HeadHunt Issue 70

MICA (P) 167/10/2010 • Classified Jobs: 6334 4771 • www.headhunt.com.sg

13 January 2011 - 26 January 2011 (Issue 70)

Good News as

wages are set to rise this year Page 12

PLUS Part-time work most common flexi-work arrangement in Singapore Robots can now replace your presence in the office Negotiating for higher pay? Preparation is key SingPost branches out overseas in search of mailmen

FEATURED JOBS

Director APAC (Logistics)

Senior Bid Desk Specialist Page 04

Regional Marketing Manager Page 06

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Associate Director (Asset Management) Page 07

Voice Project Manager Page 10

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REGIONAL SALES MANAGER WORK WITH FORTUNE 500 CLIENTS $9 billion global revenue.

Business services – HR. True regional role.

This Nasdaq listed business services group dominates its chosen space of outsourced HR services. With over 500,000 clients worldwide it provides critical services around HR, payroll, tax and benefits administration.

You will drive sales into MNCs based in Asia Pacific and global MNCs doing business in APAC. Help grow the existing business in APAC by managing large, complex sales cycles. Identify and implement new business opportunities and business growth strategies.

With the ability to craft and develop multi-country agreements and solutions, you display leadership qualities and manage a team of presales resources, solution architects, financial analysts and others as required. A strong track record with C-level executives is vital.

Contact Daniel Ladd-Hudson at dhuds@hays.com.sg or +65 6303 0720.

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DIRECTOR OF L&D LEAD AN OPTIMAL FUNCTION Own the L&D strategy for information technology.

With plans for increasing future growth very near, the learning strategy within this bank requires a revamp and as such an experienced Learning & Development Head aligned to this bank’s global transaction and IT infrastructure section is required. Your strength will be in enhancing what is already an optimal function and curriculum within the IT banking functions.

With already strong learning processes in place from the head office and handling a large coverage in the banking community you will elevate learning and development to the next level handling this as if it were a new start up having complete ownership of the learning process for IT and infrastructure, championing learning and development whilst working in a very collaborative way to bring together a fresh new L&D process supporting the business agenda.

Individuals from a banking background will be preferred.

Contact Mamta Shukla at mamta.shukla@hays.com.sg or +65 6303 0721.

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NTU Hays Recruitment Kelly Selection Kelly IT Resources Randstad Red Hat Travelex

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International SOS MAS IPS Group Capita Group The GMP Group Robert Walters In the news

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Career Expert A view from the Top Aalto Executive Education Chris Consulting Drake AYP Associates Aventis

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MOE REED MOE HeadHunt Networking Party

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CONSULTING DIRECTOR DELIVER EXECUTIVE SELLING OPPORTUNITIES

TRANSFER PRICING TAX MANAGER COMPREHEND BUSINESS MODELS

Strategy and transformation expert.

Circa. SGD300k++.

Electrifying new role.

Regional responsibility.

Stimulate your mind.

This large IT service provider is expanding and strategically hiring talented, enthusiastic and experienced consulting staff for their industry domains.

Join a ground-breaking international FMCG business with multi-billion revenue in operations.

Ideally you should be a consulting sales person with a solid technical background to deliver executive/high value strategic selling opportunities. You will also be point of contact for the delivery of the projects. You should be able to validate the entire solution, manage its life cycle, deliver the solution including the pricing rules to secure business growth and define the marketing strategy for the commercial success of the solution.

In this new role you will support the Transfer Pricing Director in liaising with the business in various countries around the region to understand the business models being run in those countries and the tax and transfer pricing implications. You will work with members of the regional tax and finance/business teams to advise the regional companies on the tax and other implications of proposed changes to the business model.

With 15+ years of consulting experience, you also have experience in consulting in Asia Pacific and have strong experience in strategy and transformation related consulting.

Additionally, you will assist with the collection and build up of transfer pricing documentation for the region, develop and monitor necessary audit trail for transfer pricing documentation, and own this process.

In order to be considered you have extensive experience providing consulting services to corporate customers globally. You are highly competent in specifying customer requirements for a solution and can justify the investments as well as lead the domain for the region.

We are looking for someone with seven years experience in tax/finance/transfer pricing roles within advisory/consultancy or commercial background in a multinational organisation. You must have some understanding of the business (especially supply chain) of FMCG companies in general would be preferred. You must also be good with numbers, organised, self-driven and independent.

Contact Wije Mookiah at wije.mookiah@hays.com.sg or +65 6303 0158.

Contact Suriani Norahim at suriani.norahim@hays.com.sg or +65 6303 0150.

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REGIONAL PURCHASING DIRECTOR, ENGINEERING MNC INCREASE BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS

VICE PRESIDENT, CHANGE MANAGEMENT LEAD & IMPLEMENT PROCESS RE-ENGINEERING

Leading international engineering conglomerate.

Rapidly expanding Asian operations.

Drive strategic procurement initiatives.

This world-leading provider of power systems and services for use on land, at sea and in the air, operates in several markets. Due to business expansion in Asia Pacific, the purchasing organisation is seeking talented individuals with relevant experience in strategic sourcing.

You’ll lead a team of Purchasing Managers to deliver the required business performance for the region from assigned suppliers and designated commodities whilst operating to the deployed functional processes. You will lead the regional management team ensuring compliance to purchasing processes and serve as the local point of escalation for the resolution of region specific commercial and general supplier performance issues.

You possess a degree in supply chain/ mechanical engineering with at least 15 years of sourcing experience in the aviation industry. In addition to strong commercial skills, you are an excellent communicator and have a proven record of leading best-in-class procurement organisations. Ideally, you have experience in new factory start-up operations and a strong understanding of manufacturing supply chain in the aerospace or marine industries. Frequent travel is required.

High profile role.

Excellent career development.

Attractive remuneration package.

This top tier global investment bank is looking to build their talent network and is seeking driven and creative individuals to be part of their change management team in the global banking operations market.

Looking after all back office process improvements for derivatives products, you will be responsible for leading and implementing process re-engineering to deliver efficient and effective process and controls for service delivery of the business and product supports. You will be working with business partners and global project teams to manage project scope and deliverables for all Asia operations. This team manages the UAT testing and ensures that business test plans are followed and signed off prior to the live implementation.

With a proven track record managing large scale projects with sound knowledge of operations workflow processes and derivatives products, you are degree qualified with a minimum of ten years in operations and project management. You possess excellent leadership skills with a strategic focus and the ability to communicate at all levels.

Contact Paul Seet at paul.seet@hays.com.sg or +65 6303 0722.

Contact Madeline Goh at madeline.goh@hays.com.sg or +65 6303 0151.

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shape your world of work Career Tip 1 — Let your personality shine through As the employment market in Singapore continues to heat up, it’s important to think about your “personal brand” — what things about you will make that lasting impression.

