Manager/senior Manager

**[What the role is]**

[What the role is]

You will be part of a dynamic team:

- Championing human capital (HC) initiatives through enterprise programmes to enable workforce transformation
- Analysing HC insights and developing enterprise-relevant case studies to demonstrate business outcomes

**[What you will be working on]**
- [What you will be working on] _

This includes working with appointed partners to administer grants and manage programmes (i.e., HC initiatives promulgated by key partners such as the _Institute of Human Resource Professionals _), and involves:

- Analysing HC interventions (i.e., driving skills-based hiring practices within enterprises) and providing evidence-based recommendations to enhance jobs and workforce capabilities
- Implementing effective HC interventions in line with EDG’s strategies, to drive workforce development outcomes, including enhanced labour productivity, talent attraction and development
- Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, and managing key partners, to achieve strategies and programme outcomes. This includes working closely with the _Ministry of Manpower _(MOM) to uplift enterprises through HR as an enabler

Required Skills and Competencies:

- **Programme Review and Analysis**: Conduct enterprise-relevant reviews, engage with stakeholders to gather inputs, assess current HC gaps and provide recommendations.
- **Stakeholder Collaboration**: Work closely with internal stakeholders (e.g. WSG’s industry divisions) and external stakeholders (e.g. MOM, Programme Partners) to co-develop and implement enterprise-facing solutions.
- **Strong Analytical and Good Problem-Solving**: Develop a good understanding of HC and its impact on business success. Identify possible gaps and opportunities, and shape robust HC interventions to help enterprises achieve workforce transformation.
- **Programme Engagement and Management**:

- Work closely with our partners and augment their efforts to co-create strategies and seize opportunities to promulgate HC capabilities and resources
- Work with appointed partners on the administration of grants. This includes the regular tracking of programme outcomes, conducting programme reviews, and guiding them on policy compliance and grant governance matters
- **Strong writing and communication skills**: To be able to actively participate in discussions with stakeholders and translate perspectives into sound recommendations (in both writing and presentations) for management’s consideration

**[What we are looking for]**
- Tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
- Knowledge:

- Prior work experience in the public sector would be an advantage
- Awareness of government efforts relating to manpower, workforce or human capital interventions would be advantageous
- Behavioural Insights. Understanding design principles to nudge behaviour change to improve programme adoption
- Change Management. Understanding of change management frameworks to help identify and overcome challenges in organisations
- Abilities/Aptitudes:

- Able to work well both independently and in teams
- Possesses a curious mind that is open to different ideas, solutions and possibilities
- Tenacious, and has strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Self-motivated and has a “can-do” spirit
- Proactive in addressing new challenges in a timely manner
- Able to confidently manage projects and lead the building of effective partnerships with partners and stakeholders
- Highly adaptable and receptive to ambiguity and changes
- All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting._