Senior Industry Partnerships & Skills Programs Lead

Republic Polytechnic; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

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.
• Experience in Food Services, Retail, Design, Hotel, Tourism, Arts, Infocomm Technology, Media, Financial Services, or Early Childhood sectors would be an advantage.
• 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

• Translates industry and workforce intelligence into actionable skills and training interventions.
• Drives industry‑led partnerships to support workforce transformation and skills upgrading.
• Implements and scales national programmes such as SCTP.
• Monitors programme effectiveness and refines 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.
• Identifies and engages best‑in‑class partners to do demand sensing, develop training solutions and drive skills upgrading.
• Coordinates effectively with internal divisions and external stakeholders to deliver national programmes.

Skills

Industry development

Partnership management

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Programme governance

Job description