Assistant Director, Planning Strategy and Data Analysis

EMPLOYMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY INSTITUTE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Director for Planning Strategy and Data Analysis. In this pivotal role, you will lead a small team while collaborating with various stakeholders, including government agencies. Your responsibilities will include conducting evidence-based studies, developing strategies, and preparing insightful reports for senior management. This position requires a blend of strong analytical skills, effective communication, and project management expertise. If you have a passion for data-driven decision-making and a proven track record in strategic planning, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in planning/policy, consultancy, or strategy formulation.
• Strong analytical, writing, and communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and liaise with stakeholders including government agencies.
• Supervise and support corporate planning sessions and seminars.
• Prepare and present reports to senior management.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Negotiation Skills

Analytical Skills

Writing Skills

Communication Skills

Project Management

Problem-Solving

Leadership Skills

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

As Assistant Director for Planning Strategy and Data Analysis, you will contribute individually as well as assist your Deputy Director to manage and mentor a small team to work on facilitating discussions and develop measures and strategies for the organisation’s needs as well as corporate reporting. You should excel at communicating, engaging multiple stakeholders including government agencies, conducting evidence-based studies and analysis, and moving strategies into implementation.

Job Responsibilities

1. Negotiate, coordinate, and liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Workforce Singapore (WSG).
2. Assist your Deputy Director to conceptualise and conduct studies of industry groups, worker segments, overall employment and employability landscape, and/or ad hoc studies as requested, to identify trends, threats, and opportunities. Help edit, vet, and/or craft compelling stories and data-driven recommendations from findings or insights to be presented to various stakeholders.
3. Assist your Deputy Director to support senior management with new matters that arise by making sense of emerging issues and gaps that do not fit neatly into clear categories, as well as corporate and strategy matters, including monitoring and tracking KPIs; preparation for external meetings with government agencies; analysing developments that impact the organisation.
4. Supervise, organise, and support annual corporate planning sessions and seminars (and ad hoc brainstorming sessions) to conceptualise overall workplan and communicate corporate strategy, provide analysis and insights to support and guide management in decision-making.
5. Oversee, prepare, and present regular reports and topical presentations to senior management, including NTUC senior management.
6. Oversee, plan for, maintain, and track clean data to be used for data analysis.
7. Other duties as required to support organisation’s goals.

Job Requirements

1. Good interpersonal and negotiation skills
2. Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills
3. Project management, problem-solving, and leadership skills
4. Meticulous, self-driven, and able to multi-task
5. Experience in team leadership
6. At least 10 years’ experience in planning/policy, consultancy, or strategy formulation and working with data

Designation and salary will commensurate with experience.

We will only contact shortlisted candidates.