COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The family-like atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together - building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.
Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities - all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- This position is for School of Accountancy (SOA).
- Academic Matters
- To be responsible for the overall administrative management of the Programme.
- To maintain repository of course outlines, course materials, and student portal.
- To manage course registration, class scheduling, and course evaluation.
- To provide classroom support whenever necessary this may include weekday nights and Saturdays.
- To support faculty members on academic matters.
- To guide students in the entire dissertation process.
- To manage student awards and graduation.
- To liaise with partner universities on academic matters.
- Recruitment & Admissions
- To work closely with the Programme Directors, the Office of Post Graduate Research, and partner universities to develop and implement marketing and recruitment efforts.
- To be responsible for all recruitment and admission matters such as scheduling interviews, coordinating logistics required for recruitment (mainly at overseas partner universities).
- Students and Alumni Management
- To be responsible for students and to ensure that they have meaningful learning experiences.
- To be proactive in establishing good working relationship with students and alumni members.
- To manage student/alumni databases.
- To organise events and handle all set-up and preparation including registration, dealing with vendors, and communicating with participants.
- Accreditation & Academic Review
- To provide full support for the School's accreditation review.
- To provide administrative support for all academic review.
- External Relations
- To build strong working relationships with external stakeholders such as industry partners and partner universities.
- To enhance outreach and communication through all channels e.g. programme website and digital newsletters.
- Budgeting and Financial Reporting
- To be responsible for the budgeting and financial reporting of the Programme.
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS- Recognised University degree.
- Undergraduate degree with at least 5 years of relevant working experience preferably in educational and/or public service setting.
- Prior experience relevant to this position or acquired in an Institute of Higher Learning (IHL) setting will be advantageous.
- Effectively bilingual with excellent communication (written and verbal) skills in English and Mandarin. Proficiency in Mandarin is preferred to support the needs of a diverse student population and facilitate communication with Mandarin-speaking stakeholders.
- Good interpersonal skills to work with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Meticulous, hardworking, and strong team player.
- Able to work under stress and possess good organizational and time management skills.
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Candidates who do not possess the stipulated qualifications but have relevant work experience may still apply. Remuneration and appointment terms shall commensurate with qualifications and experience. SMU reserves the right to modify the appointment terms where necessary.
Please note that your application will be sent to and reviewed by the direct employer - Singapore Management University
