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Manager / Senior Manager, Strategic Planning [SPD]

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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