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Manager/Senior Manager, Strategic Planning Division [SPD]

Paya Lebar Quarter -PLQ 2 Full time

[What the role is]

You could be an individual contributor or may lead a unit under the Strategy or Planning team to support the development of organisation-wide strategies, as well as ensure alignment and coordination within WSG and with MOM. This includes the following:

[What you will be working on]

  • Support the development, coordination and review of whole-of-WSG strategies to develop the Career and Employment Services Ecosystem

    • Refine WSG’s multi-year strategy, WSG 2030, and coordinate WSG’s overall efforts as a sector lead in the career and employment services sector to build the career health of individuals and employers

    • Work with WSG’s divisions on translating the strategy into action plans

    • Comfortable working with data to uncover insights to inform strategies and identify opportunities for data-driven interventions

    • Navigate policy considerations around data protection, privacy safeguards and proportionality of data sharing

  • Develop and pilot new programmes and initiatives with industry partners to enable WSG to effectively lead the Career and Employment Services ecosystem  

    • 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

  • Support WSG’s overall planning and strategy work, which includes corporate KPI reporting, management of the WSG Board, managing international relations, supporting Budget/COS materials and speeches, PQs and management reports 

[What we are looking for]

Job Requirements:

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

  • Skills to derive data-driven insights and understanding of quantitative data

  • Have a good understanding of public governance and its principles

  • Familiarity with data governance and principles is 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