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The role leads the portfolio leads and their teams, sets collective priorities and operating direction, and is accountable for coherence of student development outcomes across the student lifecycle.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead for Transition Experience (Undergraduate and Postgraduate)\nSet the strategic direction and desired outcomes for the university-level Transition portfolio, and hold the portfolio lead accountable for translating the year-long Transition framework into plans and delivery aligned with the University's student development priorities.\nAdvise and staff the Vice Provost and Director in leading the University Orientation Coordinating Committee, synthesising issues across Schools, residential halls and student bodies, recommending institution-level priorities and trade-offs, and ensuring portfolio leads follow through on committee decisions.\nProvide executive oversight of the Transition and Orientation Programme (TOP), setting outcomes, governance parameters and cross-University priorities. Hold the Transition portfolio lead accountable for operational delivery and intervene on material cross-unit issues, risks and decisions that require Assistant Director-level resolution.\nLead for Undergraduate and Postgraduate Student Development \nStudent Development Programmes: \nStrategise and drive, in partnership with Associate Deans and Associate Chairs and through the portfolio lead, student development programmes to advance undergraduate and postgraduate student development, engagement, well-being and overall satisfaction, while promoting Inter-School collaboration and UG-PG collaboration within Schools.\nStrategic Oversight of the School Constituent Clubs and Scholar Clubs: \nProvide oversight, through the portfolio lead, for Schools Constituent Clubs, both undergraduate and postgraduate, and NTU Honours College in developing student leaders through experiential participation in student club activities.\nStrategic Oversight of the NTU Students’ Union and the Graduate Students’ Association: \nProvide senior oversight for portfolio lead's advisory relationship with NTUSU and GSA in aligning their activities and policies with NTU’s broader mission. Act as a bridge between NTUSU/GSA, university administration, and external partners, fostering strong relationships and ensuring constructive dialogue and actionable outcomes on topics such as academic options, campus facilities, and student welfare.\nLead for Policy and Governance for all Student Organisations\nLead the team in charge of the formulation, review, and operationalisation of Policy and Governance for all Student Organisations across constituition, activities, finance, safety to ensure coherence and consistent implementation.\nDetermine the stakeholder and escalation approach for significant policy changes; lead engagement where issues have University-wide implications or require alignment among senior academic and administrative stakeholders.\nServe as the policy subject matter expert consultant to stakeholders.\nRequirements:\nDegree in any discipline \nAt least 10-12 years of relevant working experience involving considerable interaction with students or youth, with a minimum of 3 years in a supervisory role. Experience in the tertiary education sector is advantageous.\nDeep understanding of student development practices and co-curricular programme design, with a strong grasp of pedagogical skills and direct experience in designing and facilitating learning experiences.\nProven track record in stakeholder management, with excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills across organisational hierarchy.\nA strong passion for nurturing and developing students, combined with demonstrated ability to lead multiple portfolio leads and teams, establish clear accountabilities, coach managers, manage performance and capability, and align resources and priorities across interdependent workstreams.\nWe regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.\nHiring Institution: NTU","description_format":"text","description_chars":4546,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Education","Hardware","Higher Education","Lasers & Photonics"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-24T03:54:39Z"}],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":40,"reasons":["conf:1","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/nanyang-technological-university-assistant-director-student-development","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/nanyang-technological-university-assistant-director-student-development.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T14:04:14Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}