Republic Polytechnic

Office of Student and Graduate Affairs - Assistant Manager/Senior Executive

Fixed Terms

Closing on 29 May 2026

What the role is

The successful candidate is required to build and strengthen strategic partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to drive outreach, stakeholder engagement, and RP’s brand through the arts, sports, service-learning, and leadership pillars. This includes identifying new opportunities, managing key partner relationships, and aligning initiatives.

This role also requires the candidate to guide staff in delivering impactful Service-Learning experiences that empower students to create meaningful local and global impact.

What you will be working on

•   Manage strategic partnerships with local and international stakeholders (e.g. schools, community groups, agencies)
•   Identify and manage a portfolio of high-impact partners; uncover new partnership opportunities
•   Drive stakeholder alignment and cross-functional coordination for partnership initiatives
•   Plan and execute engagement activities; track outcomes and optimise strategies using data and digital tools
•   Lead and guide staff in delivering Service-Learning projects (primarily local and overseas) and mentor student leaders in the Service-Learning Club to drive growth and impact
•   Perform other duties as assigned

What we are looking for

•   At least 3 years of relevant experience in partnership and outreach roles, preferably within the education sector
•   Passion for working with people, student-centric, empathetic, and able to engage various stakeholder groups effectively
•   Proactive, resourceful, and able to execute and improve operations independently
•   Good communication skills for working with community partners, students and staff
•   Strong organisational and administrative skills to manage programmes, operations, and resources effectively
•   Proficient with marketing and content creation (e.g. social media, visual and video platforms), using visual design and video tools (e.g. Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, Canva, CapCut, or equivalent platforms)
•   Knowledge of MS Office, IT systems, and statistical analysis, automation, productivity, and dashboards (eg: Power Automate, Power BI, etc) will be an added advantage

About your application process

This job is closing on 29 May 2026.

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 Republic Polytechnic or the wider Public Service.

About Republic Polytechnic

The first educational institution in Singapore to leverage the Problem-based Learning approach for all its diploma programmes, Republic Polytechnic (RP) has seven schools offering courses in Applied Science, Engineering, Business, Hospitality, Infocomm, Sports and Health, and Technology for Arts, Media and Design. To support Singapore’s national effort to promote continuous, lifelong learning, our Academy for Continuing Education (ACE) offers a wide range of part-time programmes. We welcome you to grow with us! Discover a people- and family-oriented culture, where you are inspired to improve as you nurture lifelong learners. For more information from RP, please visit https://www.rp.edu.sg/careers or follow us on LinkedIn.

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