Manager / Senior Manager (Resource Plans & Organisation), Plans & Strategy

Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX); Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HTX, Singapore's Science and Technology agency, seeks a role focused on strategy, resource planning and manpower governance to support transformational initiatives. The role involves aligning across HTX departments, advising senior management, and conducting capability assessments within a dynamic, evolving environment.

You will evaluate manpower requests, balance organisational needs with HTX pillars, and help ensure governance of manpower establishment and job evaluation during restructurings.

Qualifications

• Meticulous and pay close attention to detail while maintaining a broader strategic perspective.
• Experience in resource management or manpower planning is a plus.
• Exercise sound judgement to evaluate manpower and establishment requests.
• Balance organisation needs with HTX pillars and priorities.
• Adaptable, dynamic and capable of driving transformation.
• Willingness to work with cross-agency teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Understand the Home Team’s operating context and harmonise efforts across HTX departments and agencies.
• Work closely with Sr Management on resource allocation.
• Provide sound recommendations to HTX senior management to shape the transformation under resource constraints.
• Conduct trade-off analyses to develop S&T strategies and processes for HTX.
• Assess manpower requests and propose justified recommendations to Senior Management.
• Maintain an overview of manpower establishment and organisational structure matters.
• Participate in job evaluation exercises for new units or reorganisations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Resource management

Manpower planning

Governance

Org structure

Adaptability

Team leadership

Job description

What the role is:

HTX is Singapore's Science and Technology agency that brings together diverse scientific and engineering capabilities to develop transformative, operationally ready solutions for public safety. As a statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs, HTX works at the forefront of science and technology to empower the Home Team with cutting-edge capabilities. Guided by our mission to amplify, augment and accelerate the Home Team's advantage, we are committed to keeping Singapore the safest place on planet Earth.Plans & Strategy’s role is to prepare HTX for the future by ensuring that our strategic plans are informed by a comprehensive analysis of challenges, opportunities and priorities. The Resources Plans & Organisation oversees the allocation and management of resources in Budget and Manpower, to effect these strategic plans.

What you will be working on:

• The job-holder has to understand the Home Team’s operating context, challenges, constraints and harmonise efforts across all Home Team Departments and agencies. The Home Team is undergoing a major transformation in terms of Science & Technology (S&T) development. The work environment is constantly evolving as we continue to restructure and build new processes. Therefore, the job holder must be adaptable, dynamic and have the tenacity to push through new changes.
• Work closely with Sr Management on the allocation of resources.
• Provide sound recommendations to HTX senior management to shape the Home Team Transformation while working on a limited pool of resources.
• The job-holder will have to conduct trade-off analysis, in order to develop S&T strategies and processes for HTX. This involves evaluating resource requests, developing fundamental working principles, establishing norms and developing an acumen for management assessment over time. This will involve arbitrating and/or leveraging resource requests amongst different parties with divergent interests.
• Specific to organisational structure planning, job grading and evaluation, the jobholder will assess manpower requests put up by the respective Divisions holistically and make suitable recommendations to Senior Management, ensuring that the projected needs are justified and balanced across the organisation.
• He/She will be responsible in maintaining an overview of all manpower establishment and organisational structure matters, and assist in the relevant governance processes.
• The job-holder will also be involved in job evaluation exercises to establish the job grades when new units/jobs are created or jobs are changed due to restructuring efforts and work closely with stakeholders to identify, propose and ensure processes are followed.

What we are looking for:

• Meticulous and pay close attention to detail while maintaining a broader strategic perspective and understanding the broader operating context.
• Prior experience in resource management, manpower planning, resource management/ governance and organisation structures is a plus but not required.
• Exercise sound judgement to evaluate manpower and establishment requests.
• Have a good sense of perspective to understand and balance organisation needs vis‑to‑vis requirements from HTX pillars.
• Have the tenacity and rigor of mind to handle transformation work.
• Be adaptable, dynamic, pathfinder as things evolve.
• Be a dependable team player/leader who is accommodating and can work with others, because the work scope is fluid and evolves rapidly.

All new hires are appointed on a two-year contract in the first instance and will be assessed and considered for permanent tenure over time, based on performance. As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment. All applicants will be updated on the status of their applications within 4 weeks upon closing of the advertisement.#LI-CW1

About Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX)

HTX is the world’s first Science and Technology agency that integrates a diverse range of scientific and engineering capabilities to innovate and deliver transformative and operationally-ready solutions for homeland security. As a statutory board of the Ministry of Home Affairs and integral to the Home Team, HTX works at the forefront of science and technology to empower Singapore’s frontline of security. Our shared mission is to amplify, augment and accelerate the Home Team’s advantage and secure Singapore as the safest place on planet earth.