Manager/Senior Manager, Strategy Planning Division (SPD)

• 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 metrics 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.

Job Requirements:

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 skills

• Have 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