Tampines - Manager/Senior Manager, Strategic Planning [SPD]

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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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.