Senior Partnerships & Programs Leader

Singapore Management University; Singapore; Sur place; SGD 90 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Singapore Management University (SMU) seeks a seasoned professional to drive SMU-X partnerships, curate industry projects, and manage cross‑functional programme delivery across courses and overseas initiatives.

You will lead collaboration with faculty, partners and university offices, maintain robust records, and ensure high-quality project outcomes while coordinating annual schedules and budgets. A collaborative, process‑driven mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with at least 5 years of relevant experience in partnership development, industry engagement, programme management or stakeholder relations.
• Ability to identify and secure partnerships, understand organisational needs, scope feasible projects and negotiate commitments with external stakeholders and faculty.
• Strong programme and project management skills including budgets, schedules, delivery dependencies and risk management.
• Experience in higher education, innovation programmes or cross-sector collaboration is advantageous.

Responsabilités

• Source and curate authentic industry and community projects for assigned courses.
• Manage the full partnership process: prospecting, project scoping, faculty and partner alignment, agreement coordination, onboarding, delivery follow-up and repeat collaboration.
• Coordinate course delivery with faculty, Schools and programme offices; manage schedules, project readiness, faculty appointments and contracts.
• Deliver overseas courses within the SMU-XO framework; coordinate overseas arrangements and risk management.
• Lead SMU-X Opportunity Awards selection, including schedules, liaison and follow-up with stakeholders.
• Maintain central partner and project database and support SMU-X's partnership priorities.
• Apply university policies and quality protocols to elevate decisions beyond delegated authority.
• Contribute project examples and partner content for communications and evaluation.

Connaissances

Partnership development

Industry engagement

Programme management

Project management

Stakeholder relations

Interpersonal skills

Facilitation

Influencing skills

Written and verbal communication

Attention to detail

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Business, Education, Computing, Communications, Public Administration, Social Sciences or related discipline

Description du poste

Singapore Management University (SMU) seeks a seasoned professional to drive SMU-X partnerships, curate industry projects, and manage cross‑functional programme delivery across courses and overseas initiatives.

You will lead collaboration with faculty, partners and university offices, maintain robust records, and ensure high-quality project outcomes while coordinating annual schedules and budgets. A collaborative, process‑driven mindset is essential.