Senior Manager / Assistant Director (12 Months Contract)

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

Job summary

PERSOL is seeking an experienced HR leader to shape competency frameworks and leadership development across the organisation. You will partner with business leaders and HR partners to ensure frameworks align with strategic goals and workforce needs.

Responsibilities include implementing and refining programmes, integrating frameworks into recruitment, performance, and learning processes, and delivering practical tools for managers to apply competencies effectively.

Qualifications

• Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Organisational Development, Psychology, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience in developing, implementing, and managing competency frameworks and leadership development programmes.
• Strong understanding of talent management, career development, and adult learning principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end development, review, and mapping of job profiles across business functions, identifying role-specific competencies.
• Partner with business leaders and stakeholders to align competency frameworks with organisational goals.
• Drive implementation and enhancement of competency frameworks to support talent management and workforce planning.
• Collaborate with HR stakeholders to integrate frameworks into recruitment, performance, learning, succession, and career progression.
• Develop tools and materials to support managers in applying competency frameworks.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Influencing

Project management

Analytical thinking

Learning & development

Organisational capability

Education

HR/Business degree

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end development, review, and mapping of job profiles across business functions, including conducting job analyses to identify role-specific competencies and capability requirements.
• Partner with business leaders, HR Business Partners, and key stakeholders to ensure competency frameworks are aligned with organisational goals and workforce needs.
• Drive the implementation and continuous enhancement of competency frameworks to support talent management and workforce planning initiatives.
• Collaborate with HR stakeholders to integrate competency frameworks into key HR processes, including recruitment, performance management, learning and development, succession planning, and career progression.
• Develop and maintain practical tools, guides, resources, and communication materials to support managers and employees in applying competency frameworks effectively.

Leadership Development

• Design, implement, and evaluate leadership development programmes for leaders across all organisational levels, from emerging leaders to senior management.
• Drive leadership capability-building initiatives through a combination of structured learning programmes, workshops, coaching, and development interventions.
• Manage and coordinate leadership learning initiatives, including in-house training programmes, Public Service Division (PSD) milestone programmes, assessments, and 360-degree feedback exercises.
• Partner with stakeholders to identify leadership capability gaps and formulate targeted development solutions to strengthen leadership effectiveness.
• Monitor programme effectiveness through feedback, evaluation, and impact assessment to ensure continuous improvement and relevance.

Stakeholder Management & Strategic HR Support

• Build strong partnerships with business leaders, HR teams, and external stakeholders to support people development and organisational capability initiatives.
• Provide expert advice and recommendations on competency development, leadership effectiveness, and talent development strategies.
• Support strategic workforce planning and organisational development initiatives through data-driven insights and best practices.
• Contribute to the continuous enhancement of learning and development frameworks, policies, and processes.

Requirements

• Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, Organisational Development, Psychology, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 to 10 years of relevant HR experience, preferably in Learning & Development, Talent Management, Organisational Development, or HR Business Partnering roles.
• Proven experience in developing, implementing, and managing competency frameworks, capability-building initiatives, and leadership development programmes.
• Strong understanding of talent management, career development, organisational capability, and adult learning principles.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across all levels of the organisation.
• Strong project management and organiser skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives and deliver results within tight timelines.
• Analytical and solution-oriented, with the ability to identify capability gaps and design practical development interventions.
• Self-motivated team player who thrives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.