Strategic Industry Development & Partnerships Manager

Skills & Workforce Development Agency (SWDA); Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CSP or Skills Passport opportunity

Job summary

Skills & Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) seeks a proactive professional to drive industry development and partnership engagement. You will gather trends, identify top partners, and translate needs into learning solutions for a robust CET ecosystem.

You will work with CET Centres, IHLs and enterprises to curate training programmes and expand SkillsFuture initiatives, ensuring effective collaboration across sectors while supporting workforce transformation in Singapore.

Qualifications

• Experience in adult training education sector and/or industry development preferred.
• Ability to build and maintain partnerships with enterprises, CET providers and IHLs.
• Strong analytical and communication skills to translate industry trends into skills strategies.

Responsibilities

• Gather intelligence on local and international industry trends and translate into jobs and skills strategies.
• Identify and engage partners to develop training solutions and drive skills upgrading.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to implement national programmes like SCTP and curate training options for diverse workforce segments.
• Manage partner contracts and monitor training outcomes and take‑up.

Skills

Industry development

Stakeholder engagement

Partnership management

Research and analytics

Communication

Monitoring & evaluation

Business development

Team player

Job description

Skills & Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) seeks a proactive professional to drive industry development and partnership engagement. You will gather trends, identify top partners, and translate needs into learning solutions for a robust CET ecosystem.

You will work with CET Centres, IHLs and enterprises to curate training programmes and expand SkillsFuture initiatives, ensuring effective collaboration across sectors while supporting workforce transformation in Singapore.