Strategic Industry Partnerships Lead

Skills and Workforce Development Agency; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) invites applications for a role in the Industry Development Division 2 to drive industry intelligence into actionable skills strategies and national programmes like SCTP.

Reporting to the Team Lead, you will build partnerships with CET providers, enterprises, and agencies, monitor outcomes, and scale programmes through data‑driven governance.

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

• Translating industry and workforce intelligence into actionable skills and training interventions
• Driving industry‑led partnerships to support workforce transformation and skills upgrading
• Implementing and scaling national programmes such as SCTP
• Monitoring programme effectiveness and continuously refining 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
• Identify and engage best‑in‑class partners to do demand sensing, develop training solutions and drive skills upgrading
• Work with strategic partners to implement CET Sector plans
• Identifies, evaluates, and engages best‑in‑class partners (enterprises, CET Centres, IHLs)
• Builds and sustains strategic partnerships to co‑develop training solutions and demand‑driven programmes
• Manages partner lifecycle including appointment, renewal, performance monitoring, and issue resolution
• Appoint and manage partners for SCTP and other relevant industry programmes
• Works with partners to curate, design, and implement training programmes, including SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme (SCTP)
• Develops and curates bridging and foundational modules (e.g. workplace, digital, financial literacy) to support diverse learner segments
• Explores and applies different training modalities to meet workforce and industry needs
• Coordinates effectively with internal divisions and external stakeholders to deliver national programmes
• Builds networks with economic agencies, companies, TACs, unions, and training partners
• Communicates clearly across operational and senior levels to align stakeholders and drive outcomes
• Tracks programme take‑up, training partner performance, and outcomes against agreed targets
• Gathers and analyses training demand data, including in new and emerging sectors
• Manages funding agreement, reporting, and administrative processes with strong governance and accountability

Skills

Industry development

Partnership management

Workforce development

Adult training

Research & analysis

Stakeholder management

Contract & governance

Business development

Multi‑project work

Job description

The Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) invites applications for a role in the Industry Development Division 2 to drive industry intelligence into actionable skills strategies and national programmes like SCTP.

Reporting to the Team Lead, you will build partnerships with CET providers, enterprises, and agencies, monitor outcomes, and scale programmes through data‑driven governance.