Strategic Budget Planning Lead, Public Sector

Skills & Workforce Development Agency (SWDA); Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Skills & Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) is seeking a Senior Manager to shape and steward public resources across Jobs and Skills priorities. You will work with Ministries and senior SWDA leadership to plan multi-year budgets, translate insights into strategic funding decisions, and guide budget governance and programme support to ensure meaningful outcomes.

The role involves managing complex budget exercises, preparing ministry submissions, and delivering data-driven performance insights

Qualifications

• Experience in budget planning and financial management.
• Experience with public-sector funding or multi-year budgeting.
• Experience engaging government and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic budget planning and funding across programmes.
• Allocate and optimise annual and multi-year budgets.
• Strengthen budget governance, policies and controls.

Skills

Budget planning

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Data analytics

Dashboard development

Tools

Data dashboards

Budget software

Job description

Skills & Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) is seeking a Senior Manager to shape and steward public resources across Jobs and Skills priorities. You will work with Ministries and senior SWDA leadership to plan multi-year budgets, translate insights into strategic funding decisions, and guide budget governance and programme support to ensure meaningful outcomes.

The role involves managing complex budget exercises, preparing ministry submissions, and delivering data-driven performance insights