Manager, High Performance Sport

Overview What the role is: At Sport Singapore, we aspire to transform the nation through an active lifestyle designed around innovative, fun and meaningful sporting experiences.Sport has the unique ability to bring people together through play, regardless of age, gender, race, ability or social status. It imparts life values, nurtures character and builds resilience. It inspires and evokes the Singapore spirit through shared experiences and strengthens our national identity. We help Singaporeans Live Better Through Sport.Sport Singapore is constantly on the lookout for individuals who are passionate about what they do.Anchored in our values of Passion for Sport, Strength through Teamwork and Care for People, we believe in working and playing, not just as a team, but as a family. Responsibilities What you will be working on: Co-led by Sport Singapore, Singapore Sports School (SSP) and National Youth Sports Institute (NYSI), you will be part of a journey to support the vision for the next bound to build new capabilities for high performance sport and better integrate our programmes/policies to strengthen support for youth to senior athletes, and youth-to-senior transition.In this role, you will contribute to the development of the long-term High Performance Sport (HPS) strategy and policies that seeks to build an integrated (youth-to-senior), holistic and athlete-centric, sustainable and future-ready HPS system and athlete pathways to support Team Singapore (TeamSG) in achieving HPS success and inspiring and uniting the nation through their journeys and performances. Conduct scenario planning, horizon scanning, and predictive analysis initiatives to inform strategic decision-making, to engender a future ready HPS system and athlete daily training environment (DTE)Review national talent identification (TID) and selection policies, programmes and processes, with the aim of strengthening the athlete pathways and talent pipeline for sustained TeamSG success Develop the HPS facility plans and strategies to enhance the daily training environment (DTE) of TeamSG athletes and coaches Qualifications What we are looking for: We are looking for self-motivated individuals who value integrity, teamwork and take pride in going the extra mile to provide excellent service to stakeholders and the community. This individual should be a sport advocate through living an active lifestyle and staying active.The ideal candidate should possess the following: Relevant experience in the area of policy formulation and writing in the Public Service will be beneficial. Ability to listen, assimilate and translate large amounts of information from a wide range of stakeholders into meaningful policies and procedures. Ability to leverage on qualitative and quantitative data to write evidence-based policies clearly and operationalise agreed strategies. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Only shortlisted applicants will be notified.The level of offer will commensurate with applicants’ experience and track records. Successful candidates will be offered a 1-year contract in the first instance. About Sport Singapore Why We Do What We Do?Simply because we believe that everyone can live better through sport. At Sport Singapore, we aspire to transform the nation through an active lifestyle designed around innovative, fun and meaningful sporting experiences. Sport has the unique ability to bring people together through play, regardless of age, gender, race, ability or social status. It imparts life values, nurtures character and builds resilience. It inspires and evokes the Singapore spirit through shared experiences and strengthens our national identity. We help Singaporeans Live Better Through Sport. #J-18808-Ljbffr