At interview think smart and talk smart. Think laterally about your experiences, how to apply them to your potential new role and use positive language. Optimism, enthusiasm and cultural fit play a huge role in the selection process. If you act yourself at interview and you get selected, you’re far more likely to fit in and succeed.

To start shaping your world of work and make your lasting impression on a potential new employer, contact the Randstad team on 6510 1350. www.randstad.com.sg

IT consultant

senior cost accountant

business controller

Commercial & banking verticals

To S$90K p.a. (+ bonus)

To S$111K p.a. (+ benefits)

With a global network in 44 countries and presence in the local market for over 16 years, Randstad is well placed to offer its employees a clear career path and excellent training and development.

A leading UK based FMCG has an opening for a Senior Supply Chain Accountant with extensive costing experience. In this role you will develop cost accounting guidelines and maintain supply chain profitability through the implementation of timely processing of supply chain costs in SAP, reviewing of transfer pricing and variance analysis. You will also support monthly closes, accruals, reconciliations and inventory management, as well as management reporting.

A market leader in household innovations within the FMCG industry is seeking a Business Controller.

You will contribute to the continuous improvement of the business by managing and developing the local finance team, including the full spectrum of accounts, P&L and balance sheet. The role will also business partner with the sales & marketing team on matters surrounding costs structures, debt collections, OPEX, CAPEX and inventories.

Passionate, experienced and sales driven? Become part of our highly successful IT consulting team.

We require business savvy, professional people who know their industry sector and can offer our clients outstanding service.

You will need to be self-managing, with excellent client relationship skills and a desire to thrive in a sales culture. Ideally, you will possess either recruitment or IT sales experience.

Work with an industry leader that recognises and rewards individuals.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Claire Smart on 6510 1358 or email claire.smart@randstad.com.sg

We are seeking a confident, business savvy individual, who has a sense of urgency and can remain calm under pressure. Degree and five plus years experience in a management or cost accounting role.

CPA with five years experience in the financial or business analyst space, ideally from an electronics or FMCG company. As an effective communicator with dynamic disposition, your excellent command of both English & Mandarin will see you succeed in this role.

For further details, please contact Sash Naidu on 6510 1362 or email sash.naidu@randstad.com.sg

For further information, please contact Jee Kinnear Ong on 6510 1364 or email jee.kinnearong@randstad.com.sg

information technology

accounting

accounting

regional marketing manager (4 positions)

senior relationship manager

global relationship manager

European MNC To S$125K p.a. (+ bonus)

Structured finance/bilateral trade To S$170K p.a. (+ bonus)

Corporate banking To S$120K p.a. (+ bonus & benefits)

A rapidly growing global FMCG is strengthening their regional office in Singapore and creating a new regional marketing team with four Regional Marketing Managers. Reporting to the Regional Marketing Director, they will support the country marketing and sales teams, working across numerous industries to build the B2B and B2C (construction, architects, developers, HDHB organisations) client base.

A rapidly expanding Asian Bank with meteoric future growth plans is seeking a Senior Relationship Manager to work within their structured finance/ bilateral trade division. The role will develop the Bank’s corporate asset portfolio through active origination, participation, execution of bilateral trade and syndicated transactions.

A European financial institution is currently undertaking an aggressive corporate expansion plan. The Global Relationship Manager is responsible for developing and managing a portfolio of existing corporate and FI clients, with expectations to grow the portfolio profitably through effective account management, account planning and implementation of product strategies.

Minimum of eight years experience in portfolio and brand management, with demonstrated strategic growth in FMCG, chemical, construction or infrastructure segments. One of the roles will be heavily liaising with the R&D department planning new product launches and another will suit a candidate with vending machine strategic exposure.

For further information, please contact Richard Cornish on 6510 1359 or email richard.cornish@randstad.com.sg

executive

A good understanding of the key financing risks in transaction financing, ability to identify and articulate such risks to key decision makers is imperative, as is experience in assessing structured deals, including but not limited to LBO and project finance deals. Eight plus years experience within a corporate banking environment, credit analysis, financial modelling and report writing skills are essential.

As a confident, client facing individual, you will draw on your five plus years European markets experience, and develop corporate and FI markets by expanding offerings to existing clients whilst simultaneously procuring new accounts. There are no constraints as the bank’s entire product range is available to be utilised, resulting in excellent remuneration potential.

For further information, please contact Rajeev Kapur on 6510 1355 or email rajeev.kapur@randstad.com.sg

For further information, please contact Rajeev Kapur on 6510 1355 or email rajeev.kapur@randstad.com.sg

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WORK AT A COMPANY BUILT ON SHARING. WORK AT RED HAT. JOB DESCRIPTIONS Senior / Bid Desk Specialist

Senior / Accountant

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Establish strong, trusted working relationships with all Red Hat departments and groups that contribute to the structure of, or may be impacted by, the non-standard or complex deal, specifically: Sales, Business Affairs, Finance, Operations, Product Management, Product Marketing, Global Professional Services and Global Support Services.

• Review business terms language in non-standard or complex agreements for compliance with corporate policies. Ensure use of Red Hat agreements and business forms whenever possible.

• Draft business terms language for non-standard or complex agreements as required. Work closely with Business Affairs on contract review and revision. Assist with documenting and maintaining version controls.

• Coordinate deal or agreement review and approval by stakeholders using defined processes and systems. Enforce the corporate Approval Framework and associated policies.

• Support GSA/Price reduction Clause compliance. Maintain record of reviewed agreements.

• Ensure forward deal momentum. Troubleshoot, Escalate, Resolve. Manage the escalation process.

• Drive competency to negotiate and close deals that follow established guidelines.

• Provide a support center for sales covering the following: business practices and guidelines, RFP and RFI support and complex vendor registrations.

• Review, research and complete customer requests for Assignment.

• Promote and support use of Salesforce as the primary system for contract review requests and price approval requests.

• Ensure that deal practices are documented, optimized, communicated, adhered to, and in support of global operational and sales objectives.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: • Maintain General Ledger and Fixed Assets.

• Liaise with sub-ledger journal owners to ensure that ledgers are closed within the time lines.

• Ensure all closing activities are carried out according to company policies.

• Responsible for the accurate and timely submission of the quarterly and monthly reports.

• Perform monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliation.

• Liaise with external auditors during year end audit and assist to prepare the Statutory Accounts.

REQUIREMENTS: • Degree in Accountancy or equivalent with at least 5 years of relevant working experience, preferably gained from a MNC environment.

• Sound understanding of local GAAP and US GAAP. • Attention to details and good analytical skills.

• Proficient in Oracle system is a plus.

• A self starter individual who takes pride in taking initiatives and driving process improvements.

