Senior Manager / Principal Manager, Strategic PlanningDivision [SPD]

You could be an individual contributor or may lead a unit

under the Strategy team to support the development of

organisation-wide strategies, synchronise with corporate planning

as well as ensure alignment and coordination within WSG and with

MOM. This includes the

following : Lead or support the

Alliance for Action on Advancing Career & Employment Services

(AfA-ACES) project to develop and pilot new career & employment

services to support new work

models

Strong liaison

skills to effectively engage MOM's policy division which is

co-leading AfA-ACEs

Proficiency to drive

derive insights from the applied research, drive coordination,

planning and project management of pilots

Engage industry to participate as pilot owners and

industry experts

Manage funding contracts,

arrangements and disbursements

Evaluate the

outcomes of the pilots and develop post-pilot prototypes / new

initiatives

Perform secretariat duties as

needed

Develop and

implement new programmes and initiatives with industry partners to

enable WSG to be an effective sector lead for career and employment

services,

Conceptualise new programmes and initiatives involving

internal stakeholders and industry partners

Seek funding and resourcing to implement programmes and

initiatives

Engage and appoint industry

partners to develop and implement programmes and

initiatives

Manage funding arrangements and

disbursements

Evaluate outcomes of programmes

and initiatives

Manage

International Relations for WSG, including assessment for strategic

opportunities, building and maintaining connections with

best-in-class public employment services and international

entities

Support

the development, coordination and review of whole-of-WSG strategies

to drive productive reallocation of

labour

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

efforts as a sector lead in the career and employment services

sector to build career health of individuals and

employers

Support

Budget / COS materials and speeches, PQs, Cab Memo and management

reports

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

skills

Have 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 with an

inquisitive mind that seeks to understand beyond the

surface

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.