Analyst / Snr Analyst / Lead Analyst (Compensation and Organisational Design)

Public Service Division

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Closing in 5 day(s)

What the role is

The Public Service Division (PSD) aims to build a first-class Public Service for a successful and vibrant Singapore. We do this through public sector leadership development, capacity and capability building and the promotion of quality services at all levels of the Public Service. We are looking for outstanding candidates with the vision and passion to contribute to help shape Singapore.
When you join PSD, you become part of a community that learns together and cares for one another. We look out for your well-being and partner you in your career growth. Being in the business of developing People and driving transformation makes our work deeply Purposeful. What you do will impact our public officers and agencies, and in turn make a difference to Singapore and Singaporeans.
If you share our passion in reimagining the Possibilities and pushing boundaries to shape a first-class Public Service, we welcome you to join us
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The Singapore Public Service: Integrity, Service, Excellence

What you will be working on

PSD's HR Policy cluster is the Public Sector Centre of Excellence for several areas relating to people policy, including compensation and benefits, talent attraction, performance management. We ensure that our Public Sector can continue to attract, develop, retain, and motivate the right talent to build Singapore for the next generation.
If you share our passion in shaping a first-class Public Service, we welcome you to join us
(Specific Job Responsibilities)
Reporting to the Assistant Director, you will:
• Formulate policies and solutions pertaining to compensation, organisational design, organisational structure planning and job grading/evaluation for the Singapore Public Service. This involves reviewing and analysing internal practices to understand the needs and challenges across the Public Service; and developing deep expertise and specialist knowledge in (a) formulating performance and market-based rewards framework and compensation packages and (b) organisational design, organisational structure planning, job grading/evaluation methodologies.
• Identify and evaluate competitive threats, labour and market trends, and anticipate future challenges in the area of total rewards.
• Advocate and share total rewards best practices and provide thought leadership in how Public Service compensation policies and strategies can evolve to meet future needs.
• Provide consulting services and guidance to the Ministries, Statutory Boards and Business Partners in total rewards strategy and solutions.
• Work with the PSD Data Office and HR systems teams to define the various data products and data needed to support timely analytics in the area of compensation policy; and with the Human Resource Leaders to ensure that the analysis meets their needs.

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.
(Competencies)
An ideal candidate should possess the following:
• (Analytics and Sensitivity to Numbers/Data Processing) Comfortable with quantitative analysis, particularly in Excel. Ability to extract and distil complex analysis into key decision points for senior stakeholders.
• (Thinking Clearly and Making Sound Judgements) Curiosity about problems, the drive to follow analyses to their logical conclusion, and the resourcefulness to navigate the prevailing policy context to design and implement effective and timely solutions. Ability to understand historical precedent in context, determine applicability to current scenarios, and triangulate against current best practice to design effective and timely solutions.
• (Working Effectively with Stakeholders) Ability to communicate complex issues and policy solutions to public officers. Possess strong writing and verbal communication skills. Willingness and drive to effectively engage a range of stakeholders to ensure that policy is successfully implemented.
• (HR Policy) Ability to advise and take the lead on holistic HR policy reviews involving interrelated HR policies and processes, while considering potential implementation issues. Appreciation of the dynamism between different areas of HR policies and how they interrelate as an ecosystem.
• (Compensation) Knowledge and appreciation of compensation principles and practices to lead the reviews of compensation programmes and initiatives. Experience in salary benchmarking, salary structure and incentives design will be beneficial.
• (Organisation Design): Ability to design and conduct organisational diagnosis and strategic visioning with stakeholders to assess and analyse current state and needs. Ability to integrate different job grades to develop the proposed organisation structure.
• (Total Rewards) Ability to understand, develop and design total rewards strategies that are aligned with the organisation's employee value proposition, drive high organisation performance and promote retention.
(Work Experience)
• At least 2 years of experience in policy development or HR work, specifically in the related areas of compensation and job grading/evaluation, as well as organisational design and organisational structure planning.
• Familiarity and experience with data processes would be advantageous. This entails understanding best practices, engaging stakeholders to co-create a portfolio of standard and customised data products, and working with systems and processes to ensure that data is captured and analysed in a way that is useful to stakeholders.
(Personal Traits)
• Meticulous with an eye for detail.
• Self-starter who is able to work independently and work well under pressure.
Applicants will typically be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of the job posting. Successful candidates will be appointed on a 2-year contract in the first instance.

About Public Service Division

The Public Service Division (PSD) stewards a trusted Singapore Public Service for a successful and vibrant Singapore. Our 4 key roles include:
• Developing a flourishing and diverse workforce by supporting our public officers' continual growth of skills and creating meaningful careers
• Developing a forward-looking and inspiring community of leaders who are united, resilient, and anchored in public service values and ethos
• Building future-ready public sector organisations by steering and supporting transformation of our organisations and catalysing innovations for organisations to work more effectively
• Driving good governance, values and excellence to safeguard the integrity and reputation of the Public Service and uphold the trust of citizens
Why Join Us
When you join PSD, you become part of a community that learns together and cares for one another. We look out for your well-being and partner you in your career growth. Being in the business of developing People and driving transformation makes our work deeply Purposeful. What you do will impact our public officers and agencies, and in turn make a difference to Singapore and Singaporeans.
If you share our passion in reimagining Possibilities and pushing boundaries to shape a first-class Public Service, we welcome you to join us
Follow us @PublicServiceDivision @SGPublicService
On LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook |
The Singapore Public Service: Integrity, Service, Excellence
|People, Our Pride | Service, Our Pledge | Integrity, Our Core | Excellence, Our Quest |

About your application process

This job is closing in 5 day(s).

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and for other roles within Public Service Division or the wider Public Service.