Senior Manager/Principal Manager, Strategic Planning Division SPD

2 weeks ago

Singapore WORKFORCE SINGAPORE AGENCY Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year
You could be an individual contributor or may lead a unit under the Strategy team to support the development of organisation-wide strategies, synchronise with corporate planning as well as ensure alignment and coordination within WSG and with MOM. This includes the following:

Lead or support the Alliance for Action on Advancing Career & Employment Services (AfA-ACES) project to develop and pilot new career & employment services to support new work models
  • Strong liaison skills to effectively engage MOM's policy division which is co-leading AfA-ACEs
  • Proficiency to drive derive insights from the applied research, drive coordination, planning and project management of pilots
  • Engage industry to participate as pilot owners and industry experts
  • Manage funding contracts, arrangements and disbursements
  • Evaluate the outcomes of the pilots and develop post-pilot prototypes/new initiatives
  • Perform secretariat duties as needed
Develop and implement new programmes and initiatives with industry partners to enable WSG to be an effective sector lead for career and employment services,
  • Conceptualise new programmes and initiatives involving internal stakeholders and industry partners
  • Seek funding and resourcing to implement programmes and initiatives
  • Engage and appoint industry partners to develop and implement programmes and initiatives
  • Manage funding arrangements and disbursements
  • Evaluate outcomes of programmes and initiatives
Manage International Relations for WSG, including assessment for strategic opportunities, building and maintaining connections with best-in-class public employment services and international entities

Support the development, coordination and review of whole-of-WSG strategies to drive productive reallocation of labour
  • Competencies in critical thinking, a general understanding of economics, and outcomes reporting, that will help to develop and establish the value and impact of workstreams under WSG's multi-year strategy, WSG 2030, and report on its progress
  • Proficiency in coordinating and driving WSG's overall efforts as a sector lead in the career and employment services sector to build career health of individuals and employers
Support Budget/COS materials and speeches, PQs, Cab Memo and management reports

Knowledge/Skills
  • Excellent writing and communication skills
  • Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, and able to understand issues beyond the surface
  • Good project management and problem-solving skills
  • Have a good theoretical understanding and application of principles and concepts in labour economics
  • Have a good understanding of public governance and its principles
  • Skills to derive data-driven insights and understand quantitative data would be preferred
Aptitudes/Abilities
  • Strong interpersonal skills and able to engage external and internal stakeholders
  • Perceptive and able to problem-solve and work independently
  • Resourceful and pro-active in managing work assignments
  • Comfortable to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
  • Organised, meticulous and detail oriented with an inquisitive mind that seeks to understand beyond the surface
  • Be committed to the ethos of public service
All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.

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