Programme Lead / Senior Lecturer, Business Practice (Hemis)

About the role

A 2-year contract position as Programme Lead / Senior Lecturer, Business Practice in the School of Humanities & Interdisciplinary Studies. The role brings together industry practice and higher education through course delivery, practical supervision and the sharing of cross-regional business experience. It suits candidates with extensive exposure to Asian markets and a commitment to talent development and knowledge transfer. Candidates must be effectively bilingual in Chinese and English and able to teach both Pre-Employment Training (PET) and Continuing Education and Training (CET) learners.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver courses on business, management and organisational development
• Share and supervise practical business experience related to Southeast Asia, China and other regional markets
• Guide students in business case analysis, entrepreneurial projects and market strategy planning
• Facilitate business communication, negotiation skills and cross-cultural understanding in class
• Teach at least one evening or weekend per week
• Contribute to module development and supervise academic and industry projects
• Lead the design and rollout of Chinese-medium CET programmes for working adults
• Run landscape scans and consult stakeholders to keep programmes relevant
• Sourcing industry partnerships and business development to grow course uptake
• Support curriculum innovation and manage teaching-related administration

Required profile

• Tertiary qualification in business, management or a related discipline
• 8 to 10 years of experience in Southeast Asia, China and/or other regional markets
• Bilingual in Chinese and English
• Ability to turn industry experience into effective teaching and learning content
• Prior experience teaching human resource management and related courses is an advantage

Required skills

• Business negotiation and business communication
• Entrepreneurship and marketing