Manager/Senior Manager (CLC)

SkillsFuture Singapore Agency; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SkillsFuture Singapore Agency seeks to lead the setup of the Career Longevity Centre (CLC) in Singapore, engaging multiple stakeholders to design and deliver initiatives for senior workers. The role supports the Executive Director and Assistant Director, coordinating with SWDA, MOM and partners to implement data-driven programmes.

You will establish governance structures, KPIs, and priority areas, while identifying archetypes and needs of employers and individuals.

Qualifications

• Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.
• Highly motivated, proactive, and able to manage multiple projects.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Executive Director and Assistant Director of the CLC.
• Plan and establish the CLC setup including a Tripartite Advisory Panel.
• Develop the CLC mission, vision, KPIs and priority areas.
• Identify archetypes and needs of individuals and employers.
• Implement data collection to gain insights and track trends.
• Foster partnerships and manage programme grants.
• Engage stakeholders across SWDA, MOM and industry.

Job description

What the role is

You will be part of a team planning for and setting up the Career Longevity Centre (CLC) at its initial stage, and eventually to be deployed to the CLC when it is launched in mid-2027 (tentative) under the Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA). The CLC will be the first tripartite-led centre in Singapore that focuses on extending the career longevity of Singaporeans, in line with promoting a wider Career Health culture. The CLC will promote dedicated initiatives to help mature and senior workers plan and prepare for their later stage careers early, and equip employers with resources and capability development to redesign jobs and workplace practices to support career longevity of their workforce. In the longer term, the CLC will drive thought leadership and research to amplify career longevity on a national level. You will have the opportunity to engage individuals and employers to understand their needs to implement career longevity. You will need to work collaboratively with other SWDA departments, MOM, tripartite partners, industry players and solution or technology providers to co-develop initiatives and resources.

What you will be working on

You will support the Executive Director (ED) and Assistant Director (AD) of the CLC.

Planning and Operations

• Establish the setup of CLC, including setting up a Tripartite Advisory Panel
• Develop CLC overall mission, vision and strategic plan, corresponding Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and priority focus areas
• Identify individual and employer archetypes, and their corresponding needs to serve prioritised archetypes
• Implement data collection mechanisms to generate insights and trends, and work with partners on research
• Track and monitor corporate KPIs and programmes deliverables

Partnership Management and Engagement

• Drive adoption and innovation of CLC programmes and initiatives
• Ensure programmes delivery and performance, in conjunction with internal and external partners and stakeholders
• Foster and engage strategic partners to establish trusted and sustained collaborations, and as advocates on the ground
• Manage programmes grants to partners

What we are looking for

• Ability to collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders
• Ability to work well in a team
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Highly motivated, proactive and able to work effectively in a fast-paced and multi-project environment
• Business development mindset with the ability to identify and pursue new collaboration opportunities
• Curiosity to understand an issue deeply, with tenacity and perseverance to find solutions to the challenges identified
• Strong ability to adopt a forward looking and strategic perspective of the big picture, yet sufficiently grounded to understand ground constraints to propose realistic and implementable solutions
• Ability to manage funds/grants, or with relevant experience
• Prior experience in a similar area of work will be an advantage

Successful candidates will be offered a contract in the first instance and may be considered for an extension or be placed on a permanent tenure.

Candidates are encouraged to sign up for a Careers & Skills Passport (CSP) account and include your CSP public profile in your resume. Please check out www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg for details on the CSP.