REQUIREMENTS: • Bachelor’s Degree required.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience working in a rapidly-changing, deadline-based position involving heavy interaction with multiple levels of management and peers.

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

• Ability to communicate across all levels of management.

• Proven skills in negotiation, analysis, logic, problem-solving, crisis management, leadership.

• Familiarity with operations, order processing, fulfillment, revenue recognition, legal contracts, purchase orders, license agreements.

• Must be organized, detail-oriented, self-motivated, persistent, and exhibit skills in diplomacy and influence.

• Comfortable handling multiple, urgent-priority tasks, projects, and relationships under pressure and stress.

• Adept at working quickly and thoroughly under changing conditions and timetables.

• Potential candidates have backgrounds in Operations (Business, Sales, Channel), Contracts/Legal Administration, Paralegal, Finance/Revenue, Order Management, Business Development and Process Design.

• Experience with Salesforce and Oracle a plus.

TM

Interested applicants should email their CV to spoon@redhat.com or call Simon Poon at (65) 6512 5508 for a confidential discussion.

For more career opportunities, visit: redhat.com/about/careers

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International SOS is the world’s leading international healthcare, medical assistance, and security services company.

TRAVELEX, a UK-based company, is the leading provider of global business payments solutions to corporations and individuals worldwide. We have global presence in the United Kingdom, Europe, Middle East, India, Africa, the Americas and Asia Pacific with over 6,000 employees worldwide.

Travelex Singapore would like to invite seasoned candidates with a passion for success to join our aggressively expanding team. Excellent career opportunities will be offered to the right candidates.

Lead Generation Executive GLOBAL BUSINESS PAYMENTS

Reporting to the Marketing Manager, you will be expected to call on corporate leads provided to you to secure appointments for the sales team. You will also support marketing programs through follow-up calls and provide prospects with information through email or fax channel.

• Diploma holder with 3-5 years of working experience or GCE ‘O’ level with 5-7 years of relevant working experience • Strong command of spoken English and ability to speak with all levels of people • Energetic, positive, self-driven and enjoys working in a fast-paced environment • Foreign exchange knowledge is not required

Excellent remuneration with a growing team will be offered to the right candidates. If you meet the above requirements, you are invited to submit your curriculum vitae, along with a recent photograph, to: The Human Resource Manager Travelex Singapore Pte Ltd 77 Robinson Road, #35-01 Robinson 77, Singapore 068896 Email: cm.hr@travelex.com.sg Fax: 6494 8291

Trainer The Job You will be responsible for training the members of our International Contact center delivering Concierge & Lifestyle solutions to our corporate clients. This is a hands on L&D position which requires strong attention to detail, as well as exceptional facilitation skills. This is an opportunity to partner with the business and deliver key learning initiatives to improve employee retention, increase business performance, education and L&D outcomes. You will work jointly with the product champions to develop training programmes based on the service quality KPIs and global operations standards with an aim at exceeding such KPIs and standards. You are required to be involved in the mentoring of all new hires and provide feedback on their performance at appropriate intervals to enable them to assimilate into the role. As part of your role, you will support the roll out of all key training initiatives at the country level.

The Person To be successful in this position you will have a proven history of training and facilitation in a hands on capacity.

You should have good interactive and communication skills with strong ability to thrive in a fast-paced and highly matrixed driven environment. You should exhibit strong leadership skills with a passion for Learning and Development.You will have exceptional communication skills, be approachable, flexible, hardworking, tenacious and not daunted by complex and difficult problems. You must be a true team player who is collaborative and able to inspire those people around you. Ideally you will have worked in a large multi cultural cross matrix organisation and have a hands on and practical approach to training with high levels of drive and energy.

IT Infrastructure Engineer The Network Engineer will be responsible for the support and monitoring of all networking infrastructure. The position requires knowledge of all levels of networking architecture including routers, firewalls, IDS, Switches, Citrix and Windows. The Network Engineer must also have working knowledge of Active Directory and Exchange as well as IIS, SQL, Windows operating systems, VMWare Vsphere, Citrix XenServer, Xen Desktop and Xen App. The Infrastructure Engineer must have an ability to resolve problems quickly and with little impact to the end-users. The ideal candidate for this position will have excellent communication skills and be able to work within strict timelines and with high expectations. The Infrastructure Engineer must be able to manage time effectively and complete required projects on time. The Infrastructure Engineer will be required to lead special project implementations, provide all third level support, oversee a small helpdesk and mentor other IT staff.

To apply, please send your details to career@internationalsos.com

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MAS is the central bank of Singapore. Our mission is to promote sustained non-inflationary economic growth, and a sound and progressive financial centre. We are at the forefront of Singapore’s rapidly growing financial industry, creating new policies and initiatives that address the ever-changing landscape. Work at MAS promises not only challenges worthy of your intellectual abilities, but also the personal satisfaction that comes from building one of Asia’s premier financial hubs. We invite you to take up the challenge and make a difference to Singapore’s economic and financial development!

Financial Markets Strategy Department

Assistant Director/ Associate (Product/Sector Division) (Ref: 30021227_12011) The Financial Markets Strategy Department is looking for self-motivated individuals to be responsible for promoting and developing Singapore as a leading centre for international financial market activities. In this position, you will need to: (i) Monitor and assess the impact of global and domestic trends and developments with a view to identify areas of growth for our capital markets and its related financial market infrastructure (ii) Develop and implement strategies and initiatives to enhance Singapore’s position as a leading capital markets centre (iii) Foster the developments of a broad range of capital market products, required market infrastructure and establishment of new players to enhance the growth of Singapore as a centre for capital markets activities (iv) Interact well with a team of highly qualified and motivated senior officers to achieve the team’s goal as set up above Requirements: • Good Degree, preferably with at least 1-2 years’ experience (for Associate) and 3-4 years’ experience (for Assistant Director) in a team leadership position. Preference will be given to candidates who have prior working experience with financial institutions in the area of capital markets and market infrastructure • Good working knowledge of financial markets, in particular, capital market products and financial market infrastructure • High self-drive and an ability to work independently • Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work at both the conceptual and operational levels • Keen interest in the public sector and strong interpersonal skills to interact with financial industry practitioners and other professionals

Financial Centre Development Department

Financial Centre Development Department

Assistant Director/Associate, Business Development (Ref: 30020226_12011)

Deputy Director/Assistant Director/Associate - Asset Management (Ref: 30019627_12011)

You will be part of a dynamic team tasked to build an extensive network of financial institutions both in Singapore and abroad. The team’s main objective is to work with financial institutions on win-win solutions to encourage their expansion or entry into Singapore. You will also be providing strategic counsel on the anchoring of key financial institution events/conferences, to raise the profile of Singapore’s financial centre. This will include developing of marketing outreach programmes as well as promotional materials.

