Total 6 job vacancies by National Institute Of Early Childhood Development

About the role
We are seeking a Communications Intern to join the National Institute of Early Childhood Development (NIEC) in the West Region on a 6-month contract. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone eager to gain practical, hands-on experience in the communications field.

What you'll be doing

• Assist in the development and editing of communication materials including posters, brochures, social media graphics and EDMs
• Help manage and coordinate communication projects and events including logistics, preparation of materials and on-site assistance
• Conduct research on industry trends, competitors and target audience to generate valuable insights that inform communication strategies
• Track, analyse and prepare reports on the communication campaign performance using tools i.e. Google Analytics, social media analytics and email metrics
• Coordinate meetings with external stakeholders including vendors and partners
• Collaborate closely with teams from various departments and students to gather insights, consolidate inputs and create content that supports communication goals

What we're looking for

• Current Polytechnic or University student in marketing or communications discipline
• Only Singaporeans
• You are a curious, adaptable, intuitive, self-starter and collaborative team player
• Good organisational and time management skills with great attention to detail
• You are self-motivated, friendly and outgoing personality
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint with hands-on knowledge of Graphic Design Software i.e. Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Canva
• Hands-on knowledge of social media platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, Telegram) with design and video production knowledge is a plus
• Good command of English with solid writing skills; bilingualism is a plus

About the role

We are seeking a Temporary Executive (Finance) to join the National Institute of Early Childhood Development (NIEC) in the West Region on a 6-month contract. In this role, you will support year-end closing for FY 2024 and assist with the WSG salary support audit.

What you'll be doing

• Responsible for the collection of receivables, resolving discrepancies
• Generate course fees receipts
• Update course fees payment details in TPG portal
• Reconcile finance records
• Extract documents for auditors
• Support in interface of Student Management System (SMS) to SAP
• Perform any other tasks as assigned by reporting officer

What we're looking for

• Diploma in Accountancy with 3 years of relevant work experience
• Excellent attention to detail and numerical accuracy, able to meet tight deadlines
• Proficient in the use of financial software and Microsoft Excel
• Able to quickly learn and adapt to new systems and tools
• A team player who is proactive and possess a problem-solving attitude
• Has strong ethics and able to handle highly confidential documents

Job Responsibilities

Branding & Communication:

• Plan, implement and review NIEC’s content strategy to ensure that NIEC’s key messages are synergistically delivered across all platforms and activities.
• Promote NIEC’s strengths in areas such as leadership training and inclusive practices.
• Safeguard NIEC’s corporate brand identity and ensure correct adaptation and usage of CI.
• Develop and manage advertising plan for paid performance marketing for key target audiences.
• Plan and produce marketing content and collaterals.
• Implement consumer insights research to track effectiveness of NIEC’s outreach and branding efforts, making recommendations to calibrate marketing strategies.
• Manage marketing budget and exercise prudence and effective use of resources.

Support Course Enrolment Target:

• Spearhead efforts and partner internal stakeholders to review, plan, develop and monitor marketing activities to drive acquisition for course enrolment.
• Drive email marketing to key target audiences by implementing results-driven email campaigns; as the project lead for email marketing, the candidate would need to make data-driven recommendations for improvement from campaign perf
• Drive awareness and demand for courses by improving customer engagements at key communication touchpoints (website, social media, events etc)
• Plan and organise NIEC outreach events.
• Work closely with external stakeholders such as representatives from preschools and agencies like SSG, career coaches and MOE ECG Counsellors to increase their knowledge of NIEC and our courses.
• Evaluate marketing programmes’ effectiveness and ROIs.

Media:

• Build and sustain relationships with the media to profile NIEC and its key spokespersons; media publicity efforts should showcase student success and establish NIEC’s thought leadership in the EC domain.
• Lead in media pitching and attending to media queries.
• Mitigate and handle crisis and emergency communications.
• Monitor and communicate media coverage relating to sector and NIEC.

Industry Collaboration:

• Foster partnerships for joint marketing initiatives with stakeholders such as preschool operators and ECDA
• Participate in key industry events organised by key industry stakeholders e.g. Skillsfuture Festival, ECDA Conference

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree preferably in Mass Communication, Business, Digital Marketing or Marketing Communications with a minimum of 5 years of relevant working experience.
• Experience in media relations and communications.
• Hands-on digital marketing experience with social media & website management and email marketing, with good working knowledge of current trends in digital/social media
• Strong understanding of search engine optimization (SEO) and paid performance marketing.
• Experience in developing and executing content plans.
• A creative and confident communications practitioner with a good command of English, with strong copywriting, proofreading and editing skills.
• Proficiency in Chinese, Malay or Tamil will be an advantage.
• Proactive team player with initiative, is meticulous and has good interpersonal skills.
• Has experience guiding junior team members
• Good organisational and planning skills
• Ability to multi-task and thrive on working in a dynamic environment.

