We are seeking a dynamic Assistant Director to lead learning and organisation development initiatives that drive organisation transformation and competency-building, in order to ensure NAC is an agile, resilient and high-performing organisation, able to deliver our mission and strategic objectives, whilst ensuring staff are engaged feel their well-being is well taken care of.
National Arts Council
Assistant Director, People & Culture (Culture and Transformation)
Fixed Terms
Closing on 30 Dec 2025What the role is
What you will be working on
Oversee Learning and Development (L&D)
Lead the Learning and Development team to map out and implement NAC’s training roadmap to support NAC’s goal to be a competency-driven organisation.
Improve the data-collation and reporting process of training statistics to provide more real-time training insights in support of NAC’s competency-driven growth journey.
Design and implement strategies to encourage staff to complete mandatory trainings in priority areas in a positive manner.
Design and implement a strategy to encourage staff take greater ownership of their career development – e.g. short-term immersion programmes, gigs, rotations.
Strategic Organisation Development
Collaborate with relevant stakeholders, especially the senior leadership team to:
Design and implement organisation-wide transformation strategies that align with business objectives and enhance organisation capacity.
Diagnose organisation issues from the Employee Engagement Survey results and other diagnostic tools.
Identify improvement opportunities, develop and implement targeted intervention plans that address systemic challenges and leverage organizational strengths.
Build Leadership Team Effectiveness by designing and facilitating leadership retreats, team-building interventions, targeting areas of growth such as cohesiveness, communication, psychological safety etc.
Drive internal communications of organisation transformation efforts
Change Management
Champion change initiatives by developing and executing change management frameworks that ensure successful adoption and sustainability.
Create communication strategies, stakeholder engagement plans, and resistance management approaches that facilitate smooth transitions whilst maintaining operational effectiveness.
Process and Culture Enhancement
Analyse and redesign ways of working within and between teams to eliminate silos, improve collaboration, and enhance operational efficiency.
Develop cultural transformation initiatives that promote innovation, accountability, and high performance whilst maintaining employee engagement and wellbeing.
What we are looking for
An interest in the arts and a belief in the value of the arts in society.
At least 8 years of working experience, with at least 2 years in a supervisory capacity.
Strong grounding and experience in applying in Organisation Development fundamentals – e.g. use of self, groups and teams, systems & change, intervention design
Strong analytical and systems thinking, especially in the use of data.
Excellent facilitation, communication, stakeholder engagement skills with a capacity to translate complex concepts into actionable strategies.
Highly adaptable to change and ambiguity, comfort with discomfort, positive and resilient individual.
Familiarity with Workday Cumulus system will be beneficial.
A proactive and independent worker, yet able to work well in teams.
About your application process
This job is closing on 30 Dec 2025.
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within National Arts Council or the wider Public Service.
About National Arts Council
The National Arts Council champions the arts in Singapore. By nurturing creative excellence and supporting broad audience engagement, our diverse and distinctive arts inspire our people, connect communities and profile Singapore internationally. We preserve our rich, cultural traditions as we cultivate accomplished artists and vibrant companies for the future. As a statutory board in the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, our support for the arts is comprehensive – from grants and partnerships to industry facilitation and arts housing. The Council welcomes greater private and corporate giving to and through the arts so that together we can make the arts an integral part of everyone’s lives.
At NAC, we have a team of creative and dynamic staff who share this common vision.
If you have a strong passion for the arts, we welcome you to join us for a challenging and fulfilling career.
Learn more about National Arts Council