You will be part of a team contributing to the efforts of developing Singapore’s financial centre. Your primary responsibility is to contribute towards efforts to develop the asset management industry in Singapore. You will monitor global trends and developments in the industry as well as develop strategies to tap areas of growth and potential.

The job offers the opportunity for you to build up a good knowledge of the latest financial market developments and the structure and strategies of global financial conglomerates. The job also allows you to develop your marketing abilities and engagement skills with external parties.

Requirements: • Good Degree with 2 to 4 years’ experience in the banking or financial services industries • Strong interest in financial sector developments and strategies of financial institutions • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with outgoing personality, and interest in meeting financial sector professionals • Able to write succinctly and provide strategic analysis to financial institution engagements

You will be actively involved in formulating and implementing policies that would further the development of the industry. As part of your work, you will be in frequent contact with industry players to understand market trends and issues. You are expected to possess skills in competitiveness analyses and strategic planning.

Requirements: • Good Degree with at least 3 to 5 years’ experience in the Financial sector would be preferred. A good working knowledge of the Asset Management industry will be an advantage. Keen interest in strategy and development work • Good interpersonal skills and a team player who is proactive and motivated • High standard of written and verbal communication skills

Financial Centre Development Department

Economic Policy Group

Deputy Director/Assistant Director/Associate – Insurance (Ref: 30018804_12011)

Senior Economist/Economist (Ref: 30024127_12011; 30023877_12011; 30024876_12011)

You will be part of a team contributing to the efforts of developing Singapore’s financial centre. Your primary responsibility is to contribute towards efforts to develop the (re)insurance industry in Singapore. You will monitor global trends and developments in the industry as well as develop strategies to tap areas of growth and potential.

Your role is to perform macro research on the Singapore and/or external economies, including the surveillance, analysis and forecasting of economic trends. This may involve managing various macro-econometric models used in forecasting and policy simulation. You will be expected to contribute to the process of monetary policy formulation, as well as work on other economic policy issues.

You will be actively involved in formulating and implementing policies that would further the development of the industry. As part of your work, you will be in frequent contact with industry players to understand market trends and issues. You are expected to possess skills in competitiveness analyses and strategic planning.

Requirements: • Good Degree with at least 3 to 5 years’ experience in the Financial Sector would be preferred. A good working knowledge of the (re)insurance industry will be an advantage. Keen interest in strategy and development work • Good interpersonal skills and a team player who is proactive and motivated • High standard of written and verbal communication skills

You will be expected to carry out policy-relevant in-depth studies and participate in internal policy discussions.

You can look forward to working with other skilled and experienced economists in a challenging but friendly environment.

For more senior positions, the candidate will also be expected to take on a supervisory role and participate in meetings with private sector economists or overseas government delegates.

Requirements: • Good Degree in Economics • Candidates with relevant work experience and/or econometric skills would have an advantage • Self-motivated, analytical and able to communicate effectively, both oral and written • Ability to conduct independent research and contribute to the team’s efforts is essential

Application Procedure Interested candidates may apply at www.mas.gov.sg/careers Contact Information Website: www.mas.gov.sg E-mail: webmaster@mas.gov.sg Closing date: 29 January 2011 Monetary Authority of Singapore www.mas.gov.sg/careers

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SGD 100,000+ per annum

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A leading insurance client is looking for a Sales Manager to work with their Singapore teams to build and develop an efficient sales framework for its client advocates, with a particular focus on the retail/SME market segment. Reporting to the Managing Director and Regional Head of Sales, the main aims of this role are to enhance client propositions and drive through change of new business development methodology in order to directly impact revenue and sales targets.

We are looking for candidates with a broad knowledge of commercial insurance lines and a proven track record in marketing and training.

Contact: Gareth.Phillips@ipsgroupasia.com

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Underwriting Support SGD 40,000+ per annum

– Singapore

A leading reinsurer is looking for an Underwriting Assistant to support their underwriting team in Singapore. Reporting to the Regional Finance & Operations Manager you will be responsible for a range of technical support duties including, but not limited to, preparing policy & accounting documentation; entering risk information onto in-house IT systems; monitoring premium collections & assisting in credit control processing. You will have good numeracy and literacy skills and have a broad understanding of general/commercial (re)insurance.

Contact: Richard.Burfitt@ipsgroupasia.com

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Head of Distribution – Singapore

SGD 105,000 per annum

– Singapore

A top tier general insurer is looking for a Marine Cargo Manager to grow their book of business in Singapore. This client has an established reputation in the market and this role is to further grow the premium income and profitability of this class of business. You will have a proven track record in man-management as, whilst you will have the highest underwriting authority, you will also be required to oversee a team of underwriters and administrative staff. You must have good business development and distribution channel management (brokers and agents) skills which will be crucial to achieving the growth targets set by the company.

Ref:HH472085GP Contact: Gareth.Phillips@ipsgroupasia.com

A top tier direct insurer seeks a Head of Distribution to lead the channel management team in Singapore. You will have in-depth knowledge of general insurance lines such as home, motor and travel insurance whilst also have an understanding of mid market/SME business. Knowledge of growing a portfolio of business via agents, brokers and direct channels is paramount.

Excellent communication skills, knowledge of insurance intermediaries and industry qualifications are required.

CAT Modelling Analysts

Senior Underwriter, Health and PA

SGD 115,000+ per annum

– Singapore

A global insurance client is looking for Catastrophe Modelling Analysts to join their model development team which provides specialist modelling solutions to meet the demands of their clients. Candidates with a background in the field of seismic hazard analysis and/or structural analysis are urged to apply.

Knowledge of the system Fortran is highly desirable as you will be working with the development of the probabilistic seismic hazard models.

Candidates with a background in Hydrology will be tasked to develop flood hazard models. Strong application-orientated technical and structural thinking with the ability to take ownership of projects is required.

Contact: Richard.Burfitt@ipsgroupasia.com

Contact: Gareth.Phillips@ipsgroupasia.com

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SGD 45,000+ per annum

– Singapore

A leading insurer is looking for an underwriter to manage a portfolio of Health, Travel and PA business through a variety of intermediaries. You will be providing new business quotations, renewal invitations and maintaining a profitable portfolio through consistent business development. You must demonstrate underwriting experience in Health, Travel and PA insurance as well as possess a degree or diploma and the relevant insurance qualifications.

Contact: Richard.Burfitt@ipsgroupasia.com

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Microsoft Alliance Program Manager

Investment Operations Manager

Responsibilities: • Work with the Asia Pacific sales teams to help create a healthy pipeline of sales engagements.

• Develop, maintain, & communicate Joint Alliance sales execution strategies & execution plan • Provide help to manage pipeline and interact with the IT Industry sales and district sales and partner facing resources.

