The Deputy Director (Graduate Programmes) is responsible foradministering research and coursework graduate programmes at theLee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine), NanyangTechnological University, Singapore. The job holder will alsosupport the school’s development of Continuous Education andTraining (CET), and new graduate programmes. The Deputy Directorreports to Director (Education Management) and works closely withDirector, PhD Programme as well as the Director, PostgraduateCoursework (PGC) and Continuing Education and Training (CET)programmes.

Responsibilities:

Admissions

Support theProgramme Directors to achieve admission targets for each programmeper AY

Contribute to development of mediastrategies

Conduct briefings duringorientations

Scholarships

Oversee PhD scholarships, ensuring sufficient awards toalign with enrolment targets and tracking utilisations

Apply PhD scholarships for new faculty and ensureutilisations by the stipulated timelines

Curriculum Development and Planning

Familiarise with and adopt best practices for the programmes

Identify novel education gaps andopportunities (and relevant teaching faculty)

Work with faculty to prepare course/degree proposaldocumentation for approval by School, University and Ministry(where applicable) and monitor approval timelines

Review and recommend opportunities for processalignment, automation, or enhancement

Assessments

Have oversight of theassessment processes for the programmes

RunObjective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)

Reports and data

Collate dataand produce reports for submission to School and University

Student Welfare and Wellbeing

Support Programme Directors in managing student issues

Organise student townhalls

Finance

Engage with internalstakeholders to plan and develop budget estimates for new courses

Monitor operating budgets for theprogrammes

Have oversight of operating andaccumulated surpluses of programmes

MonitorPhD scholarship budget uitilisations

Leadership

Manage and train newadministrators

Mentor and coach teammembers to support their professional development

Requirements:

RelevantBachelor’s Degree; Master’s Degree is preferred

Background in higher education and/or healthcareadministration

Experience in finance,strategic planning and management

Excellentorganisational, written, and oral communication skills

Highly collaborative team player

Meticulous, resourceful, and adaptable

This is a 3 years contract appointment.

Hiring Institution: LKC