Manager/Senior Manager, Industry Development (Advanced Manufacturing) (MCD)

Public Service Division; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Service Division in Singapore seeks a professional to support the jobs and skills pillar across the sector(s) under its purview. This role centers on strategic manpower planning, stakeholder engagement and project management to diagnose gaps and design interventions.

You will collaborate with government agencies and industry partners to promote workforce initiatives, manage programmes and monitor progress in a dynamic public-sector environment.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in industry engagement, account/project management and/or consultancy roles.
• Salary will commensurate with experience.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Manpower Planning: Identify industry manpower challenges and skills needs; engage partners to diagnose gaps and opportunities; design strategic human capital solutions.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Management: Establish relationships with strategic partners and stakeholders; collaborate with government agencies and tripartite partners to implement manpower interventions.
• Project Management: Plan and review budgets; organize outreach and events; track programmes and analyse data to inform decisions.

Skills

Manpower planning

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Policy understanding

Communication

Negotiation

Data analysis

Job description

[What the role is]

You will play a key role in supporting the jobs and skills pillar for the sector(s) under your purview. This includes:

[What you will be working on]

You will play a key role in supporting the jobs and skills pillar for the sector(s) under your purview. This includes:

Strategic Manpower Planning

• Identify and assess key industry, manpower challenges and skills needs
• Manage strategic partners and engage companies to diagnose gaps and identify opportunities
• Recommend the design of appropriate strategic human capital solutions based on industry or companies’ business and manpower needs

Stakeholder Engagement and Management

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with strategic partners and stakeholders
• Collaborate with industry stakeholders including government agencies, associations, tripartite partners, programme partners to develop and implement relevant manpower interventions to address industry manpower issues
• Consult with employers to promote adoption of WSG programmes and progressive human resource practices to address their manpower needs

Project Management

• Plan and review budget requirements and ensure compliance to policies and processes
• Organise or support outreach and marketing events such as career events and industry engagements
• Track programmes’ progress and analyse industry related information to evaluate and make recommendations for management decision making

[What we are looking for]

Requirements

• Relevant work experience in industry engagement, account/ project management and/or consultancy roles
• Salary will commensurate with experience

Knowledge/Skills

• Good understanding of the Precision Engineering sub-sectors’ background, trends, manpower skills needs and business value chain
• Good understanding of various government initiatives in relation to manpower interventions in the relevant industries would be advantageous
• Strong written and spoken communication skills
• Strong persuasive and negotiation skills
• Adept in stakeholder engagement and relationship building
• Ability to synthesise opinions and data for decision making and programme monitoring
• Consulting skills would be an added advantage

Aptitudes/Abilities & Other Characteristics

• Passionate, dedicated and driven individual
• Resilient and agile to problem-solve and respond in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Ability to multi-task and work with converging timelines
• Confident and comfortable with public-speaking
• Ability to work independently and in teams
• Comfortable with data compilation and analysis
• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit
• Innovative and comfortable in embracing digital and technological solutions

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