Snr Associate/Assistant Director(Strategic Planning & Organisational Excellence)

Accountant-General's Department; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Accountant-General's Department in Singapore is seeking a capable professional to drive corporate planning and organisational development initiatives. You will engage senior leadership, shape the transformation journey, and develop expertise in change management while collaborating across AGD to deliver robust financial and governance outcomes.

Responsibilities span leading annual planning cycles, designing transformation programs, building performance metrics, organizing staff engagements,

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience in planning or organisational development.
• Demonstrates strong analytical abilities and problem-solving skills.
• Open to applicants with no experience but intent to contribute in transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead AGD's annual strategic planning cycle, including organisational analysis, workplan materials, retreats, and focus group facilitation.
• Design and implement transformation initiatives to enhance employee engagement and promote a oneAGD culture.
• Develop corporate performance metrics and risk management frameworks to improve organisational effectiveness.
• Organise corporate events, townhalls, and internal learning seminars to strengthen staff engagement and knowledge sharing.
• Act as secretary for management meetings ensuring effective governance and decision-making.

Skills

Analytical mindset

People-oriented

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Project management

Multitasking

Team player

Stakeholder management

Education

Tertiary qualifications in any discipline

Job description

What the role is:

As part of the team, you will help strengthen and transform AGD by driving corporate planning and organisational development initiatives. This role offers significant exposure to senior leadership and strategic decision-making, with opportunities to shape AGD's transformation journey and develop expertise in change management and organisational development.

What you will be working on:

Responsibilities: You will be involved in the following:

• Lead AGD's annual strategic planning cycle, including conducting organisational analysis, preparing workplan materials, organising management retreats, and facilitating planning focus group discussions to drive organisational goals and ensure structured long-term planning
• Design and implement transformation initiatives that enhance employee engagement, promote the oneAGD culture, and support internal change management efforts
• Develop and implement corporate performance metrics and risk management frameworks to measure and improve organisational effectiveness and efficiency
• Organise corporate events, townhalls, and internal learning seminars to strengthen staff engagement and foster knowledge sharing across the organisation
• Serve as secretariat for management meetings, ensuring effective governance and decision-making processes

What we are looking for:

Requirements:(a) Functional/Technical Competencies:

• Tertiary qualifications in any discipline with at least 2 years of relevant work experience
• Strong analytical mindset with a passion for corporate planning and organisational development
• Applicants with no experience may apply

Requirements:(b) Generic Competencies:

• People-oriented and able to foster good working relationships with stakeholders
• Good communication, organisational, analytical and project management skills
• Self-motivated, proactive, meticulous, and able to multi-task
• Good team player who is able to work in a fast-paced and fluid environment

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.