Senior Manager/Principal Manager, Strategic Planning Division [SPD]

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

Job summary

A government employment agency in Singapore seeks an individual to lead career services initiatives and manage international relations. Responsibilities include developing new programs, engaging industry partners, and evaluating pilot outcomes. Candidates should possess strong communication skills, critical thinking abilities, and a solid understanding of labour economics. An attractive opportunity for those committed to public service.

Qualifications

• Strong liaison skills to engage MOM’s policy division.
• Competencies in critical thinking and understanding of economics.
• Ability to evaluate outcomes of programmes and initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead or support AfA-ACES project for new career services.
• Develop and implement programmes with industry partners.
• Manage International Relations for WSG.

Skills

Excellent writing and communication skills

Strong analytical and critical thinking skills

Good project management and problem-solving skills

Skills to derive data-driven insights

Understanding of public governance

Job description

You could be an individual contributor or may lead a unit under the Strategy team to support the development of organisation-wide strategies, synchronise with corporate planning as well as ensure alignment and coordination within WSG and with MOM. This includes the following:

Lead or support the Alliance for Action on Advancing Career & Employment Services (AfA-ACES) project to develop and pilot new career & employment services to support new work models

• Strong liaison skills to effectively engage MOM’s policy division which is co-leading AfA-ACEs
• Proficiency to drive derive insights from the applied research, drive coordination, planning and project management of pilots
• Engage industry to participate as pilot owners and industry experts
• Manage funding contracts, arrangements and disbursements
• Evaluate the outcomes of the pilots and develop post-pilot prototypes/new initiatives
• Perform secretariat duties as needed

Develop and implement new programmes and initiatives with industry partners to enable WSG to be an effective sector lead for career and employment services,

• Conceptualise new programmes and initiatives involving internal stakeholders and industry partners
• Seek funding and resourcing to implement programmes and initiatives
• Engage and appoint industry partners to develop and implement programmes and initiatives
• Manage funding arrangements and disbursements
• Evaluate outcomes of programmes and initiatives

Manage International Relations for WSG, including assessment for strategic opportunities, building and maintaining connections with best-in-class public employment services and international entities

Support the development, coordination and review of whole-of-WSG strategies to drive productive reallocation of labour

• 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 efforts as a sector lead in the career and employment services sector to build career health of individuals and employers

Support Budget/COS materials and speeches, PQs, Cab Memo and management reports

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 with an inquisitive mind that seeks to understand beyond the surface
• 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.