Deputy Director

[What the role is]

You will be part of Workforce Singapore (WSG) management team to develop and implement initiatives and programmes relating to enterprise development. As a Deputy Director, you are expected to assume supervisory responsibilities by overseeing the day-to-day management and development of 4 to 5 teams of staff.

[What you will be working on]

Reporting to the Director of the Division, you will manage 4 to 5 teams in carrying out the following:

- Develop sectoral capabilities by engaging industry partners, conceputalise new initiatives and interventions relating to enterprise and workforce development
- Conceputalise pilots to test-bed new initiatives and interventions, and constantly iterate and refine the ideas
- Drive adoption of cross-sectoral initiatives, as well as other national priority initiatives such as the Skillsfuture Career Health Initiative, through outreach platforms and media publicity
- Formulate operations policy and engagement strategies and oversee strategic operations planning and processes
- Lead and oversee the compliance and governance processes within the division
- Deliver new and innovative ways to acquire new leads, drive partnerships and streamline current processes
- Monitor and review performance of cross-sectoral initiatives against the performance objectives to ensure alignment to corporate KPIs
- Manage related strategic linkages and cross-agency projects with government ministries/agencies, unions, industry/employer associations and provide strategic inputs for sectoral skills strategies and plans
- Drive and implement innovation and special projects, which may be required under WOG/MOM HQ's guidance

[What we are looking for]

**Requirements**:

- About 10 years of experience in relevant fields, with about 5 years in management position
- Operations Policy Design & Implementation - Ability to analyse and understand policies and their implications, and translate them into implementation
- Manage strategic affairs - Demonstrate strategic thinking, able to define organisational performance measures
- Communication - Deliver effective written and oral communication
- Relationship management - Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills with internal and external stakeholders
- People Management - Effectively manage self, and collaborate with individuals/teams internally and externally

Knowledge/Skills

Programme Implementation
- Proven ability in formulating operations policy and guidelines and translating it for the delivering of relevant interventions to facilitate job placements for different worker segments
- Previous hands-on experience in programme development including conducting market sensing and analysis, conceptualising and validating new construct and implementing and reviewing the outcomes
- Demonstrated success in driving programme adoption with measurable outcomes

Partnership Engagement
- Proven track record in delivering new and innovative ways to acquire new leads and partnerships
- Possess a diverse network covering different industries
- Familiar with client and account management
- Ability to drive team to execute engagement strategies to meet organisational goals
- Good track record in partnership and stakeholders engagement
- All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting._