Senior Manager (Curriculum Development & Training) [CGD]

WORKFORCE SINGAPORE AGENCY; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agency in Singapore is seeking a proactive Manager to oversee curriculum development and training initiatives. This role involves managing multiple projects while ensuring timely execution and high-quality standards. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in programme development, strong project management skills, and certification in adult learning facilitation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience in program development and project management.
• Certification in adult learning necessary.
• Strong understanding of community engagement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Drive community engagement and execute training programs.
• Manage multiple projects, ensuring timely execution.
• Develop engaging learning materials and assess training effectiveness.

Skills

Project Management

Community Engagement

Critical Thinking

Training & Facilitation

Communication

Adaptability

Education

ACTA/ACLP Certification

Diploma in Adult and Continuing Education (DACE)

Diploma in Design and Development of Learning for Performance (DDDLP)

Job description

We are seeking a proactive and dynamic Manager to oversee curriculum development and training initiatives, including designing, developing, and delivering impactful trainings. Given the fast-evolving work environment, this role will manage multiple projects, ensuring timely execution and driving efficiency in a high-paced setting. Strong project management skills are essential to track timelines, milestones and deliverables, ensuring all initiatives are completed on schedule while upholding high-quality standards.

Responsibilities:

Community Engagement

• Drive career practitioners’ growth and engagement through digital and physical engagement initiatives.
• Plan, coordinate and execute engagement sessions, networking events, and online discussion forums for career practitioners.
• Develop and implement strategies to maintain active participation and facilitate professional discussions.
• Create, curate and maintain valuable content and a repository of resources for community digital platforms and capability development.
• Build and maintain relationships with subject matter experts and community leaders.
• Pilot, imers.
• Research and develop engaging content for bulletins and newsletters tailored to career practitioners.

Project Management

• Manage multiple projects from initiation through completion, including project planning, coordinating project activities, and managing resource and stakeholders to effectively ensure successful delivery within scope, time, and budget constraints.
• Develop proposals and create presentation materials.
• Proactively identify potential project challenges and independently implement solutions to ensure smooth project progress.
• Track project timelines, milestones and deliverables.

Curriculum Development and Training

• Create engaging learning materials, like presentations, e-learning modules and case studies.
• Conduct comprehensive online, hybrid, and in-person training programs to enhance career practitioners' skills, knowledge and competencies.
• Create engaging learning environments and utilise new teaching tools or technologies to enhance learners’ knowledge, practical skills, and professional capabilities.
• Apply adult learning principles to deliver interactive and impactful training sessions and customise training approaches to meet diverse learning needs for optimal learning outcomes.
• Design metrics and assessment tools to evaluate training program effectiveness and recommend improvements or updates of training materials and teaching aids, ensuring continuous development of engaging content.
• Evaluate the career development landscape and keep abreast of industry practices and standards.
• Research and review CDF framework and curricula, adopting a strategic approach to ensure alignment with national standards and best practices.
• Integrate emerging career development trends, technology, and teaching methodologies into curricula and course design to enhance learner outcomes.
• Ensure the curricula align with organisational goals and CDF frameworks, integrate learning objectives and achieve learners’ outcomes.
• Propose new course content, instructional materials, and learning activities that are relevant, engaging and innovative.
• Ensure curricula meet accreditation requirements, regulatory standards and institutional policies.

Requirements:

• At least 6 years of relevant and demonstrated experience in programme development and implementation, with a proven track record in managing end-to-end projects, including planning, execution, and evaluation.
• Community engagement: Able to engage community, digitally and physically, and align initiatives with industry needs.
• Project management: Able to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining quality standards.
• Training & facilitation: ACTA/ACLP certified with at least 3 years of experience facilitating adult learning and conducting assessments. Possess a strong understanding of adult learning principles with a demonstrated ability to adapt training content for different delivery modes (online, hybrid, and in-person).
• Industry & research expertise: Possess a strong understanding of workforce dynamics and programmes. Able to conduct research and transform complex research findings into practical, innovative learning solutions that drive measurable outcomes.
• Stakeholder management: Able to engage professionally across all organisational levels and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Communication: Able to write and communicate clear reports and content, and frame and present appropriate narratives to suit different target audiences to achieve communications objectives.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving: Able to analyse and synthesise latest industry practices and standards, to draw insights and recommend refinements to training and learning content and problem-solve by identifying and evaluating practical solutions.
• Adaptability & resourcefulness: Able to adapt to dynamic, non-routine, and unpredictable work environments while maintaining efficiency and effectiveness. Able to respond to shifting priorities and business needs, adjusting project plans accordingly.
• Personal effectiveness: Able to meet timelines for content development and preparation of presentations, contribute to high-quality deliverables, and proactively manage workload to ensure efficiency and accuracy in execution.
• Additional professional certification/training (advantageous):

1. Diploma in Adult and Continuing Education (DACE) or Diploma in Design and Development of Learning for Performance (DDDLP).
2. Certification and/or experience in career development facilitation, human resource, psychology, counselling and/or coaching.

All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.