Manager/Senior Manager, Strategic Planning [SPD]

WORKFORCE SINGAPORE AGENCY; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agency in Singapore is seeking a candidate to support and develop strategies under the Planning and Strategy teams. The successful applicant will manage projects related to career health planning and contribute to the WSG 2030 strategy. This dynamic role requires strong analytical skills and effective communication to engage with various stakeholders in government and the community. Ideal candidates should demonstrate critical thinking and project management proficiency in a fast-paced public service environment.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in coordinating and driving work plans.
• Ability to undertake secretariat functions with high-level stakeholders.
• Understanding of public governance and risk management principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and report on WSG strategies and career planning.
• Drive annual corporate workplan and Board engagements.
• Manage secretariat roles and communications with stakeholders.

Skills

Critical thinking

Research skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Job description

You will support and drive dynamic tasks and functions under Planning and Strategy teams, which include the following:

Develop whole-of-WSG strategies, career health planning, and research agenda

• Competencies in critical thinking, a general understanding of economics, and outcomes reporting, that will help to develop and establish the value and impact of workstreams under WSG’s multi-year strategy, WSG 2030, and report on its progress
• Proficiency in coordinating and driving WSG’s overall position and efforts under career health planning as well as implementation
• Qualitative and quantitative research skills and an understanding of academic research ecosystem vis-à-vis areas of interest in career facilitation and jobs transformation, which are relevant for developing WSG’s research agenda

Drive whole-of-WSG work planning, support WSG Board, and performance reporting

• Proficiency in driving the annual corporate workplan process across WSG
• Proficiency in undertaking Board secretariat functions and Board engagements, as well as WSG’s annual corporate report
• Competencies in building and reviewing metrices and indicators to measure output and outcomes, to review and report WSG’s key corporate performance indicators and supporting indicators
• Relevant understanding of organisation-wide risk management, to review and integrate Enterprise Risk Management with strategic planning
• Competencies in facilitation and engagement, for overseeing and implementing change management in support of WSG 2030

Proficiency in managing secretariat roles and coordination for key platforms and issues, and effective communications with stakeholders

• Ability to undertake secretariat functions for key meeting platforms with Minister/ Manpower and Permanent Secretary/ Manpower, and related inter-agency workgroups
• Strong liaison skills with the ability to effectively engage with MOM’s policy divisions overseeing WSG’s scope of work
• Proficiency in coordinating WSG’s inputs to annual Budget and Committee of Supply debates
• Ability to coordinate responses to enquiries from MOM and other agencies on cross-cutting policy matters, parliamentary questions etc

Knowledge/Skills

• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, and able to understand issues beyond the surface
• Good project management and problem-solving skillsHave a good theoretical understanding and application of principles and concepts in labour economics
• Have a good understanding of public governance and its principles
• Skills to derive data-driven insights and understand quantitative data would be preferred

Aptitudes/Abilities

• Strong interpersonal skills and able to engage external and internal stakeholders
• Perceptive and able to problem-solve and work independently
• Resourceful and pro-active in managing work assignments
• Comfortable to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Organised, meticulous and detail oriented
• Be committed to the ethos of public service

All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.