Senior Manager, People and Organisation Development (Capability Development)

Woodlands Hospital is a next-generation healthcare system in Singapore, designed from the ground up to meet the future of care. As an integrated acute and community hospital with specialist outpatient clinics and innovative care models, we go beyond traditional hospital walls to deliver person‑centred, connected, and seamless care.

Our mission is to redefine healthcare for a rapidly aging and diverse population through digital innovation, preventive health, and strong partnerships with the community. With our commitment to team‑based care, sustainability, and health equity, Woodlands Hospital is not just about treating illness — we are building a healthier future for all.

Why This Role Matters

The Senior Manager, People & Organisation Development plays a pivotal role in advancing Woodlands Health’s mission to become a Learning Health System. By shaping and implementing WH’s learning strategy, this role builds a future-ready workforce equipped with the skills, mindsets, and confidence to thrive in an evolving healthcare landscape.

You will drive the development of innovative and tech‑enabled learning solutions, foster a culture of self-directed learning, and strengthen organisational capability through strategic, data‑driven interventions. Your leadership ensures WH staff are empowered, competent, and consistently supported in delivering safe, effective, and person-centred care.

What You Bring to the Organisation

• A strong foundation in adult learning, instructional design, and learning technologies.
• Proven experience translating organisational priorities into impactful learning solutions.
• Strategic agility and systems thinking to strengthen WH’s long-term capability-building efforts.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills to influence, partner, and integrate learning across complex environments.
• An innovation mindset with the confidence to introduce emerging technologies, methodologies, and evidence-based practices.
• Advanced project management expertise to oversee multiple large-scale and complex learning initiatives.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

1. Strategic Implementation of WH as a Learning Health System

• Translate people development and leadership strategies into practical, organisation-wide learning solutions.
• Develop targeted interventions that support workforce planning, capability building, and future-readiness.
• Provide strategic consultancy to advance innovation in learning methodologies and technology adoption.
• Shape and strengthen a culture of self-directed, technology-enabled learning across WH.
• Evaluate learning impact using structured measurement frameworks, analytics, and evidence-based approaches.

2. Learning Solutions & Programme Development

• Serve as an internal learning consultant, offering expert guidance on learning strategy, capability development, and tech integration.
• Lead the implementation of digital learning platforms, AI‑enabled tools, microlearning, and immersive learning technologies.
• Design and develop impactful learning programmes grounded in instructional design principles and adult learning best practices.
• Facilitate organisation-wide programmes, workshops, and capability‑building initiatives across WH and NHG.
• Deliver train‑the‑trainer programmes and coach internal facilitators to strengthen internal teaching capacity.

3. Stakeholder Engagement & Partnerships

• Partner closely with HR, Operations, and Family Groups to embed learning into operational practices and workflow design.
• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with academic institutions, learning providers, and industry bodies.
• Manage vendors, negotiate agreements, and ensure alignment with long-term capability development goals.
• Keep the organisation informed of emerging trends in learning technologies, methodologies, and best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 6–8 years of progressive Learning & Development experience, including 1–3 years in strategic or leadership roles.
• Experience working in healthcare or similarly complex environments is advantageous.
• Deep expertise in adult learning theory, instructional design, and learning technologies.
• Strong analytical, strategic, and systems thinking capabilities.
• Business acumen to translate organisational needs into high-impact learning solutions.
• Advanced project management skills to lead multiple large-scale initiatives concurrently.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Innovative mindset with the ability to introduce and implement emerging learning technologies and practices.