Head (Ecosystem), Adult Learning Collaboratory

Adult Learning Collaboratory, Research Division

(2-years contract, renewable)

Who We Are

The Institute for Adult Learning (IAL), an autonomous institute of the Singapore University of Social Sciences, is at the forefront of building capabilities and continuing professional development for an effective, innovative and responsive adult learning ecosystem in support of the objectives of SkillsFuture.

IAL is leading the Adult Learning Collaboratory (ALC), the first such collaboratory in the world for adult learning. The ALC brings stakeholders in the adult learning ecosystem together to jointly innovate and co-produce solutions in an experimental community environment. Stakeholders include, but are not limited to adult learning institutions, adult educators, enterprises, technologists, researchers and policymakers.

For more information on Singapore University of Social Sciences and Institute for Adult Learning, please visit www.suss.edu.sg or www.ial.edu.sg.

About The Job

The role of the Head, Ecosystem is to steer the strategic direction of the collaboratory and its activities towards building a high-trust, high-efficacy ecosystem of co-innovation and co-experimentation. The appointee will work in close collaboration with Head, Experimentation.

In this position, the appointee will report to the Deputy Director of the Research Division, and work with a team of specialists to jointly engage stakeholders in experimenting and solutioning on thematic projects of vital importance to the adult learning ecosystem.

What You Will Be Doing

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Ecosystem engagement: Strategize, identify and bring together relevant stakeholders within the adult learning ecosystem to jointly co-frame issues, and co-create experiments/ solutions.
• Collaboratory design: Design collaboratory structures, mechanisms, processes, programmes, activities and branding towards building a high-trust, high-efficacy ecosystem of experimentation and innovation.
• Assets management: Develop and manage collaboratory infrastructure and assets including the curation of collaborative techniques, experimental approaches, methodologies and databases that are fit for purpose for adult learning innovation.
• Collaboration activity management: Co-lead thematic collaboratory activities that may include scoping, experimentation, prototyping, solutioning and validation, whilst working with a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Impact creation and dissemination: Create impact and disseminate results by engaging with relevant communities of practice such as adult learning educators, training providers, unions, enterprises, professional bodies, and policymakers, and the wider public through op-eds, research papers, policy and practitioner notes, academic journal articles, books and chapters.
• Project management: Oversee the budget, production of outputs, and reporting.

Job Requirements

• Minimally a degree in the social sciences, business or equivalent fields. Candidates with a graduate research degree have an advantage.
• At least 8 years of professional experience, preferably in learning and development and/or organisational/ecosystem development. Candidates with experience in change management or change enablement projects have an advantage.
• A commitment to building a high-trust, high-efficacy ecosystem of co-innovation and experimentation.
• Strategic thinking, creativity and influencing skills, with boundary crossing networking capabilities.
• Sound analytical skills to support research-grounded and data-driven experimentation and innovation.
• Strong writing, communication, administrative and project management skills.
• The successful appointee will be based in IAL Campus located at Lifelong Learning Institute at Paya Lebar.

What We Offer

At SUSS, we advocate the Spirit of Learning and pride ourselves as lifelong learners. You will gain access to various learning platforms and plenty of development opportunities to support your growth in a meaningful career!

Besides that, you will also get:

• Competitive Pay Package
• Hybrid Work Arrangement (Subject to Job Role)
• Medical Benefits
• Flex Benefits
• Family Care Leaves
• Volunteer Service Leaves
• Wellness & Recreation Activities
• Lifelong Learning Opportunities
• Career Development Opportunities through Internal Job Postings and Transfers