Senior Programs & Scholarships Administrator

Singapore Management University; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Singapore Management University seeks a proactive administrator for the Student Success Centre to support scholarship management and student development programmes. You will handle routine tasks, coordinate activities and work with a small team to ensure smooth programme delivery.

The role requires a degree, strong organisational skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools. Occasional evening work may be needed to support events, and a service‑oriented mindset will help

Qualifications

• University degree in any discipline with at least 2 years of relevant experience in programme administration, event coordination or administrative support.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills, with good attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, with a service-oriented mindset and the ability to engage effectively with students, colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and familiar with collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, Forms and SharePoint.
• Familiar with the use of AI and digital content creation tools, such as ChatGPT and Canva, to support administrative tasks, communications and programme activities. Willingness to learn and adopt new technologies to improve work efficiency.
• Resourceful, adaptable and proactive, with a willingness to learn new systems and processes.
• A good team player who is also able to work independently with minimal supervision on routine tasks.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings to support programmes and events when required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate scholarships and student development programmes, including activities and events.
• Manage registrations, records, scheduling, venue bookings and logistics.
• Liaise with students, faculty, internal stakeholders, external vendors and other programme partners.
• Prepare programme materials, communications and related documentation.
• Assist in maintaining programme data, tracking participation, administering surveys and preparing statistics and reports for programme monitoring and evaluation.
• Provide general administrative and operational support to the team, including processing procurement requests, meetings, minutes and filing.

Skills

Organisation & admin

Interpersonal skills

MS Office & collaboration tools

AI content tools familiarity

Independent worker

Team player

Evening event support

Education

University degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

Canva

ChatGPT

Job description

Singapore Management University seeks a proactive administrator for the Student Success Centre to support scholarship management and student development programmes. You will handle routine tasks, coordinate activities and work with a small team to ensure smooth programme delivery.

The role requires a degree, strong organisational skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools. Occasional evening work may be needed to support events, and a service‑oriented mindset will help