Manager / Senior Manager / Assistant Director, NUH Global (Education, Consultancy & Alliance)
National University HospitalJob Description
Role Purpose: This role provides strategic leadership and operational oversight across NUH’s global-facing education, consultancy, partnerships and mission portfolios—namely Global Academy, Global Consultancy, Strategic Alliances, and Global Mission—to advance NUH’s position as a regional academic healthcare hub and trusted global partner. The role is responsible for shaping NUH’s global capability-building strategy, scaling internationally relevant programmes, strengthening institutional alliances, and ensuring disciplined governance, financial sustainability and reputational stewardship across all global engagements. Key Responsibilities: - Strategic Leadership & Portfolio Integration - Set thestrategic direction and multi-year roadmap for NUH’s Global Academy, Consultancy, Alliances and Mission portfolios, aligned with NUH’s overall internationalisation and academic health system strategy. - Ensure coherence and synergy across education, advisory, partnership and mission activities to maximise institutional impact and resource efficiency. - Translate NUH clinical, academic and operational strengths into scalable global offerings relevant to international health systems. - Global Academy (Education & Capability Development) - Provide oversight of healthcare management education, leadership development and training programmes delivered to international partners under the Global Academy. - Ensure programmes are academically robust, operationally viable and aligned with NUH’s brand and values. - Expand fellowship, exchange and leadership platforms that position NUH as a regional centre for healthcare capability-building. - Global Consultancy (Advisory & Systems Transformation) - Lead NUH’s Global Consultancy strategy, including market positioning, service portfolio development and quality assurance. - Oversee delivery of consultancy engagements with overseas hospitals, health systems and ministries, ensuring outcomes-driven, ethically governed and financially sustainable projects. - Ensure strong governance over contracting, fees, risk management and compliance with NUH/NUHS policies. - Strategic / Global Alliances - Develop and steward strategic institutional alliances with international hospitals, universities, health authorities and multilateral partners. - Oversee alliance frameworks, fellowship networks and collaborative platforms (e.g. academic, leadership, innovation or systems pilots). - Ensure alliances deliver clear strategic value, reciprocity and long-term institutional benefit to NUH. - Global Mission & Outreach - Provide leadership over NUH’s Global Mission initiatives, including community health missions, health system strengthening and capability transfer programmes in the region. - Ensure missions are aligned with NUH’s values, clinical governance standards and reputation. - Balance humanitarian objectives with sustainability, staff welfare and institutional priorities. - Governance, Risk & Institutional Stewardship - Ensure all global education, consultancy and partnership activities comply with NUH/NUHS governance frameworks, including agreement review, fee management, conflict of interest and overseas travel policies. - Act as a key institutional steward of NUH’sglobal reputation, managing sensitivities across jurisdictions, partners and stakeholders. - Provide regular updates to senior management on portfolio performance, risks, opportunities and strategic issues. - Financial & Operational Accountability - Oversee budgeting, revenue generation, cost control and financial sustainability of the global portfolios. - Ensure appropriate resourcing, team capability development and staff welfare across the Global Academy, Consultancy, Alliances and Mission teams. - Stakeholder & Senior-Level Engagement - Represent NUH in high-level engagements with international partners, government agencies, multilateral organisations and academic institutions. - Support CEO and senior leadership in shaping NUH’s global narrative and positioning. Key Competencies & Experience: Essential - Senior leadership experience in healthcare, academic medicine, health systems or international programmes. - Proven track record in international partnerships, education, consultancy or system-wide initiatives. - Strong strategic thinking with the ability to operationalise complex, multi-country initiatives. - High governance acumen, particularly in risk, compliance and institutional reputational management. Desirable - Experience working with overseas hospitals, ministries of health or multilateral partners. - Familiarity with healthcare education, leadership development or management consultancy models. - Exposure to global health, capacity-building or mission-oriented programmes. Personal Attributes - Strategic, diplomatic and politically astute. - Credible with senior clinicians, executives and external partners. - Values-driven, with strong commitment to governance, professionalism and staff wellbeing.