Executive (Organisation Development & Transformation), HROD Div (1-year contract

Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

METI is seeking an organised, curious Executive to support the Organisational Development & Transformation unit for a year, with potential extension. You will help optimise organisational health, enhance internal communications, and drive culture-building and change initiatives.

You will collaborate across levels to deliver practical OD solutions and support dashboards and reporting. You will assist in staff engagement, event hosting, content creation for internal channels, and procurement; a

Qualifications

• Interest in business administration and organisational development or related fields.
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience in a support role; public agencies experience advantageous.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work with colleagues across levels.
• Adaptable to new ways of working and rapid adoption of tech resources.
• Resilient, meticulous, organized and independent; capable of handling multiple tasks.
• Preferably solid project management skills and ability to manage several assignments.

Responsibilities

• Assist OD&T practitioners in organisational, division, team and individual interventions.
• Manage staff engagement processes, events, briefing sheets and stakeholder invitations.
• Support event management and hosting of officer engagements.
• Develop employee communications campaigns (EDM, posters, videos, posts).
• Track feedback and manage monitoring functions.
• Maintain databases and support dashboard development through data cleaning and testing.
• Finesse presentations or stimulus material for internal stakeholders.
• Conduct research to uncover insights for interventions.
• Brainstorm and develop OD solutions with project leads.
• Source transformation case examples from other organisations (public/private).
• Liaise with external vendors and manage procurement processes.
• Track budget and administrative paperwork to ensure fulfilment.
• Additional support: manage meeting schedules, room bookings and stationery orders.

Skills

Organisational development

Project management

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Team oriented

Attention to detail

Behavioural science

Public sector exposure

Job description

What the role is:

We are seeking an organised, curious and motivated individual to join our team as an Executive (Organisational Development & Transformation unit) for a year, with a view to extend the contract if headcount permits.In this role, you will play a supporting role to optimise organisational health and enable METI to become more effective over time through enhancing the work, nurturing a high performing workforce and building a great workplace. Our practice facilitates intentional change efforts based on informed diagnosis; addresses issues with the whole system in view; and designs interventions with people in mind, taking human behaviours and motivations into consideration.There is opportunity for you to get involved in supporting the implementation of organisation transformation efforts, enhancing internal stakeholder experiences, employee engagement and communications, culture-building and change management projects.

What you will be working on:

The jobholder will assist the OD&T practitioners in the various areas of organisational, division, team and individual level interventions. Specific job responsibilities include:

• Manage staff engagement processes including scheduling of events, updating briefing sheets, inviting relevant internal stakeholders around teams or meeting platforms, disseminating information to all parties involved
• Support in event management and hosting of officer engagements
• To support in the development of employee communications campaigns and to craft content in the form of EDM, digital posters, videos, posts, and other relevant materials for our internal communications channels
• Track feedback and manage other monitoring functions
• Maintain internal databases and tracking lists, as well as assisting dashboard development of OD&T through data cleaning, validation and testing of the system
• Support to finesse presentations or stimulus material to be used by internal stakeholders
• Research work to uncover insights and other information needed to develop interventions
• Brainstorm and develop OD solutions along with OD project leads
• Source successful transformation case examples and good approaches of other organisations, including public sector agencies and private sector companies
• Liaise with external vendors and manage procurement processes
• Track budget and other administrative paperwork to ensure fulfilment of efforts
• Other support responsibilities:
  • -Manage meeting schedules and room bookings
  • -Assist with meeting set-up and material preparation
  • -Support team stationery inventory and orders

What we are looking for:

• An interest and healthy curiosity in business administration, organisational development/ design, behavioural science, the social sciences, innovation and entrepreneurship, or related fields will be ideal and advantageous.
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience in a support role. Prior experience in public agencies or similar functions will be advantageous.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, enjoys collaborating with colleagues from diverse disciplines/backgrounds, the ability to work well with people across all levels and is team oriented.
• Willing to adapt to new ways of working and experiment with tech resources quickly
• Resilient, resourceful, meticulous, organized and independent
• Able to think clearly and operate steadily in a complex environment
• Preferably strong project management skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in work.

About Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry

Working at METI places you at the heart of Singapore’s economic policy-making. We drive productivity-led growth, safeguard and expand our economic space, and build a future-ready economy where firms can thrive. Together, we create a Singapore which is a city of possibilities, a home to great firms, and a place where the world connects with people at its heart. When you join METI, you contribute to our mission of creating good jobs and opportunities for Singaporeans, enabling them to improve their lives and secure a better future.