Manager/Assistant Director, Talent Attraction

Ministry of National Development; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of National Development in Singapore seeks a dynamic HR professional to join the Human Resource Division’s Employee Branding & Scholarship team. You will manage scholarship and talent attraction efforts, review branding strategies for talent outreach, promote scholarship opportunities to applicants, and collaborate with our MND Family of Statutory Boards to enhance career attractiveness.

You will shape employer brand, plan engagement initiatives, analyze data, build partnerships with

Qualifications

• Experience in employer branding or talent attraction within HR.
• Ability to craft compelling narratives for diverse audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management across teams and external partners.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Analytical mindset with ability to turn feedback into improvements.

Responsibilities

• Shape employer brand and talent attraction strategies.
• Plan and deliver engagement initiatives (career fairs, outreach) while promoting opportunities.
• Analyze data and trends to improve branding and scholarship efforts.
• Collaborate with MND Statutory Boards and partner agencies.
• Manage end-to-end scholarship cycle from attraction to offers.
• Oversee scholarship operations and scholar engagements.

Skills

Employer branding

Talent attraction

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Data analysis

HR operations

Job description

What the role is:

As a member of the Human Resource Division’s Employee Branding & Scholarship team, you will play a key role in managing and overseeing MND’s scholarship and talent attraction efforts. This is a multifaceted role which includes reviewing our branding and outreach strategies for talent attraction, promoting scholarship and internship opportunities to potential applicants, managing the scholarship application and selection process and working with our MND Family of Statutory Boards to enhance the attractiveness of a career within our Family.

What you will be working on:

• Shape our employer brand and talent attraction strategies. Develop and refine compelling narratives that showcase the purpose, impact and diversity of careers in the MND Family, and translate these into effective attraction and outreach strategies.
• Bring our employer value proposition to life. Plan and deliver talent engagement initiatives such as career and scholarship fairs, networking sessions, school engagements and outreach programmes. You will engage prospective candidates and help them discover the career and development opportunities available within the MND Family.
• Use insights to strengthen our talent attraction efforts. Analyse data, feedback and talent trends to evaluate the effectiveness of our branding, outreach and scholarship efforts, and recommend new approaches to strengthen our talent attraction efforts.
• Build partnerships across the key stakeholders. Work closely with MND Statutory Boards, partner agencies, educational institutions and other stakeholders on joint initiatives to strengthen the attractiveness and visibility of our scholarship programmes.
• Drive our scholarship attraction and selection efforts. Manage the end-to-end scholarship cycle from attraction to selection, including applications, assessment centres, interviews and offers, while ensuring a positive and professional candidate experience.
• Manage scholarship operations. Support the administration of scholarship operations, including scholar engagements, reimbursements, etc.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for someone who enjoys thinking about what makes an organisation attractive to talent, crafting compelling narratives and engaging different audiences — and are equally comfortable rolling up your sleeves to deliver programmes and ensure that scholarship operations run smoothly.

• Prior experience in employer branding and talent attraction or a related HR role.
• Strong strategic thinking skills, with an ability to develop clear and compelling narratives for different audiences.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams, agencies and external partners.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities with attention to details.
• Strong analytical skills, with an ability to draw insights from data and feedback and translate them into practical improvements.

About Ministry of National Development

The Ministry of National Development (MND), the lead government agency responsible for land use planning and infrastructure development, aims to transform Singapore into an endearing home and a distinctive global city. At MND, we aspire to create a quality, vibrant and sustainable living environment for our people. We also strive to shape Singapore into a world-class city of knowledge, culture and excellence - one which keeps pace with global challenges and the rising aspirations of Singaporeans. Our Vision: An Endearing Home, A Distinctive Global City MND's vision reflects our growing emphasis not just on physical infrastructure, but also on the softer aspects of creating emotional attachment in our people, the global talents and corporations whom we attract here. At the same time, it articulates MND's goal of building upon Singapore’s unique distinguishing characteristics to develop Singapore as a global city of knowledge, culture and excellence. MND will provide quality physical infrastructure for the nation by working with our partners in the public and private sectors. Create a Vibrant, Resilient and Sustainable Living Environment MND will strive to make Singapore a livelier and more exciting city, and ensure our nation is well-prepared to face the growing uncertainties and complexities. MND will also maintain the quality and resilience of our built and natural environment to ensure high standards of living, and carry out development that meets the needs of the present without compromising that of future generations. Provide Affordable and Accessible Public Housing MND will commit to support Singaporeans' homeownership aspirations and ensure public housing remains affordable and accessible. Build Rooted and Cohesive Communities MND will strive to foster our citizens' attachment and love for our homeland and maintain social cohesiveness in our communities, even as Singapore continues to be an open and globalised society.