Manager

NHG Health; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NHG Population Health in Singapore seeks a seasoned Manager, Planning to guide corporate planning, performance monitoring, and strategic alignment across Population Health, Community Health, and Primary Care.

You will translate MOH/NHG directives into clear action plans, lead cross-functional projects, and support senior leadership with insights drawn from population data to enable sustainable transformation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in corporate planning, performance reporting, programme/project management or related area.
• Healthcare or public sector experience is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead corporate planning and workplan development aligned with strategic priorities, including performance monitoring and reporting to management.
• Support senior management in driving strategic conversations at leadership platforms.
• Contribute to strategic projects by analysing cross-cutting issues and translating priorities into actionable plans.
• Sensemake insights from population data to shape NHG Population Health’s long-term development blueprint.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Written communication

Organisational skills

MS Office

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Data visualization tools

Job description

A. ABOUT COMPANY

NHG Population Health (PopHealth) is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of 1.5 million residents in Central and North Singapore. Anchored across three Missions — Population Health, Community Health, and Primary Care — we drive and support the strategic development and implementation of population health transformation in synchronisation with national strategies and key programmes such as Healthier SG and Age Well SG.

B. JOB PURPOSE (ROLE and DEPARTMENT SUMMARY)

The Planning team is the strategic backbone of NHG Population Health, ensuring the organisation has the clarity, focus, and alignment needed to deliver on its population health mission. Working at the intersection of national health priorities and organisational strategy, the team translates MOH and NHG Health directives into clear direction for its three Missions — Population Health, Community Health, and Primary Care. Through strategy and workplan development, performance monitoring, and corporate development, the Planning team enables informed decision-making and builds the organisational foundations for sustainable, long-term impact on the communities we serve.

C. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Manager, Planning, plays a key role in supporting NHG Population Health's strategic agenda by overseeing corporate development, governance, and administration. The role ensures that planning efforts remain closely aligned with the organisation's strategic objectives, enabling the three Missions to deliver sustainable, long-term population health impact.

• - Lead corporate planning and workplan development in alignment with the organisation's strategic priorities, including performance monitoring and reporting to management.
• - Support senior management in driving strategic conversations and reviews at key leadership platforms.
• - Contribute to strategic projects by analysing complex, cross-cutting issues and translating strategic priorities into actionable plans to shape NHG Population Health's next phase of transformation.
• - Contribute to strategic projects by sensemaking insights from our population data and assets to shape NHG Population Health long term development blueprint

- KEY REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

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Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.

Experience

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At least 5 years of relevant experience in corporate planning, performance reporting, programme management, project management or a related area. Experience in healthcare or the public sector is advantageous.

Special Attributes and Knowledge

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• - Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills, with the ability to synthesise complex information, identify implications and develop options for management decision.
• - Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to prepare clear, accurate and management-ready reports, briefs and presentations.
• - Works well across teams and is comfortable engaging stakeholders at different levels of seniority.
• - Organised, dependable and attentive to detail, with the ability to manage several reporting cycles, projects and deadlines at the same time.
• - Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with data visualisation or reporting tools would be useful.

Professional License (if any)

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Not applicable.