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Manager / Senior Manager, Strategic Planning [SPD]

WORKFORCE SINGAPORE AGENCYSingapore

15 days ago

Job description

You will support and drive dynamic tasks and functions under Planning and Strategy teams, which include the following :

Develop whole-of-WSG strategies, career health planning, and research agenda

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 position and efforts under career health planning as well as implementation
Qualitative and quantitative research skills and an understanding of academic research ecosystem vis-à-vis areas of interest in career facilitation and jobs transformation, which are relevant for developing WSG's research agenda

Drive whole-of-WSG work planning, support WSG Board, and performance reporting

Proficiency in driving the annual corporate workplan process across WSG

Proficiency in undertaking Board secretariat functions and Board engagements, as well as WSG's annual corporate report

Competencies in building and reviewing metrices and indicators to measure output and outcomes, to review and report WSG's key corporate performance indicators and supporting indicators

Relevant understanding of organisation-wide risk management, to review and integrate Enterprise Risk Management with strategic planning

Competencies in facilitation and engagement, for overseeing and implementing change management in support of WSG 2030

Proficiency in managing secretariat roles and coordination for key platforms and issues, and effective communications with stakeholders

Ability to undertake secretariat functions for key meeting platforms with Minister / Manpower and Permanent Secretary / Manpower, and related inter-agency workgroups

Strong liaison skills with the ability to effectively engage with MOM's policy divisions overseeing WSG's scope of work

Proficiency in coordinating WSG's inputs to annual Budget and Committee of Supply debates

Ability to coordinate responses to enquiries from MOM and other agencies on cross-cutting policy matters, parliamentary questions etc

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 skillsHave 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

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.

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