Note: All new hires will be offered a two-year contract in the first instance. Contract renewal and emplacement on permanent appointment will be subject to continuous good performance.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist in year-end financial audits such as retrieval of samples
• Assist to prepare the Audited Financial Statements
• Assist to prepare audit schedules
• Assist to prepare GST schedules
• Assist in year-end and monthly closing of accounts
• Preparation and posting of journal
• Assist in checking of payment vouchers
• Assist in checking of claims
• Assist in sending out grab for business usage by division for verification & approval
• Assist in data analytics of general staff claim for SVP less than or equal to $200/$300
• Drafting of flowcharts for SOPs e.g. AP SOP

Job Requirements

• Diploma in Accountancy with 3 to 5 years of relevant work experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of SAP is advantageous
• Is meticulous and able to meet deadline
• A team player who is proactive and possess a problem-solving attitude
• Has strong ethics and able to handle highly confidential documents

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain all documentation on security policies, standards and controls and enforce compliance with policies and procedures in entire organisation
• Develop, implement and monitor reporting mechanisms for governance, security and risk practices to support compliance and highlight areas of exposure
• Keep abreast of current advances in all areas of information technology concerning vulnerabilities, security breaches or malicious attacks, and maintain up-to-date knowledge of IT security industry
• Work with internal units to conduct regular reviews and audit of IT systems and applications to ensure statutory compliance
• Develops, tracks, and reports on Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) for information technology security risk assessment progress
• Support data protection under Personal Data Protection requirements
• Develop and maintain business continuity plan and IT disaster recovery plan. Conduct annual business continuity and IT Disaster recovery testing
• Conduct IT risk assessment, review and reporting of key IT risk exposures and metrics, develop IT risk management framework and remediation plans to improve security posture with IT security best practices
• Assist in the execution for enterprise information and security governance and architecture roadmap
• Identify potential threats or attempted breaches to minimise vulnerabilities and risks in operating environment
• Design, develop and conduct cybersecurity and personal data protection act awareness workshops.
• Execute, manage, enhance and implement security operational processes to comply with IT regulatory and corporate requirements
• Responsible to ensure information security agreement is established for any required IT system/service contracts
• Perform incident and security management through Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover functions
• Any other related tasks assigned by supervisor

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science / Cyber Security / Information Technology or equivalent
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in IT audit, IT security or Data protection
• Possess relevant IT Governance, security and project management certifications (eg COBIT, CISSP, CISA, CISM, CITPM, PMP) will be advantageous
• Strong understanding of key IT security concepts such as access control, confidential data, encryption, business continuity, info-sec scans, and vendor apps
• Strong knowledge of IT organisation business processes and systems including (IT Security, data management, architectural and planning, technology life cycle management)
• Good understanding of risk management functions, including IT audit, cyber security, and/or IT compliance.
• Experience in or knowledge of 3rd party / vendor management lifecycle
• Good understanding of Singapore Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA)
• Strong oral and written communication skills to work effectively with staff at all levels of the organisation

Note: All new hires will be offered a two-year contract in the first instance. Contract renewal and emplacement on permanent appointment will be subject to continuous good performance.

This position will be based at any one of NIEC’s campuses, namely ITE Campus (Ang Mo Kio), Ngee Ann Polytechnic Campus and Temasek Polytechnic Campus.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and/or co-design a new module or review/improve a current module in collaboration with NIEC HQ, in tandem with industry development and in line with module and course objectives
• Design and adopt innovative pedagogy, keeping abreast with technological developments to achieve module outcomes and quality delivery of the module
• Deliver lessons according to module objectives, learning design and lesson instructional plans as provided by NIEC HQ
• Supervise class assignments/projects/practicum/internship
• Mark and monitor class performance, give informative and constructive feedback to classes on their learning
• Monitor the Module/Course Evaluation Survey for quality indicator for improvements
• Adopt and apply the assessment strategies and requirements for module assignments according to NIEC and Polytechnic assessment guidelines
• Act as a class advisor/mentor for tutorial groups to provide necessary information and support (e.g. refer person for financial assistance, counselling)
• Handle/follow-up with disciplinary issues in consultation and in collaboration with Module Leaders/Course Chairs/Course Leads, when necessary
• Attend academic meetings, and training / complete exam processing and invigilation
• Be involved in committees/projects, as assigned

Job Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or related post-graduate qualifications (to teach Diploma courses)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education or related post-graduate qualifications (to teach Certificate courses)
• At least 5 years of teaching experience in the early childhood industry
• Background and experience in Early Years / Inclusive Practice / Special Needs / Mother Tongue languages / Music / Visual Art will be advantageous
• IT savvy and has experience in using online teaching tools
• Meticulous, self-initiated, responsive and adaptable
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work collaboratively

Note: All new hires will be offered a two-year contract in the first instance. Contract renewal and emplacement on permanent appointment will be subject to continuous good performance.