Manager/Senior Manager, Strategic Planning Division SPD

[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

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