Senior Industry Partnerships Manager

SkillsFuture Singapore Agency; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SkillsFuture Singapore Agency seeks a dynamic professional to join the Industry Development Division 2 (IDD2) to translate industry trends into actionable skills strategies and workforce transformation outcomes aligned with JTMs.

You will report to the Team Lead and collaborate within a team to drive industry-led partnerships, design training interventions, and monitor programme performance across national initiatives such as SCTP.

Qualifications

• Possess the required competencies to execute the job duties proficiently.
• Up to 7 years of relevant experience in industry development, partnership management, workforce development, or adult training and education
• Demonstrated strength in research, analysis, and strategic synthesis
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work across multiple organisations and levels
• Proven partnership and account management capability, including contract and performance management
• Experience in monitoring, evaluation, and programme governance
• Business development mindset with the ability to identify and pursue new collaboration opportunities
• Resilient, adaptable, and collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced, multi-project environment

Responsibilities

• Translating industry and workforce intelligence into actionable skills and training interventions
• Driving industry-led partnerships to support workforce transformation and skills upgrading
• Implementing and scaling national programmes such as SCTP
• Monitoring programme effectiveness and continuously refining strategies based on data and feedback
• Synthesises local and international industry intelligence into jobs, skills, and training strategies
• Applies labour market insights to identify priority and emerging skills areas
• Identify and engage best-in-class partners to do demand sensing, develop training solutions and drive skills upgrading
• Work with strategic partners to implement CET Sector plans
• Identifies, evaluates, and engages best-in-class partners (enterprises, CET Centres, IHLs)
• Builds and sustains strategic partnerships to co-develop training solutions and demand-driven programmes
• Manages partner lifecycle including appointment, renewal, performance monitoring, and issue resolution
• Appoint and manage partners for SCTP and other relevant industry programmes
• Works with partners to curate, design, and implement training programmes, including SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme (SCTP)
• Develops and curates bridging and foundational modules (e.g. workplace, digital, financial literacy) to support diverse learner segments
• Explores and applies different training modalities to meet workforce and industry needs
• Coordinates effectively with internal divisions and external stakeholders to deliver national programmes
• Builds networks with economic agencies, companies, TACs, unions, and training partners
• Communicates clearly across operational and senior levels to align stakeholders and drive outcomes
• Tracks programme take-up, training partner performance, and outcomes against agreed targets
• Gathers and analyses training demand data, including in new and emerging sectors
• Manages funding agreement, reporting, and administrative processes with strong governance and accountability

Job description

SkillsFuture Singapore Agency seeks a dynamic professional to join the Industry Development Division 2 (IDD2) to translate industry trends into actionable skills strategies and workforce transformation outcomes aligned with JTMs.

You will report to the Team Lead and collaborate within a team to drive industry-led partnerships, design training interventions, and monitor programme performance across national initiatives such as SCTP.