Snr Associate/Assistant Director (Capabilities Development & People Management)

Accountant-General's Department; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Accountant-General's Department seeks a Human Capital Management professional to drive leadership development, performance management and workplace conduct initiatives. You will partner with management to nurture a high-performing workforce and support HR digital transformation across the organisation.

The role requires HR qualifications and 2–5 years of experience, with familiarity with Civil Service policies and LMS/tools experience to enhance learning and development programs.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in HR, Psychology, Business Administration, or related disciplines.
• 2–5 years of relevant HR work experience.
• Familiarity with Civil Service policies and guidelines.
• Prior experience with learning management systems and data analysis tools.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Lead leadership development initiatives including 360-degree feedback, coaching and mentoring.
• Evaluate and enhance learning and development policies aligned with organisational goals.
• Support HR digital transformation to streamline processes.

Education

Tertiary qualifications in HR, Psychology, Business Administration, or related disciplines

Tools

Learning Management System

Data analysis tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

What the role is:

You will be part of the Human Capital Management Directorate under the People & Organisation Group which focuses on developing people and organisational capabilities. As strategic partners to our Directorates and AGD officers, you will work closely with senior management to nurture an engaged and high-performing workforce that is motivated and passionate with transforming public sector finance.

What you will be working on:

Responsibilities: You will be involved in the following areas:

• Leadership Development
  • Staff the review and enhancement of leadership development initiatives, incorporating 360-degree feedback mechanisms, coaching, mentoring and milestone programmes to strengthen leadership competencies across the organisation
  • Evaluate and recommend improvements to learning and development policies and leadership development programmes, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and emerging needs
  • Manage learning and development operations including coordination of course registrations and nominations
• Performance Management
  • Support the annual ranking and promotion cycle, target-setting, and evaluation
  • Manage confirmations and emplacement of officers
• Workplace Conduct
  • Review and manage workplace conduct policies and processes
  • Implement changes to policies and programmes on conduct

You will partner and engage AGD’s management, line managers, and employees in leadership, performance and capability development. You will also support HR digital transformation efforts to streamline, improve and automate HR processes.

What we are looking for:

Requirements: Functional/Technical Competencies

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resource, Psychology, Business Administration, or related disciplines
• 2-5 years of relevant HR work experience
• Familiarity with Civil Service policies and guidelines will be an advantage
• Prior experience with learning management systems and data analysis tools
• Proficiency in MS Office applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Generic Competencies

• Meticulous and good organisational skills
• Innovative and resourceful individual who thinks creatively to develop solutions for existing and anticipated challenges
• Proactive, results-oriented and able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively
• Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to communicate effectively, build trust and influence stakeholders at various levels
• Strong analytical, written, communication and inter-personal skills

You will be notified whether you have been shortlisted within 4 weeks from the closing date of this job posting.

About Accountant-General's Department

The Accountant-General’s Department (AGD) plays an important role in making Singapore a better place through Finance. At AGD, we aim to be a future-ready leader in transforming Public Sector finance by putting finance at the heart of our decision-making. We do this through building a strong foundation in providing robust financial systems and processes that serve key stakeholders including our pensioners, vendors and the public sector. Our team of accounting professionals work at AGD and are deployed to the public agencies to deliver a wide range of financial and accounting-related services to the Public Service. Together we play a critical role in helping the Government achieve its fiscal and economic objectives through sound stewardship and governance.