• Work closely with related groups for marketing & sales engagements, and sales execution.

• Deliver webinars, and training to the Sales teams for joint engagements and promote use of joint alliance materials.

• Work closely with the Business Development team, Marketing Pre-sales and partner’s Industry Unit resources and programs for sales enablement & sales readiness.

• Coordinate development of alliance related materials, demos, and Prescriptive Architecture Guides.

• Interact with Support and COE for the benefit of existing customer and to pursue increased adoption of alliance technology.

• Lead efforts to promote the use of the company’s products by joint customers, through representing the company at various events • Identify and grow joint alliance benefits and opportunities • Perform other duties as assigned by manager.

Responsibilities: • In charge of planning and overall supervision of the day-to-day activities of the investment operations team.

• Provide back office support to fund managers and institutional clients.

• Manage and monitor services provided by third party outsourcing service providers.

• Review work procedures and processes and suggest effective improvements as required.

• Responsible for employee planning, training and performance management of the team.

Requirements: • Must have a four year university degree, Masters degree preferred. Combined Engineering and Business background preferred • 30% travel of travelling required, mostly APAC wide and to US. • Must have experience with Performance management System or other time series data management systems.

• Previous experience of working with enterprise customers for product deployment is a plus.

• Strong communication and presentation skills. Client management skills are required.

• Person must be organized and be able to lead cross department teams.

• Experience in Project Management and/or Program Management is a must.

• Knowledge and fluency of Japanese is desired.

To apply, please email your CV to headhunt@capitagrp.com with HEADHUNT-SHE in the subject.

Do contact us at +65 6318 9624 for more details.

Requirements: • Degree in Business / Banking & Finance with about 5-7 years of experience in the investment operations function, preferably in an Asset Management environment.

• Solid understanding of fund management industry and investment products (fixed income, derivatives).

• Proven track record and positive testimonials in project management skills.

• Experience leading a team, great communication skills.

To apply, please email your CV to headhunt@capitagrp.com with HEADHUNT-CLC in the subject.

Do contact us at +65 6318 9613 for more details.

HR Manager Responsibilities: • Handling the full spectrum of HR including Recruitment, Compensation & Benefits, reviewing of HR Policies, payroll, IRAS reporting and filing for both local & expatriate employees.

• Other roles would include yearly performance reviews, analysis of market trends, HR projects, employee events and welfare engagement.

• This will be an independent role reporting directly to the Senior Management.

Requirements: • Degree in Business majoring in HRM with 5-8 years of relevant experience.

• Independent, proactive, solid communication skills relevant to Asian MNCs context.

• Candidates with experience handling payroll via Times Software will have an added advantage.

To apply, please email your CV to headhunt@capitagrp.com with HEADHUNT-JY in the subject.

Do contact us at +65 66038010 for more details.

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Robots can now replace your presence in the office

CAREER EXPERT

Global - If you’re dreading the thought of heading to the office, why not send a remote-controlled robot to take your place instead?

Dear Chris,

The idea of a robot avatar is already a reality for employees in US and Japan. One Californian company, Anybots, even recently launched its QB office bot, which looks like a small Segway vehicle with a robot head on top.

I look after the recruitment for a large organisation here in Singapore and am very keen to hear your thoughts on what will be the top employment issues this year.

Thanks, Jacqueline

The bot can be controlled by another person via a web browser. Its camera eyes allow the person to navigate while a small LCD screen on the head means that colleagues can see the person on the other end too.

Trevor Blackwell of Anybots says using a robot body allows people to move around the bot in a relatively normal way. And while it might feel strange talking to the robot at first, people will get around the obstacle relatively quickly, he adds.

Dear Jacqueline, Thank you for your question.

Singapore’s jobs market is now very active, with healthy levels of movement, a strong economy and new projects coming on line. But a shallow pool of talent in many specialist areas is the biggest threat to growth and is also the catalyst for many of the other issues we expect to dominate in 2011.

In the news

1. Skills shortages

Good news as wages are set to rise this year

SingPost branches out overseas in search of mailmen

Singapore - Singaporean employees in certain sectors can expect to see a wage growth of between 5 to 10 percent this year due to a drive in broad-based hiring.

Singapore - Recruitment for mailmen is an ongoing challenge for Singapore Post, the company recently announced.

According to analysts, wage increases are likely to be seen in the service and financial sectors, where manpower crunch is most acute.

Speaking to local media, Standard Chartered Bank’s economist, Alvin Liew, said the country’s services sector is experiencing a four-year record high in vacancies due to a rise in demand from strong visitor arrivals, as well as changes in government policies towards the influx of foreign workers.

Recently, the local Minister of Manpower reported an increase of 21,300 workers in the services sector in the third quarter of 2010.

Part-time work most common flexi-work arrangement in Singapore Singapore - Compassionate, marriage and paternity leave are just some of the more common benefits given to employees these days.

In a recent Conditions of Employment survey conducted by the Manpower Ministry, it found that more organisations are also offering some form of flexi-work arrangements such as parttime work and staggered hours. Approximately 30 percent of the 3,400 companies surveyed said they offer part-time work.

The next most common programme was staggered hours at 6.5 percent. Approximately 6.3 percent of companies also offer flexi-time, with tele-working also being offered by 2.8 percent of companies.

However, the survey found that the majority 60 percent of employees did not receive more than 15 days of paid annual leave in 2010. This remained unchanged from the last 2008 survey.

On the other hand, only 10 percent of Singapore employees received over 21 days of annual leave.

SingPost added that this challenge could be due to the physically-demanding nature of the job.

The company also saw a rising attrition rate in the second half of 2010. In the past two months, its attrition rate stood at about 15 percent, said the Vice President of SingPost’s Corporate Communications.

In a recent recruitment drive, the organisation garnered a total of ten applicants for the mailman’s position. The company may look to other countries such as Malaysia, China and the Philippines to find suitable employees to join its 1,000-strong postmen headcount.

Career Expert

In the news

Compiled by Lisa Cheong

Singapore is fast becoming a financial hub and suitably qualified banking professionals will be highly sought after in 2011. Neighbouring Asian markets are also competing for talent in this and other sectors such as IT and oil and gas so employers will need to assess what they can offer in order to attract and retain staff.

2. Salary pressure The GFC-induced salary slowdown is a distant memory and the salary expectations of employees are rising on the back of our strong economy and job numbers. Employers meanwhile are responding to the emerging shortage of skills with a greater willingness to review salaries.

Headhunting is also adding to salary pressure. There is no doubt that professionals with skills in demand will expect a healthy salary increase in 2011 otherwise they will enter the jobs market.

4.Recruiting from overseas Despite widespread agreement that employers will need to recruit migrants to head off the growing list of skills in demand, there remains a lot of reluctance about this particular strategy for helping to overcome skills shortages. The irony is that recruiting from overseas can be an uncomplicated process, and it is one that, properly done, yields good results.

