Job Responsibilities:
1. Lead strategy development to improve the overall quality of curriculum, through market scans, innovations, and new initiatives:
- Collaborate with the research team to conduct benchmarking and market scans to identify innovative opportunities.
- Identify areas for improvement to keep the curriculum relevant and competitive.
- Define curriculum strategy and design frameworks to achieve expected education outcomes from curriculum resources and other educational materials.
2. Lead needs assessment on quality of curriculum:
- Articulate frameworks and processes to guide review and enhancement of curriculum.
- Oversee the development and deployment of needs assessment surveys on child learning outcomes, teaching staff feedback, and other education quality related activities.
- Assess current state of curriculum based on stakeholder feedback and market benchmarks to identify gaps for review, addition, or removal.
- Develop and direct initiatives to improve the overall quality of curriculum.
3. Accountable for development and review of curriculum, trainings, and educational resources for curricula:
- Manage all operational aspects of curriculum development, including budget management and resource allocation.
- Coordinate with leaders from various sub-domains to integrate curriculum materials, educational resources, and teaching strategies.
- Ensure integration of different sub-domains results in a high-quality, age-appropriate, and holistic curriculum, aligned with NFC’s desired child outcomes and developmental goals.
- Direct curriculum refinement activities based on national standards and frameworks (e.g. Early Years Development Framework, Nurturing Early Learners Framework, Singapore Pre-School Accreditation Framework) and results from gap analyses.
- Plan and develop a comprehensive First-Year Teacher training roadmap/programme.
- Develop publications (e.g., storybooks, songs) as necessary.
4. Ensure quality and consistency of curriculum implementation through pilots, trainings, and other initiatives:
- Design and oversee pilot, prototype, or implementation of curriculum initiatives in centres.
- Create resource allocation plans, such as deployment of team to conduct leader and new teacher training.
- Oversee training activities for Centre Leaders and First-Year Teachers to ensure effective curriculum delivery.
5. Improve curriculum fidelity and consistency through monitoring and evaluation activities:
- Oversee centre visit activities to identify implementation gaps and assess curriculum effectiveness. This includes:
- Coordinating centre visit activities and agendas for team members throughout the year.
- Reviewing centre visit reports to document areas for improvement within the curriculum. - Guide team to recommend improvements to structures and processes for curriculum development, review, and implementation, focusing on achieving significant organisational strategic goals.
6. Build collaborative and professional partnerships with centres and other internal and external stakeholders:
- Lead collaboration meetings with representatives from the Business Unit(s) to gather feedback on curriculum, resources, and support initiatives.
- Provide advice on curriculum implementation strategies for centres.
- Build trusting relationships to support team KPIs and strategic outcomes.
- Foster professional partnerships with key stakeholders to enhance collaboration and resource sharing.
Job Requirements:
- Master in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) with relevant infant/toddler certifications
- ACTA or ACLP certificate holders are preferred
- Strong pedagogical and curriculum knowledge with at least 15 years of experience in the early childhood sector; with a minimum of 10 years of experience in a leadership role
- Experience in overseeing infant care centres and in curriculum development
- Demonstrated leadership and management experience, including leading multi-disciplinary teams
- Demonstrated ability to train, mentor, and coach early childhood leaders and teacher
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Deep interest in developments of ECCE trends and demonstrated ability to translate curriculum theories into practice
- Motivated individual with willingness to take initiative
- Able to work independently and collaboratively
- Demonstrated experience in stakeholder management and strong analytical and problem-solving skills