Analyst/senior Analyst/lead Analyst

**What the role is**

[Hiring Cluster’s Description]
PSD’s HR Policy cluster is the Public Sector Centre of Excellence for several areas relating to people policy, including talent attraction, compensation, performance management, and benefits. We ensure that our Public Sector can continue to attract, develop, retain, and motivate the right talent to build Singapore for the next generation.

**What you will be working on**

[Specific Job Responsibilities]
As Analyst/Senior Analyst (Benefits, Superannuation & Exit), you will work in a team focused on driving comprehensive review and transformation of our HR policies with a particular focus on Benefits, Superannuation and Exit policies.
Your key responsibilities will include:

- Formulate policies and solutions pertaining to benefits, superannuation and exit for the Singapore Public Service, and work with public agencies to review and implement policy changes. This involves studying market trends, best practices in the private and public sector, and national direction to review how Public Service benefits, superannuation and exit policies should evolve to meet future needs of the Public Service. It also entails working with other HR policy functions (e.g. appointments, performance management, compensation) to ensure alignment and coherence of our HR System.
- Provide consulting services and guidance to the Ministries and Business Partners in the area of benefits, superannuation and exit policies.
- Work with the PSD Data Office and HR systems teams to define the various data products and data needed to support timely analytics in the area of benefits, superannuation and exit; and with the Human Resource Leaders of public agencies to ensure that the analysis meets their agency needs.

**What we are looking for**

[Values]
- Self-motivated, values integrity, teamwork and takes pride in going the extra mile to provide excellent service.
[Competencies & Work Experience]
- Curiosity about problems, the drive to follow analyses to their logical conclusion, and the resourcefulness to navigate the prevailing policy context to design and implement effective and timely solutions. [Thinking Clearly and Making Sound Judgements]
- Ability to understand historical precedent in context, determine applicability to current scenarios, and triangulate against current best practice to design solutions.
- Willingness to learn legal instincts and principles to help navigate legal and contractual requirements to arrive at practical policy solutions
- Self-starter who is able to work independently, manage competing priorities and work well under pressure
- Strong writing and verbal communication skills. [Working Effectively with Stakeholders]
- Ability to communicate complex issues and policy solutions to public officers.
- Willingness and drive to effectively engage a range of stakeholders to ensure that policy is successfully implemented.
- Ability to advise and take the lead on holistic HR policy reviews involving interrelated HR policies and processes, while considering potential implementation issues. [HR Policies]
- Appreciation of the dynamism between different areas of HR policies and how they interrelate as an ecosystem.
- Knowledge and appreciation of principles and industry practices pertaining to employee benefits, superannuation and exit [Employee Benefits, Superannuation and Exit]
- Logical reasoning, analysis, and strong sensitivity to numbers / data processing [Analytics and Sensitivity to Numbers/Data Processing]
- Comfortable with quantitative analysis, particularly in Excel.
- Ability to extract and distil complex analysis into key decision points for stakeholders.
- Meticulous with an eye for detail.
- Ideally at least 2 years of experience in policy development or HR work. Experience with Total Rewards frameworks would be a plus.