Manager/ Senior Manager, Planning

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

Job summary

EDB in Singapore is seeking a Manager/Senior Manager in Planning to shape strategies, implement execution systems, and monitor progress of priorities. The role collaborates with senior management to align on corporate plans and performance measures.

You will engage stakeholders across the organisation, drive data-driven insights, and design robust planning processes to support economic strategy execution. Singaporean applicants are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• We combine system thinking with execution rigour and engage stakeholders to align on priorities.
• Ability to synthesise current work and identify what to focus on for impact.
• Strong written and verbal communication, enabling senior-level discussions.
• Influence and collaborate with internal/external stakeholders while navigating dynamics.
• Self-starter who can thrive in unstructured environments and lead across teams.
• Solid analytical capabilities across multiple data sources to drive decisions.

Responsibilities

• Assess opportunities or threats to Singapore's competitiveness and EDB's strategy.
• Engage stakeholders to build a common understanding of priorities and contributions.
• Design and manage corporate planning and performance management processes.
• Manage and improve systems tracking investment pipelines and industry performance.
• Establish data management standards and analytics tools for reporting and operations.

Skills

System thinking

Execution rigour

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Self-starter

Analytical skills

Singaporean

Job description

What the role is

About Planning

The Planning team works closely with senior management to shape EDB's strategies and priorities, drive coherence in formulation and execution, and track progress and effectiveness of EDB's strategies and priorities.

Our work is anchored on the three core roles of setting the organisation direction, implementing stakeholder interventions, and designing and building execution systems.

What you will be working on

We are currently looking for a Manager/Senior Manager

• Assess opportunities or threats to Singapore's competitiveness and EDB's economic strategy in light of global and domestic trends.
• Engage stakeholders within and outside EDB to drive common understanding of EDB's priorities and contribution to the economy.
• D e sign and manage corporate planning and performance management processes, including target-setting and work planning.
• Manage and improve systems that track investment pipelines and performance of EDB industries and firms.
• Establish sound data management, standardise methodologies and analytical tools to support reporting and operations.

What we are looking for

We are looking for candidates who combine system thinking with execution rigour, and who are comfortable operating at the intersection of strategy, data and organisational dynamics.

You should possess the following :

• A strong sense of intellectual curiosity - as manifested in a willingness to build network and engage individuals to solicit insights.
• Ability to quickly synthesise current/past work on a given topic (whether through literature reviews or reaching out to the right people ), and identify the delta to focus efforts on.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to facilitate senior-level discussions.
• A bility to influence and work through internal/ external stakeholders , while being sensitive to organi s ational dynamics and ground realities.
• Be a self-starter with the ability to work in an unstructured environment, and flex in different teams as an individual contributor, manager or peer leader.
• Strong analytical capabilities, with ability to draw insights across multiple data sources, and utilise appropriate frameworks to drive discussions
• Singaporean