[Overall Job Responsibility]
Through the power of learning, Enabling Academy seeks to foster an inclusive society for persons with disabilities to live, learn and work. As a disability learning hub, we rally partners from the education, business and disability sectors to provide responsive and quality learning opportunities for persons with disabilities, and to enable their network of support through training.
Enabling Academy aims to bring fresh ideas and build capabilities in the training space to:
- Provide diverse lifelong learning opportunities for persons with disabilities that support them in their personal growth and professional development
- Upskill the network of support – including employers, sector professionals such as job coaches and caregivers – around persons with disabilities
- Facilitate the practice of accessibility and inclusion among training providers
[Duties and Responsibilities]
- Identify, develop and nurture possible collaboration areas to implement sector-wide training strategies for persons with disabilities and their network of support – which include employers, sector professionals and caregivers – who wish to access relevant and quality training to enable them in supporting persons with disabilities.
- Implement and drive engagement strategies to promote Enabling Academy, and key messages on lifelong learning and skills development for individuals and partners.
- Partner with strategic partners and collaborators to co-organise events and training programmes.
- Engage stakeholders, including government agencies and industry/corporate players to cultivate and foster relationships to ensure effective and sustainable implementation of plans and strategies.
- Conduct research and analysis on the trends in the training landscape and the impact on the disability sector.
- Undertake other roles and responsibilities as and when required.
[Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience]
- Degree holder in any discipline
- Possess at least 5 years of experience. Working experience in training / education / government sector will be advantageous
- Demonstrated experience in project management, stakeholder management, and/or marketing and branding
- Possess strong people skills for stakeholders’ engagement with the ability to communicate ideas clearly
- Able to contribute as part of a team, while working independently on individual responsibilities with minimum supervision
- Ability to work under tight deadlines, adaptable to changing circumstances and resourceful in problem solving
- Proficient in Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
If you're interested in joining our Enabling Academy team and using your skills to empower people with disabilities and their network of support, click on "I'm interested!" to get in touch!