5. Plugging the leak An increasing number of skilled Singaporeans are once more heading overseas for work following improvements to certain international markets. Australia in particular is a clear attraction. Employers are using bonus schemes, health and life insurance, gym memberships, stock options or education benefits to try to stem the flow, but it is time to get more innovative. This means looking at more than just salary and benefits, towards the implementation of solid career development plans.

6. Social media’s influence grows We expect the use of social media checks to become more mainstream in 2011. No longer will it be just the savvy employers that use social media to cross-reference a candidates’ employment history or evaluate potential employees.

3. Return of the counter offer

Negotiating for higher pay?

Preparation is key US - Nearly half (45%) of 2,400 hiring managers in the United States say they would be happy to negotiate salary packages with employees this year.

According to a CareerBuilder survey released late 2010, hiring managers said they would be most open to negotiations when employees highlighted their specific accomplishments and achievements (48%). Thirty-nine percent also said they would negotiate if employees knew the range of salary they wanted and had strong justification for the increase.

Additionally, 37 percent said they would consider an increase if employees “show an understanding of what is important to the company”.

Other than monetary rewards, 42 percent said they would consider providing employees with more flexible work hours. Training was also another popular perk cited by 23 percent.

An increase in vacation time and academic reimbursement were also perks employer said they were willing to offer.

Companies are expected to dig deep to retain their top talent in the face of a tightening candidate market. A successful counter offer involves more than just money – employers need to make sure they address the underlying issue of why their employee decided to look for a new job in the first place.

But more than this, we also expect this publicly-available information to be used not just when recruiting, but when employers consider promotions and succession planning. So in 2011 it will be not just job seekers that need to ensure their online profile remains professional, but all employees.

Regards, Chris Mead General Manager HAYS Singapore

About Hays Hays is the leading global specialist recruiting group. It is the expert at recruiting qualified, professional and skilled people worldwide. It operates across the private and public sectors, dealing in permanent positions, contract roles and temporary assignments.

Hays employs 6,933 staff operating from 345 offices in 28 countries across 17 specialisms.

For the year ended 30 June 2009, Hays placed around 50,000 candidates into permanent jobs and around 270,000 people into temporary assignments.

For recruiting or career expertise, please visit www.hays.com.sg Hays, the world’s leading recruiting experts in qualified, professional and skilled people.

Hays in Singapore can be contacted on +65 6223 4535 or chris.mead@hays.com.sg. Send your questions to marketing@headhunt.com.sg

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A view from the

by Lisa Cheong

What is your one trait which you think has led to your career success?

A persevering attitude that never gives up but seeks to find a solution to every problem has helped me in my career. I started as a Marketing Manager and over the years, it is this belief in perseverance that has brought me success in my career and helped me to reach my current position, leading the Canon consumer products marketing and sales team in Singapore.

What do you look for in young leaders?

Young leaders are the future. While there are quite a few traits that young leaders should have, I look for the following in my interactions; • A good positive attitude and mindset.

• Someone who is not daunted by difficulties, but find a solution in every situation.

• Good interpersonal skills which are critical in communicating across all levels in the company.

• Ability to motivate people.

Best career advice you’ve ever received?

employees. It is easier to strike a balance at work and life when employees can materialize their professional ambitions and goals.

I also believe in continuous learning and self-improvement.

How do you develop your leadership skills?

Not to accept “no” for an answer, but to work around it and find solutions. This advice was given by my first boss, who led by example. As a mentor, he also instilled a sense of confidence in my communication, both oral and written. In fact my ‘don’t give up’ attitude stems from this inspiring piece of career advice and it never fails to support me when I deal with any kind tough situation or people.

I draw inspiration from strong leaders and learn from them. I cite the example of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew whom I admire for transforming Singapore into what it is today; a progressive nation with booming economic prospects. Knowledge is priceless and there is no end to learning. I consciously evaluate myself and read widely to improve my skills and knowledge.

What was one of your biggest challenges that you’ve faced in your career?

What is the biggest business challenge you see in your industry now?

I recall my first job in sales where I was assigned to Los Angeles to manage key client accounts. As a novice in the industry, it was a challenging and eye-opening experience for me. I was dealing with American clients of very different cultural background as myself while adapting to a completely new way of life in Los Angeles. It was a steep learning curve in my 1.5 years stint in the US. However, it was time well spent and I learnt a lot during my stay there.

Today’s business environment is dynamic to say the least. It is evolving at a very rapid pace and it is necessary to stay agile and adapt quickly to changes. We are constantly challenged by technologies that are similar or mimic ours which makes it imperative to anticipate what’s coming up in order to expand the business. Building brand equity and ensuring its longevity, beyond product sales is a key business challenge that we encounter in our industry.

How can employees make a lasting impression on you at work?

As I am strong believer and follower of dogged determination, if employees are able to demonstrate the “never say die” spirit, and persevere in trying times, they can make a lasting impression on me.

I remember the experience of working with an ex-colleague. She did not complain when we were going through tough times, despite her being unwell. She pushed on despite odds and I truly admire that kind of fighting spirit.

What are some of your personal goals for yourself when it comes to your career?

Aside from fulfilling the organisational goals, I feel that people are the most valuable assets for any organisation. My personal goal is to create a better and more fulfilling work environment for my

Andrew Koh Senior Director and General Manager, Consumer Imaging & Information (CII) Products Division Canon Singapore

A view from the top

Top

• Must be able to make tough decisions. The objective is not to be a popular but an effective leader.

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13 January 2011 - 26 January 2011 (Issue 70) HR Vendors of the Year Award 2009 Voted Top 10 Preferred Recruitment Firms

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Retainer Search • Contingency Search Advertised Selection • Recruitment Outsourcing

ONSULTING

CHRIS

Our Client, a reputable Foreign Bank, is currently looking to hire:

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Regional NBFI Sales (Vice President) – Cash Management / Securities

Our client, a leader in the IT industry is looking for an outstanding individual to join them as:

CHRIS

ONSULTING

Regional Marketing Manager

Responsibilities: • Developing and managing Regional and Local Cash Management business in the Non-Banking Financial Institutions sector including Broker dealers, Fund Managers and Insurance • Drive new sales and revenue retention so as to expand the portfolio profitably; via effective industry analysis, account planning, and execution of client-focused & product sales strategies

Responsibilities: • Define, build and maintain an integrated marketing and communications plan to efficiently support/enable sales campaigns, field education needs, management priorities, corporate initiatives and company’s core messaging strategies.

• Oversee the management of regional execution (e.g. event logistics, subject matter expertise, process management, education) related to the introduction of new products & solution for sale and run programs and events.

