Senior Manager/Principal Manager, Strategic Planning Division SPD

[What the role is]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:

[What you will be working on]

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 derive insights from 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

[What we are looking for]

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.

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