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ASSISTANT MANAGER/SENIOR EXECUTIVE, HUMAN RESOURCE

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You will be part of a dedicated HR Team supporting a specific group within the School, providing strategic HR consulting, guidance, and advisory services to influence talent decisions and add value to daily operations. In this role, you will also be responsible for managing the organisation’s talent pipeline, ensuring an exceptional candidate experience for both internal and external applicants, while partnering with stakeholders across the full recruitment life cycle.

Your responsibilities include identifying resource needs, staying informed on market trends, sourcing and assessing suitable talent, and managing negotiations through to successful placement. You will work closely with stakeholders to align interests, foster a collaborative work environment, and champion a service excellence mindset. A genuine passion for addressing people-related issues, needs, and challenges is key to your success in this role.

In addition, you will support end-to-end payroll processes, ensuring timely and accurate payroll delivery in compliance with relevant regulations, tax laws, and employee benefits policies. You will also contribute to the review and enhancement of HR policies and practices, and assist in the implementation of new initiatives that drive organisational success. Support for boarder HR projects and activities, including events and staff programmes, will also be part of your portfolio.

Requirements
  • Minimum 5 years of comprehensive experience in Human Resource
  • Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Self-motivated, results-oriented, and capable of managing multiple tasks effectively
  • A collaborative team player who can work independently and is aligned with the organisation’s developmental goals
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to engage confidently with staff at all levels
  • Detail-oriented, proactive, and well-organised
  • Tech-savvy, with proficiency in HR Management Systems (HRMS) and the Microsoft Office suite
  • Solid understanding of the local Employment Act and related regulations
  • A degree in any discipline, a postgraduate qualification in Human Resource Management will be an advantage

The Singapore Sports School (SSP) is a specialised independent school dedicated to the optimal sports development and academic rigour of our talented student-athletes. We believe in providing selected student-athletes, who have the ability to excel in sports, with the necessary support to pursue excellence in both sports and academics. With a team of dedicated teachers and experienced sports coaches and sports scientists, we provide a sound education experience, professional coaching expertise as well as various post-secondary pathways to enable them to achieve their sporting dreams and academic excellence.

We are seeking a suitable candidate to fill the full-time position of Youth Head Coach for Table Tennis to prepare our developmental student-athletes towards national team representation at international competitions and the Major Games (Southeast Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, World Championships and Olympic Games). The Youth Head Coach will report to Technical Director/Singapore Table Tennis Association (STTA) for technical matters and Assistant Director Sports/SSP for operational and administrative matters.

The appointed Youth Head Coach will be responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating the training and competition plans for student-athletes towards high performance in sports, based on long-term athlete development principles. This will include student-athletes in STTA’s National Youth set-up, i.e., the School-Within-School (SWS) Programme in SSP, Junior Development Squad (JDS) and Youth Training Squad (YTS). The appointed Youth Head Coach will prepare quarterly reports on the overall performance and progress of the various teams. In addition, the appointed Youth Head Coach will conduct regular review with each national youth paddler to discuss performance progress and goals. He/She will work with the SSP General Manager, STTA Senior High Performance Manager, fellow coaches, school staff and external stakeholders to achieve the sporting goals and holistic development of the student-athletes.

The appointed Youth Head Coach will ensure that the plans utilise all available resources including relevant support services (sport science, medicine and conditioning) and travel to relevant domestic and international tournaments as required. The Youth Head Coach will also work with the General Manager to recruit suitable student-athletes, mentor the team of coaches in JDS, SWS and YTS and establish good relationships with stakeholders such as STTA’s High-Performance Team. The candidate for Youth Head Coach must have experience in leading and mentoring a team of coaches.

If you are a highly motivated, engaging and enthusiastic individual with an understanding of the needs of elite student-athletes and if you want to work and excel in a challenging environment, we invite you to join us. You should forward a detailed CV with a recent photograph, stating your academic/coaching qualifications, working experience and current and expected salaries to [email protected]. Please indicate the job title on the subject heading of your email.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Requirements
  • At least 10 years’ experience of competitive coaching with elite and developmental youth athletes
  • Able to lead, mentor and develop a team of coaches to increase their capabilities and deliver a higher standard of coaching
  • Able to work as part of a team while showing initiative and independence in delivering the assigned duties
  • Possess the equivalent of the ITTF Level 2 and/or an international table tennis coaching qualification recognised by ITTF
  • Fulfil requirements to obtain National Registry of Coaches (NROC) membership and Ministry of Education (MOE) registration (for foreigners, to obtain NROC within 3 months)
  • Displays good understanding of sports science as applied to elite youth sports based on long term athlete development principles
  • Keen understanding of the quality Daily Training Environment needed for the development of student-athletes
  • Competent in values inculcation and character development for student-athletes
  • Good planning, administrative and organisational skills, with progressive knowledge, skills and attitude towards the use of data analytics in the training programme
  • Able to communicate well in English with student-athletes, parents and other stakeholders. · Experience working within a school environment would be an advantage.