• Develop, maintain, and leverage a direct marketing capability (e.g. lead generation, database management, direct mail) to efficiently support/enable sales campaigns, assisting in driving to closure all opportunities

Qualifications: • A Degree holder with 5 to 10 years of specialist complex / key account sales and industry experience in NBFI sector • Good knowledge in Cash and Liquidity Management Product Sales or a related Working Capital Product discipline; expertise in Securities Services an added advantage • Open to consider Sales professionals from NBFI Cash or Securities industry

Qualifications: • Min. 8 years working experience in marketing environment • Experienced generalist to deal with the complexities of handling all marketing activities for 6 SEA countries with varying maturities

Interested applicants should email their CV to Katherine at kat@chris-consulting.com quoting the job title in the subject line.

Interested applicants should email their CV to PeiYi at py@chris-consulting.com quoting the job title in the subject line.

Our client, a leader in the Banking industry is looking for an outstanding individual to join them as:

CHRIS

ONSULTING

CHRIS

ONSULTING Our client, a leading, award – winning investment management Company is looking for a dynamic individual to join them as:

Change Supply Management (VP)

Head of Investment Finance

Responsibilities: • Engage Retail, Channels biz stakeholders to ensure T&O strategies, roadmaps is aligned with the business strategy: • Facilitate regular T&O meetings with key business stakeholders • New Projects - work with various Biz Functions to discuss, gather information to develop high level end-to-end solution model and cost; • Review, prioritise business requests and assess technology and operational impacts

Responsibilities: • Leading a reporting team in providing quality regulatory and management reporting to the Board • Coordination with Fund accounting and Custodian Services • Ensure smooth execution of portfolio operations, including timely pricing and settlement process • Review and improve business strategies with direct impact on cost savings and work efficiencies.

Qualifications: • 8 years working experience in banking or Solution vendor environment • Broad domain knowledge in IT, banking and operations • Strong Technology background with emphasis on overall solutioning and Architecture • Project Management skills and SDLC Interested applicants should email their CV to Ben at ben@chris-consulting.com quoting the job title in the subject line.

A foreign bank with a growing branch in Singapore is currently looking to hire for:

CHRIS

ONSULTING

Qualifications: • Accounting degree with 8-10 years of related fund accounting experience • Strong technical expertise in Operations and Investment, accounting for Life Insurance Funds/Unit Trusts • Familiar with MAS 307 or Code of Collective Investment Scheme Interested applicants should email their CV to Jane at jane@chris-consulting.com quoting the job title in the subject line.

Our client, a leader in the Banking industry is looking for an outstanding individual to join them as:

CHRIS

ONSULTING

Head of Information Technology

Finance Manager Responsibilities: • Overseas the Controlling and Accounting functions of the branch and supervision of accounts staff • Manages the financial control function for Singapore branch and various rep offices in Asia.

• Preparation of head office reports and budgets • Participate in the new product committee and provide opinion from the accounting perspective Qualifications: • Degree in Accounting • 8yrs working experience in Banking or Financial Industry • Familiar with accounting standards : IFRS, SFRS (mandatory), GAAP (preferred) • Familiar Midas, SAP, Oracle back-office systems.

Interested applicants should email their CV to Christopher Leong at cl@chris-consulting.com quoting the job title in the subject line

Responsibilities: • Plan and implement the development strategy for the IT infrastructure and various systems • Initiate and manage the enhancement and integration of systems to achieve operational efficiency and productivity • Implement strict control procedures to safeguard the security and integrity of all IT systems • Coach and motivate a highly charged team for best performance Qualifications: • Good knowledge and understanding of banking business systems including internet banking platform will be essential • Candidates shall possess a recognized university degree in IT or related discipline with no less than 8 years’ experience in a senior IT management role • Previous vendor management experience is necessary Interested applicants should email their CV to Erik at Erik@chris-consulting.com quoting the job title in the subject line.

For more information please contact CHRIS-CONSULTING Pte Ltd at Tel: (65) 6221 0709 or visit www.chris-consulting.com

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P3 • Drakewize • Executive Search • Permanent & Temp Recruitment • Career Management • HR Solutions

Quality Manager (HSE) The logistics arm of a major shipping organization has been thriving in Singapore for the last 3 years. Founded in Monaco over 80 years ago, this company started off as a fleet management business and has since expanded to include Logistics, Tankers and Ship Management. Due to expansion and a robust P&L, they are looking for a highly driven and dynamic candidate to join their team.

Responsibilities: • Implementation of Quality Management System (QMS) accordance to ISO 9001, Safety Management System (SMS) in accordance to ISO 2010 as well as Environmental Management System (EMS) in accordance to ISO 14001 • Responsible for maintaining correspondence between the Company and the Ships in order to comply with relevant procedures • Responsible for internal audits of the Company in order to ascertain if QMS, SMS and EMS are duly implemented and revise the system with top management in order to improve the procedures • Ability to conduct regular audits onboard the ships in order to ascertain the system’s performance Requirements: • At least 5 years experience with implementation of HSE manual • HSE Certification • Relevant experience in Construction / Shipping / Oil & Gas • Able to travel within Asia at least once or twice a month • Hands on individual with a keen eye for detail.

To register your interest, please contact Christine Choy at +65 6531 0517 or visit www.drakejobs.com.sg and apply to job reference SG1069CC000009.

Technical Writing Manager We represent a world leading MNC in providing products and solutions to the Industrial and Process automation industry that is expanding aggressively in the Asia Pacific region. We are seeking on their behalf, the talent of a Technical Communications Manager who will lead a team of Technical Writers to ensure on-time delivery of all quality technical documentations.

• Provide leadership and guidance to a team of Technical Writers • Liaise with the Global Technical Communication Team to ensure adherence to group standards for style, tools and template usage • Communicate with various departments including Engineering, Quality and Product Management teams to manage all projects’ deliverables and process alignments.

• Manage and track technical writing workload and projects’ schedule.

• Manage Singapore Technical Communication sharepoint site.

• Manage vendors for outsourced projects • Implement key metrics to measure the success of documentation Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in English, any Technical field or Communications.

• 5 – 8 years’ experience in Technical writing with minimum 3 years in Managerial position.

• Strong background in managing Technical Writing teams • Proficient in using desktop publishing tools such as FrameMaker and Acrobat • Effective communicator who is able to communicate with people of all levels and diverse cultures.

• Ability to interview subject matter experts for information • Experience with structured writing, online help preferred.

• Strong Project Management Skills To register your interest, please contact Jeannie Tan at +65 6531 0516 or visit www.drakejobs.com.sg and apply to job reference SG1069JT000020.

