Senior Manager, Planning & Development

NHG Health Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

NHG Population Health seeks a Senior Manager, Planning to lead strategic and corporate planning, ensuring alignment with national health priorities and NHG objectives. The role focuses on governance, performance reporting, and executive-level decision support within a 100% onsite setting in Novena.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in corporate planning or governance, strong leadership and communication skills, and experience with data-driven strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 8+ years in corporate planning, governance or performance reporting; healthcare/public sector experience a plus.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and systems-thinking abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaborative team player capable of mentoring peers.
• Organised, dependable and detail-oriented with multiple deadlines.
• Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint; data visualization tools helpful.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic and corporate planning, shaping the long-term blueprint aligned with national priorities.
• Drive performance management, dashboards and reporting for senior management and Board.
• Oversee governance including enterprise risk management, business continuity, data protection and sustainability.
• Lead senior management platforms and translate strategy into actionable plans across the organisation.
• Represent NHG Population Health in national workgroups contributing to system-level frameworks.

Skills

Leadership & Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Team leadership

Project management

MS Office

Data visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Data visualization tools

Job description

NHG Population Health (PopHealth) is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of 1.5 million residents in Central and North Singapore. Anchored across three Missions — Population Health, Community Health, and Primary Care — we drive and support the strategic development and implementation of population health transformation in synchronisation with national strategies and key programmes such as Healthier SG and Age Well SG.

JOB PURPOSE

The Planning team is the strategic backbone of NHG Population Health, ensuring the organisation has the clarity, focus, and alignment needed to deliver on its population health mission. Working at the intersection of national health priorities and organisational strategy, the team translates MOH and NHG Health directives into clear direction for its three Missions — Population Health, Community Health, and Primary Care. Through strategy and workplan development, performance monitoring, and corporate governance, the Planning team enables informed decision-making and builds the organisational foundations for sustainable, long-term impact on the communities we serve.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

TheSenior Manager, Planning, plays a key role in supporting NHG Population Health's strategic agenda by overseeing corporate development, governance, and administration. The role ensures that planning efforts remain closely aligned with the organisation's strategic objectives, enabling the three Missions to deliver sustainable, long-term population health impact.

• Lead strategic and corporate planning for NHG Population Health, including the development of the organisation's long-term strategic blueprint, sensemaking insights from population data and assets to shape future direction, and ensuring alignment with national health priorities and organisational objectives.
• Drive performance management and reporting, including the development of strategic indicators, dashboards, and reports for senior management and Board.
• Oversee corporate governance frameworks including enterprise risk management, business continuity, data protection, and sustainability, ensuring organisational resilience and regulatory compliance.
• Lead and facilitate key senior management platforms, translating strategic discussions into actionable priorities and coordinated plans across the organisation.
• Represent NHG Population Health in national-level workgroups and platforms, contributing to the development of system-level frameworks and approaches.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Minimally a Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in corporate planning, corporate governance, performance reporting or a related area. Experience in healthcare or the public sector is advantageous.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders of varying seniority, diverse interests, and backgrounds.
• Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills, with the ability to synthesise complex information, identify implications and develop options for management decision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to prepare clear, accurate and management-ready reports, briefs and presentations.
• A collaborative team player with the ability to lead and develop peers and junior colleagues.
• Organised, dependable and attentive to detail, with the ability to manage several reporting cycles, projects and deadlines at the same time.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Experience with data visualisation or reporting tools would be useful.
• Able to work in a 100% onsite work arrangement in office based in Novena.