About the Role

12-Month Regional Contract | APAC Exposure | Early Careers & Talent Programmes

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic talent team and contribute to the delivery of large-scale graduate and emerging talent programmes across the APAC region. The role offers extensive stakeholder engagement, regional project exposure, and the chance to make a meaningful impact on future workforce development initiatives.

Who should apply:

Talent Acquisition, Campus Recruitment, or HR professionals who enjoy building talent pipelines, engaging with educational institutions, and delivering impactful graduate and internship programmes.
Project-oriented individuals who thrive in coordinating multiple stakeholders, managing regional initiatives, and driving end-to-end programme execution across diverse markets.
People-focused professionals who are passionate about developing future talent, creating exceptional candidate experiences, and contributing to workforce and organisational growth.

Key Responsibilities

Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of early career talent programmes across the APAC region, including recruitment, onboarding, programme delivery, and offboarding activities.
Oversee relationships with external talent suppliers and programme partners, ensuring effective workforce planning, service delivery, governance, and risk management.
Partner closely with business stakeholders to execute early career talent initiatives, ensuring compliance with local regulations, hiring processes, and data management requirements.
Develop and maintain partnerships with Institutes of Higher Learning (ITEs, polytechnics, colleges, and universities) to strengthen employer branding and talent pipelines.
Represent the organisation at career fairs, campus engagement events, student visits, and other employer branding activities.
Identify and establish new partnerships with educational institutions across APAC to support future talent pipeline development.
Support the implementation of regional talent attraction strategies, including scholarship programmes, diversity initiatives, talent pipelines, and employer branding partnerships.
Manage and monitor government grants, funding schemes, and incentive programmes related to graduate, intern, and early career hiring initiatives.
Coordinate onboarding programmes, induction activities, and engagement initiatives to ensure a positive candidate and employee experience.
Oversee the delivery of learning, development, and mandatory training programmes for graduates, interns, and early career hires.
Support employee transitions and programme completion activities, including graduate and intern offboarding processes.
Continuously review programme effectiveness, identify improvement opportunities, and implement enhancements to optimise the overall participant experience.
Manage graduate and internship placements, programme escalations, and day-to-day operational matters in collaboration with HR and business stakeholders.
Ensure compliance with employment legislation, organisational policies, and governance requirements across multiple APAC markets.

Requirements

Min. Degree in HR or Business Management
Proven experience in early careers recruitment, graduate programmes, talent development, or workforce planning.
Strong stakeholder and vendor management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across all levels of an organisation.
Demonstrated success in delivering HR, talent acquisition, learning, or workforce-related projects.
Good understanding of employment legislation, HR policies, and compliance requirements across multiple markets.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making capabilities.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and matrix-working skills, coupled with a passion for talent development and creating positive candidate experiences.

Qualified applicants, please send a copy of your resume in MS Word to:

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or call Melanie at 6736 3280 for further enquiries

All information will be treated with confidentiality and only selected candidates would be notified

Consultant: Melanie Zheng Zhiyuan

Designation: Principal Consultant/Division Manager

CEI Reg No: R1104774

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