Assistant Manager

10 hours ago

IMD Mapletree Business City MBC BLK, Singapore Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Full time $60,000 - $120,000 per year
Shaping Singapore's digital future, we at the Infocomm Media Development Authority often tackle head-on challenges that come with developing and deploying emerging, frontier technologies across various sectors. We Dream, Design and Deliver in the technology and media space, leading Singapore into a limitless digital future.

Part of the Human Capital Cluster in IMDA, the Jobs and Skills Division is a dynamic team that works with multiple stakeholders to conceptualise, design, plan and implement ICT and media training programmes to develop Singapore's digital workforce.

If you are excited about developing Singapore's future digital workforce, come join us as an Assistant Manager/Manager under the Jobs and Skills division.

Responsibilities

  • Review data and insights on media and ICT manpower trends and challenges to help shape policies and programmes to support the needs of the sector

  • Engage stakeholders, such as employers, industry associations, unions, training institutions, industry partners, internal IMDA divisions and other government agencies to obtain ground sensing of the sector for policy and programme improvement

  • Prepare internal submissions with assessment and recommendations to seek approval of projects, including presentation of proposals to senior management

  • Operationalise new manpower programmes, including establishing of processes, templates and guides for internal and external stakeholders

  • Engage and on-board industry partners, associations, training partners to collaborate on projects to train, upskill and create new job opportunities for Singaporeans

  • Monitor progress of programmes, including tracking of project deliverables and budget drawdown in a timely manner

  • Grant administration, including evaluating achievement of programme outcomes in accordance to funding criteria

  • Prepare and provide timely programme and project updates and reports to management and relevant stakeholders

  • Other duties as assigned: As part of the larger Human Capital Cluster, you may be assigned to stretched projects/tasks as part of staff development and exposure to other areas of work within IMDA.

Requirements

  • 3 to 8 years of relevant working experience in project management roles and preferably with experience in the media industry or ICT industry, good working knowledge in media content production, AI/GenAI.

  • Good working knowledge of data storytelling using data analytics tools such as Tableau and/or prior experience in administration of grants (either public or private) and/or management consulting skills would be added advantages.

  • Performance driven, outcome oriented and meticulous

  • Well-versed in management of stakeholders at all levels, both externally and internally.

  • Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities: Able to work with ambiguity and loosely defined problem spaces.

  • Background in Media, Comms, Tech, or HR disciplines.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The position offered will be commensurate with experience.

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