Assistant Director, NBS Global Leaders

Posted:
6/3/2025, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Customer Success & Support

This role is responsible for operational aspects of the NBS Global Leaders (NGL) program, the new “Premier Scholars Program” for Nanyang Business School. Similar to other programs at NTU like the Renaissance Engineering Program, NGL offers students a customized experience to enable students to achieve their full potential and become the next generation of business leaders.

This role will provide leadership and management for the following components of the program:

  • Design and delivery of a senior-level structured mentoring program, pairing each NGL scholar with a C-suite or similarly experienced mentor in his/her chosen field

  • Supporting the delivery of industry workshops – academic courses designed and delivered in close collaboration with leading practitioners in the areas of banking and capital markets, accountancy, and consulting

  • Leadership development, a four-year program designed to develop NGL scholars’ leadership skills through a combination of experiential and self-reflection activities

Responsibilities:

  • Programme Management

  • Student Engagement

  • Marketing, outreach, and admissions for NGL

  • Management of student Leadership and mentoring programmes

Requirements:

  • Degree with at least 8 to 10 years of relevant working experience in operations, administration, student recruitment or admissions in higher education.

  • Significant demonstrable skills and experience in strategic, operational and financial planning, and to analyze data, quantify results and manage budgets.

  • Detail-oriented with strong project management, good administration and organizational skills.

  • A people’s person, self-starter, mature and able to work independently while being an effective team-player at the same time.

  • Deliver a superior level of customer service and programme satisfaction to internal and external stakeholders.

  • In-depth knowledge of higher education landscape and university organizational structure would be an advantage.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU