Manager/Senior Manager, Industry Engagement

Workforce Singapore

Permanent

Closing in 6 day(s)

What the role is

You will play a key role in supporting the jobs and skills pillar under the Industry Transformation Map (ITM) for the sector under your purview. This includes:

What you will be working on

You will play a key role in supporting the jobs and skills pillar under the Industry Transformation Map (ITM) for the sector under your purview. This includes:

Stakeholder Engagement and Management

• Outreach to companies to promote the adoption of WSG programmes and progressive human resource practices to address their manpower needs.
• Engage companies from business development perspective, with a growth strategy of outreaching and onboarding new companies to add on to the list of account managed companies.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with strategic partners and stakeholders.
• Engage strategic company accounts to diagnose gaps and identify opportunities.
• Collaborate with industry stakeholders including government agencies, associations, tripartite partners, programme partners to develop and implement relevant manpower interventions to address industry manpower issues.
• Consult with employers to promote adoption of WSG programmes and progressive human resource practices to address their manpower needs.

Strategic Manpower Planning

• Identify and assess key industry, manpower challenges and skills needs.
• Manage and collaborate with strategic partners and engage companies to diagnose gaps and identify opportunities.
• Recommend the design of appropriate strategic human capital solutions based on industry or companies' business and manpower needs.
• Support the Industry Transformation Map (ITM) – Jobs and Skills Pillar, and Jobs Transformation Map (JTM).

Project Management

• Plan and review budget requirements and ensure compliance to policies and processes.
• Organise or support outreach and marketing events, career events and industry engagements.
• Track programmes' progress and analyse industry related information to evaluate and make recommendations for management decision making.

What we are looking for

Requirements

• At least two (2) years of working experience in industry engagement/ business development/account management is preferred.
• Salary will commensurate with experience.

You should possess the following skill sets:

• Industry Engagement and Business Development: Capable of developing and maintaining strong engagement and relationships within the industry of various profiles (from C-suites to grassroots) and utilizing trend analysis and government initiatives to drive business strategies and growth.
• Negotiation: Able to strategize negotiation, formulate gameplan and engage in complex discussion to drive collaboration and implementation with stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.
• Communication: Proficient in writing clear submissions and reports, and able to frame appropriate narratives to effectively engage diverse audiences, and also skilled in public speaking.
• Personal effectiveness: Able to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, and work both independently and in teams.
• Critical thinking: Able to compile, analyse, and interpret data to recommend data backed decisions and program monitoring.
• Consulting Advisory and Innovative Solutioning: Capable of diagnosing gaps and identify opportunities for businesses and innovative solutions to enhance business processes.

About Workforce Singapore

Workforce Singapore (WSG) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). It will oversee the transformation of the local workforce and industry to meet ongoing economic challenges.
WSG will promote the development, competitiveness, inclusiveness, and employability of all levels of the workforce. This will ensure that all sectors of the economy are supported by a strong, inclusive Singaporean core.
While its key focus is to help workers meet their career aspirations and secure quality jobs at different stages of life, WSG will also address the needs of business owners and companies by providing support to enable manpower-lean enterprises to remain competitive. It will help businesses in different economic sectors create quality jobs, develop a manpower pipeline to support industry growth, and match the right people to the right jobs

About your application process

This job is closing in 6 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 Workforce Singapore or the wider Public Service.