The School of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) is seeking a dynamic and strategic leader to serve as Head, Strategy. Reporting directly to the School Chair, you will be a key member of the School's leadership team, driving strategic planning, organisational excellence, and operational effectiveness. You will provide strategic oversight of the School's administrative, financial, and operational functions while partnering with academic and administrative leaders to translate the School's vision into actionable plans. The role is instrumental in strengthening governance, optimising resources, enhancing organisational performance, and enabling the successful delivery of the School's academic, research, and outreach priorities. Job Responsibilities: Lead the development, implementation, and review of the School's strategic and operational plans. Partner with the School Chair and leadership team to drive strategic initiatives and organisational transformation. Oversee the School's administrative, financial, governance, and operational functions to ensure efficient and effective service delivery. Develop and monitor organisational performance indicators, providing data-driven insights to support strategic decision-making. Lead budgeting, resource planning, and financial stewardship to optimise resource utilisation. Strengthen governance frameworks, risk management, and policy compliance across the School. Drive process improvement, organisational effectiveness, and service excellence through innovation and continuous improvement. Build collaborative partnerships with University stakeholders, industry partners, and external agencies to support the School's strategic objectives. Lead and develop the School's professional services team, fostering a high-performing, collaborative, and customer-focused culture. Job Requirements: A recognised bachelor's degree; a postgraduate qualification in Business Administration, Public Administration, Higher Education, or a related discipline is advantageous. At least 10–12 years of relevant experience in strategic planning, organisational development, administration, or operations, with 8 years in a leadership or managerial role. Demonstrated experience in leading organisation-wide strategic initiatives, change management, and cross-functional projects. Strong understanding of governance, financial planning, budgeting, and organisational performance management. Excellent analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate strategy into execution. Proven ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders across diverse functions. Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills. Experience in the higher education or public sector environment will be an advantage. We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Hiring Institution: NTU A research-intensive public university, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Engineering, Business, Science, Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, and Graduate colleges. It also has a medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, established jointly with Imperial College London. NTU is also home to world-class autonomous institutes – the National Institute of Education, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Earth Observatory of Singapore, and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering – and various leading research centres such as the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) and Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N). Ranked amongst the world’s top universities by QS, NTU has also been named the world’s top young university for the past seven years. The University’s main campus is frequently listed among the Top 15 most beautiful university campuses in the world and has 57 Green Mark-certified (equivalent to LEED-certified) buildings, of which 95% are certified Green Mark Platinum. Apart from its main campus, NTU also has a campus in Novena, Singapore’s healthcare district. Under the NTU Smart Campus vision, the University harnesses the power of digital technology and tech-enabled solutions to support better learning and living experiences, the discovery of new knowledge, and the sustainability of resources. For more information, visit www.ntu.edu.sg About NIE About RSIS About LKCMedicine About NTUItive
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