Senior Executive / Asst Manager, Skilled Trades Enabling Programme

About the Role

The Specialists Trade Alliance of Singapore is looking for two Programme Senior Executives/ Asst Maangers to support the implementation of the Skilled Trades Enabling Programme, a national initiative that aims to strengthen skills development, certification, and career progression for skilled trades in Singapore’s Built Environment sector.

This is a meaningful role for candidates who enjoy working with industry stakeholders, government agencies, companies, and partners to bring new programmes from planning to implementation.

Successful candidates will be exposed to a varied workscope across certification, digital registry development, industry engagement, marketing, events, and programme administration. This role is suitable for candidates who prefer a dynamic work environment that is less monotonous, with opportunities to learn across different areas of programme development and industry transformation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Programme Coordination and Administration

• Support the day-to-day coordination and implementation of the Skilled Trades Enabling Programme.
• Assist in preparing programme documents, presentation decks, meeting materials, reports, and follow-up notes.
• Maintain proper records of programme activities, stakeholder engagements, applications, approvals, and related documentation.
• Coordinate meetings, briefings, workshops, focus group discussions, and industry engagement sessions.

2. Certification and Process Development

• Support the development of certification criteria, application requirements, assessment processes, renewal conditions, and supporting templates.
• Assist in documenting workflows for application, review, assessment, approval, renewal, and appeals.
• Support companies in understanding certification requirements and preparing the necessary documents.
• Assist in audit readiness coordination, documentation review, scheduling, and follow-up actions.

3. Digital Registry and System Support

• Support the development and implementation of the programme’s digital registry portal.
• Coordinate with vendors, internal users, and stakeholders on system requirements, data fields, user workflows, and testing.
• Assist in user acceptance testing, issue tracking, and system improvement feedback.
• Support the use of the portal for certification tracking, renewal reminders, reporting, and registry management.

4. Industry Engagement and Outreach

• Support engagement with companies, trade associations, government agencies, industry partners, and other stakeholders.
• Assist in organising industry briefings, outreach events, workshops, and engagement sessions.
• Maintain stakeholder databases, attendance records, follow-up actions, and engagement summaries.
• Support efforts to encourage company participation and industry adoption of the programme.

5. Marketing and Communications

• Prepare marketing materials such as EDMs, brochures, LinkedIn posts, website updates, presentation decks, and publicity content.
• Help translate programme information into clear, simple, and industry-friendly messages.
• Support consistent branding and messaging across programme collaterals and communication channels.
• Monitor outreach effectiveness and suggest ways to improve engagement.

Requirements

• Diploma or Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Events Management, Engineering, Built Environment, Quality Management, Project Management, or related disciplines.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Organised, meticulous, and able to manage multiple tasks concurrently.
• Comfortable working with companies, industry stakeholders, government agencies, vendors, and partners.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Preferred Attributes

• Proactive, resourceful, and willing to learn.
• Comfortable working in a developing programme environment where processes may evolve over time.
• Good sense of responsibility, confidentiality, and follow-through.

Why Join Us

This role offers the opportunity to be involved in a national level industry programme that supports skills development and career progression for skilled trades. You will gain exposure to a broad range of work, including programme planning, certification development, digital systems, stakeholder engagement, marketing, and events.

For candidates who enjoy variety, coordination, and meaningful industry work, this role provides good learning exposure beyond a routine administrative position.