With over 4,000 employees globally, this European company in the Construction, Life Sciences & Engineering Project Management industry is experiencing exciting growth and expansion!! They are looking for passionate people in the following capacities:

Project Manager Electrical Engineers Electrical Site Supervisor

Proven ability in overseeing the entire project life-cycle and ensuring timely delivery that meets clients’ requirements Successful in working within the budget while maintaining the highest Health & Safety standards Extensive experience handling complex projects within the Life Sciences / Semi-Con / Manufacturing industries Strong experience in Electrical Design and Design Management Will be required to go on site to oversee management of subcontractors, installation, testing and commissioning etc Management of site workers and subcontractors to ensure installation is done according to drawings and specifications

To register your interest for either of these positions, please contact Christine Choy at +65 6531 0517 or Andrew Dodd at +65 6531 0520.

Drake International (S) Ltd 1 Raffles Place #20-01 One Raffles Place Singapore 048616 • Tel: (65) 6225 5809 Fax: (65) 6227 0071

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Exercise Fun Go on, be a Physical Education (PE) teacher

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS • Those with a degree from a reputable university, and have a strong passion in physical and sports education are welcome to apply • Shortlisted applicants are required to take and pass a Physical Proficiency Test conducted by the National Institute of Education

EDUCATION AND TRAINING Pre-service training programme • For degree holders: Two-year Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)

In-service professional development • MOE Postgraduate Scholarship and Professional Development Leave Scheme • Exchange programmes and work attachments in external organisations to gain new experiences and perspectives

REMUNERATION • With relevant work experience you can earn up to $4340 monthly while you train to be a teacher • You can expect a monthly salary of up to $5000 immediately after teacher training • Our competitive package allows good performers to progress faster

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Apply at www.moe.gov.sg/teach

You may also visit Careers@Gov at www.careers.gov.sg for more information.

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Talent without boundaries Network Controllers / Team Leads (Japanese Speaking) Ref: 19717707

Our Client is one of the worlds largest telecommunications company with network capabilities such as IP-based voice, broadband Internet, data transport, wireless and video services.

You will be tasked to proactively manage and monitor network performance on customers network to meet customers’ SLAs. Analyze and diagnose network faults. Conduct root cause analysis on network fault. Manage service providers and equipment vendors. Being the service level personnel to liaise with customer’s technical and management staff on network issues. Strong written and verbal communication

skills in Japanese is mandatory. If the applicant is a non-Japanese native speaker, "JLPT", Level N1 certificate is required.

You should be a Degree holder in Electronic or Telecommunications or a related discipline.

Diploma holder with more than three years related experience in Telco industry will be considered for Network Controller positions. For Team Lead positions, minimum of five years of experience preferably in the NOC/ Call Center environment is required.

To apply for this role, please email your CV to IT.Singapore@reedglobal.com

Senior IT Project Manager - Retail / Corporate Banking Ref: 19724279

Based in Singapore, we are currently recruiting for several roles within the Retail and Corporate Banking Technology.

The candidate will provide oversight on Banking Technology projects to ensure successful delivery in meeting business objectives, ensure timely delivery of projects and reporting in accordance with internal and Project requirements, implement and track process improvement and quality management programs to enhance success of projects, establish testing PMO and develop testing framework and improvement plans for testing and quality management.

You must have at least 10 to 15 years of relevant experience within Corporate or Consumer Banking. Project management on core banking projects would be desirable as would a Certification in Project Management. Experience managing large project teams is essential. A relevant degree and excellent communications are required for this role.

To apply for this role, please email your CV to IT.Singapore@reedglobal.com

HR Manager SEA - U.S.A MNC FMCG Ref: 4327791

A U.S.A FMCG MNC with a strong history and heritage with instantly recognisable brands, is currently recruiting for a HR Manager to cover the South East Asia region.

Reporting into the Managing Director, with a dotted line to the Regional HR Director, you will be responsible for managing a small team and working closely with the MD and acting as a strategic HR Business Partner to the business. You will support your team to provide a generalist HR service and lead on projects around reward, talent management, and succession planning.

The successful candidate will be degree qualified HR professional with experience working as a HR Business Partner, ideally with FMCG or Retail industry. You will demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, as well as evidence of a strong track record of positively influencing people at all levels within an organisation.

To apply for this role, please email your CV to HR.Singapore@reedglobal.com

Project Manager - Store Fittings Ref: 19724818

One of Europe’s largest supermarket chains are now expanding their regional HQ in Singapore.

With over 85 stores in Asia, and plans to expand aggressively, this retail giant is looking for a Project Manager to head their regional expansion projects.

Mainly dealing with opening of new stores across 16 countries in Asia, the PM will work closely with the construction team and facilities team in each country. We are looking for specific expertise in equipment selection, store planning/ fitting, store layout, space allocation, vendor management etc.

An ideal candidate will have over seven years of experience, with at least five years in similar roles.

Candidates with F&B / Superstore background will be most preferred. Ability in adapting to different cultures and travel approximately 70% of the time are crucial.

To apply for this role, please email your CV to Engineering.Singapore@reedglobal.com

Please visit our website www.reedglobal.com.sg for other exciting opportunities or contact us on (65) 6602 9100 for a confidential discussion.

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reedglobal.com.sg

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They learn from participation, more from encouragement, most from you.

Be a primary school teacher.

Entry Requirements

• Those with a degree from a reputable university are welcome to apply

• Exchange programmes and work attachments in external organisations to gain new experiences and perspectives

Education and Training

Remuneration

Pre-service training programme

• For degree holders: One-year Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)

In-service professional development

• MOE Postgraduate Scholarship and Professional Development Leave Scheme

• With relevant work experience you can earn up to $4340 monthly while you train to be a teacher • You can expect a monthly salary of up to $5000 immediately after teacher training • Our competitive package allows good performers to progress faster

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Apply at www.moe.gov.sg/teach

The HeadHunt Networking Party is a platform to mingle with recruiters and peers whilst exploring new career opportunities in a relaxed environment. Bringing together experienced executives and top-notch industry recruiters, HeadHunt Networking Party has helped executives further their careers since 2009.

Formerly known as the , these networking parties have garnered overwhelming response from jobseekers, recruiters alike and were widely reported in media outlets such as Channel NewsAsia, Business Times and TODAY.

NETWORKING PARTY DETAILS Date: 31st March 2011 (Thursday) Time: 6:15pm – 9:30pm Location: A Renowned Club As there are limited places, priority will be given to attendees who are: i) in a managerial position with at least 4 years working experience ii) in the following functions : Accounting / Banking / IT / Corporate Office.

There is a participation fee of $35 that includes club entry, 2 drink coupons & finger food.

This is a closed door event and only 400 guests will be invited.

Only successful applicants will be notified.

Confirmation slips will be sent out by 11th March 2011.

If you are keen to attend, please apply at www.headhunt.com.sg

Participating Firms:

EDB