Snr Assoc/Asst Dir

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Singapore Accountant-General's Department Full time
Snr Assoc/Asst Dir (Strategic Planning and Organisation Excellence)

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What The Role Is
The Accountant-General's Department (AGD) plays an important role in making Singapore a better place through Finance. At AGD, we aim to be a future-ready leader in transforming Public Sector finance by putting finance at the heart of our decision-making. We do this through building a strong foundation in providing robust financial systems and processes that serve key stakeholders including our pensioners, vendors and the public sector. Our team of accounting professionals work at AGD and are deployed to the public agencies to deliver a wide range of financial and accounting-related services to the Public Service. Together we play a critical role in helping the Government achieve its fiscal and economic objectives through sound stewardship and governance.

What The Role Is
The Accountant-General's Department (AGD) plays an important role in making Singapore a better place through Finance. At AGD, we aim to be a future-ready leader in transforming Public Sector finance by putting finance at the heart of our decision-making. We do this through building a strong foundation in providing robust financial systems and processes that serve key stakeholders including our pensioners, vendors and the public sector. Our team of accounting professionals work at AGD and are deployed to the public agencies to deliver a wide range of financial and accounting-related services to the Public Service. Together we play a critical role in helping the Government achieve its fiscal and economic objectives through sound stewardship and governance.
Senior Associate/ Assistant Director (Strategic Planning and Organisation Excellence)
As part of the Strategic Planning and Organisation Excellence (SPORE) team, you will help strengthen and transform AGD by driving strategic planning and organisational development initiatives.
What You Will Be Working On
You will be involved in the following:

  • Develop and implement the annual strategic planning exercise which includes conducting organisational analysis, preparing workplan materials, organising management retreats, facilitating planning focus group discussions, coordinating workplan presentations, and synthesising key initiatives, to ensure a structured planning process and help the organisation achieve its long-term goals
  • Facilitate and support organisational development, change management and internal transformation efforts, to achieve long-term organisational effectiveness
  • Align organisational design, culture and processes to institutionalise best practices and catalyse transformation for AGD
  • Review and implement corporate performance and risk management metrics to measure the state of the organisation's transformation journey and operational efficiency
  • Support the development of the organisation's sustainability report to align with the relevant global standards
  • Monitor and identify emerging trends to curate development content and pathways that will guide competency development
  • Formulate and drive staff engagement plans to promote a strong work culture
  • Organise and implement corporate events including the townhalls and internal learning seminars, to strengthen staff engagement

Functional/Technical Competencies
What we are looking for
  • Background in Business, Human Resource, Organisational Development, Finance or related disciplines with at least 2 years of relevant work experience
  • Strong analytical mindset with passion in strategic planning and organisational development

Generic Competencies
  • People-oriented and able to foster strong relationships with stakeholders to obtain buy-in for new or changed policies
  • Good communication, organisational, analytical and project management skills
  • Self-motivated, proactive, meticulous, and able to multi-task
  • Exemplify a growth mindset with proven ability to embrace challenges, learn continuously, and drive both personal and organisational improvement
  • Good team player who is able to work in a fast-paced and fluid environment
  • Demonstrate ability to lead and guide small teams on projects

You will be notified whether you have been shortlisted within 4 weeks from the closing date of this job posting. Seniority level
  • Seniority level Mid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Employment type Contract
Job function
  • Job function Finance and Accounting/Auditing
  • Industries Government Administration and Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

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