Assistant Manager, Engagement and Partnerships (Centre for Innovation in Learning) [NIE]

ABOUT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION (NIE)

The National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore, is Singapore’s national teacher education institute, and we are proud to be an integral part of the nation’s education service. We play a key role in the preparation of teachers and in the provision of teacher professional and school leadership development programmes. We are committed to our vision of being An Institute of Distinction: Leading the Future of Education, and our mission to Inspire Learning, Transform Teaching and Advance Research. Read more about NIE here.

Job Purpose

The Assistant Manager, Engagement and Partnerships assists in faculty engagement & outreach and conducts environmental scans, research & analysis for technology-enabled pedagogical innovations. He/she works with the Manager, Engagement, Planning and Research to promote educational technologies and innovations to NIE faculty to foster technology-enabled teaching and learning.

Job Description

• Collaborate with the Learning Strategies and Learning Innovations teams to promote initiatives under the new Faculty Technology-Enabled Teaching and Learning (FacTEL) Framework and share innovations in teaching, learning and assessment institute-wide.
• Co-conceptualise stakeholder engagement plans with Manager/EPR to strengthen the culture of innovation in teaching and learning at NIE through the promotion of latest educational technologies and innovations to internal stakeholders.
• Identify trends and synthesize information on the latest developments in the use of innovative pedagogical approaches and technology-enabled teaching and learning through environment scans and desktop research. 
• Scan the educational climate and propose possible areas of partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen the culture of innovation in teaching and learning at NIE.
• Work with Learning@NIE editors to produce and distribute the publication on a regular schedule. 
• Assist in the administration of the Teaching and Learning Committee’s Incentivising Innovation and ICT Use Grant (I3G) and Irene Tan Liang Kheng Innovation Grant (ITLK IG).

Requirements

• A University degree with at least 2 years of relevant working experience.
• Innovative mindset to propose out-of-box solutions to improve existing processes.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Highly motivated, able to work independently yet also a strong team player. 
• Willingness to learn and develop capabilities, and to acquire and share new knowledge.
• Prior work experience in education/higher education is an added advantage.

Application

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Other Information

NIE staff can take chartered buses at their own expense from or near their homes to the NIE campus. This is subject to availability of seats.