme.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Policy analysis

Independent work

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About the role

SILE oversees the mandatory Continuing Professional Development ("CPD") scheme for lawyers in Singapore, under which lawyers must obtain a certain number of CPD Points per year through undertaking eligible learning activities. Your team ensures lawyers meet their CPD requirements, manages the accreditation process for conferences, seminars and other events attended by lawyers, and supports the review, development, and implementation of policy governing the CPD scheme.

Key responsibilities

• Managing communications with lawyers and legal professionals, including handling queries and feedback, promoting understanding and awareness of the CPD scheme and compliance with requirements, and spearheading engagement to elicit feedback and gather data
• Overseeing the accreditation application process and liaising with course providers and legal professionals seeking accreditation of the activities they conduct
• Assisting in the coordination and supervision of CPD for the profession, including identification of any gaps in coverage of key competencies and developing or co-developing courses or materials to fill the same, monitoring cost and availability of courses
• Supporting the Director of CPD in various exercises, such as annual compliance audits, processing of applications for waivers of requirements, preparation of reports, and planning and implementation of new initiatives
• Supporting the work of the committees responsible for the CPD scheme

About you

• Excellent command of English
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to engage with stakeholders from different backgrounds
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to translate insights into actionable recommendations
• Meticulous and detailed, with a strong work ethic
• Proactive, independent and resourceful
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel
• Experience in the legal profession or in policy, adult learning or curriculum development would be beneficial

You will be required to attend at our offices to complete a written test.

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