Job description

[What the role is]

Plaque of Commendation (Gold) – NTUC May Day Awards 2026

Most Positive Workplace Collaboration Award – Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC) Awards 2025

The Straits Times Singapore’s Best Employers for 2024, 2025 & 2026

We are looking for a team lead to manage key initiatives in learning and development, career development, and employee engagement at Singapore Polytechnic.

This role plays a key part in strengthening organisational capability and workforce sustainability by designing and implementing development strategies, enhancing career mobility, and delivering impactful engagement initiatives aligned with SP’s strategic priorities.

[What you will be working on]

Responsibilities:

1. Learning & Development

• Design, implement, and evaluate organisation-wide learning strategies and programmes aligned to business and capability needs
• Lead key L&D initiatives (e.g., competency frameworks, leadership development, training plans, industry attachment, overseas programmes)
• Review training effectiveness using structured evaluation approaches and recommend improvements

2. Career Development

• Develop and strengthen career development frameworks (e.g., career pathways, job rotations, development programmes)
• Drive initiatives that promote career development across staff groups
• Review and develop programmes and processes for career conversations between supervisors and staff

3. People Engagement

• Plan and deliver staff engagement programmes and events (e.g. organisation-wide programmes and wellness initiatives)
• Manage ongoing initiatives such as corporate passes and recognition programmes (e.g. birthday initiatives)
• Work with internal stakeholder groups (e.g. Staff Welfare Committee, Staff Interest Group convenors) to drive participation and engagement

4. Team Leadership

• Supervise and guide team members in project execution and operational delivery
• Develop team capability in core competencies and HR functional competencies
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance team culture

[What we are looking for]

Requirements:

• At least 8 years' experience in HR, with relevant experience in learning and development, career development, or employee engagement
• Experience in supervising and managing staff, including planning work, monitoring performance, and developing team members

• Familiarity with Public Sector Human Resource policies, practices and guidelines will be an advantage
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving abilities, complemented by strong attention to detail.
• A collaborative team player who is proactive, resourceful and confident

• IHRP certification preferred