About this role
<h2 class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:20.0px"><b>Who We Are</b></span></h2> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:13.333px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">As Singapore's first institute for lifelong learning, the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) champions inclusivity to bring education to all and ensure that they are given equal opportunities to develop to their fullest potential in our diverse learning environment.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:13.333px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">We advocate for the same for our people. We believe everyone should have equal opportunities and develop to their fullest potential in their careers.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:13.333px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Embark on an exciting lifelong journey with us in making a positive difference in your career and serving our society.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:13.333px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">For more information on Singapore University of Social Sciences, please visit </span><a href="http://www.suss.edu.sg" style="color:#0563c1;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:#000000">www.suss.edu.sg</span></a></span></span></p> <div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:20.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>About The Job</b></H2> </div><div><p style="margin:0.0in;font-family:Arial;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">The Institute for Adult Learning (IAL), an autonomous institute of the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), is at the forefront of building capabilities and offering continuing professional development for an effective, innovative and responsive Training and Adult Education (TAE) sector.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Reporting to the Assistant Director, Workplace Innovation, the position serves as the team's innovation and productisation specialist, with two primary areas of responsibility. First, the appointee will drive CWLI's workplace learning solutioning capability — developing pedagogy-informed learning interventions that have direct impact on business and worker performance, packaging them into scalable and market-ready solutions, and building the enablement infrastructure to support consultants in positioning and delivering these solutions to enterprises. Second, the appointee will provide specialist advisory to CWLI's funded innovation projects, advising project teams on how to strengthen the learning design foundations and strengthen the potential for adoption and market-readiness of their innovations. The appointee is expected to work effectively across teams and collaborate to synergise the different programmes to better achieve intended outcomes.</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:20.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>What You Will Be Doing</b></H2> </div><div><p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Workplace Learning Solutioning and Productisation</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Develop and package workplace learning interventions into scalable, market-ready solution offerings — from learning needs sensing and solution design through piloting, refinement, and go-to-market — ensuring each stage is informed by adult learning principles, performance-centred design, and evidence of learning and intervention effectiveness.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Develop enablement resources — such as solution briefs, facilitation guides, case studies, and toolkits — and train and coach consultants on the pedagogical underpinnings and practical application of each solution, so they can confidently position and contextualise offerings to meet enterprise workforce development needs.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Monitor solution adoption and gather enterprise feedback to inform product iteration, identify emerging learning needs, and guide the development of new offerings.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Contribute to building CWLI's solutioning knowledge base, including learning needs analysis frameworks, intervention design approaches, and workplace learning methodologies.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Learning Design and Innovation Advisory</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Advise funded project teams on strengthening the pedagogical foundations and market-readiness of their innovations — including alignment with adult learning principles, performance-centred design, learning transfer, scalability, and packaging for enterprise adoption.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Review learning design at key project milestones and provide structured, pedagogy-informed feedback to improve both the quality of the learning intervention and its viability for wider adoption.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Additional duties may be assigned, and functions may be modified, according to business needs and industry developments.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:20.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Job Requirements</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">A Master's or Bachelor's Degree in education, learning sciences, instructional design, education technology, adult education, business management, or a related field. A combination of educational and business qualifications is a strong advantage.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Minimally 5–8 years of working experience in learning design, instructional design, curriculum development, or adult education, with demonstrated expertise in applying adult learning theory and pedagogical principles to the design and evaluation of learning interventions. Candidates with a background in business development, product management, or strategic planning within the education or L&D sector are also welcome.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Experience in productising learning solutions — turning learning approaches into scalable products or services, including developing delivery models, solution packaging, and consultant enablement for enterprise adoption — is highly valued.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Possess business acumen and an understanding of how enterprises approach workforce development investments — including the ability to assess market needs, develop value propositions, and position learning solutions for adoption within organisational contexts.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Possess prior experience in the Training and Adult Education (TAE) sector or in Learning and Development (L&D) roles within enterprises is highly preferred.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with stakeholders, possessing strong communication and presentation skills (written and verbal) to engage and influence stakeholders of all levels of seniority, including senior management and enterprise clients.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Demonstrate strong systems thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop a deeper appreciation of current and emerging issues in workforce development and continuing education, and to exercise good judgement to provide sound recommendations.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Possess an ability to work independently and as a member of a team.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Demonstrate an ability in meeting deadlines and delivering on KPIs.</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">The successful appointee will be based at IAL Campus, located at Lifelong Learning Institute next to Paya Lebar MRT station.</span></p></div></div></div><h2 class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:20.0px"><b>What We Offer</b></span></h2> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:13.333px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">At SUSS, we advocate the Spirit of Learning and pride ourselves as lifelong learners. You will gain access to various learning platforms and plenty of development opportunities to support your growth in a meaningful career!</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:13.333px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Besides that, you will also get:</span></span></span></p> <ul> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:13.333px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Competitive Pay Package</span></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:13.333px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Hybrid Work Arrangement (Subject to Job Role)</span></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:13.333px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Medical Benefits</span></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:13.333px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Flex Benefits</span></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:13.333px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Family Care Leaves</span></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:13.333px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Volunteer Service Leaves</span></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:13.333px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Wellness & Recreation Activities</span></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:13.333px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Lifelong Learning Opportunities</span></span></span></li> <li class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:13.333px"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:#000000">Career Development Opportunities through Internal Job Postings and Transfers</span></span></span></li> </ul>