Manager / Senior Manager, Budget and Establishment Management (RPD)

[What the role is]

SSG is a dynamic and forward-thinking organization dedicated to empowering individuals and shaping the future of Singapore's workforce. As a statutory board under the Ministry of Education, SSG leads the charge in driving the SkillsFuture movement, a national initiative that promotes lifelong learning and skills development. With a strong focus on innovation and collaboration, SSG works closely with employers, training providers, and individuals to create a vibrant ecosystem of learning and growth. By offering a wide range of initiatives, programs, and funding schemes, SSG enables individuals to unlock their full potential, acquire new competencies, and stay ahead in a rapidly changing job market.

Skills

Join the RPD team in SSG that provides guidance on the strategic direction of SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG). Specifically, RPD is responsible for the effective planning of resources and oversees budget and manpower management to achieve agency's goals:

• Funding Policy Formulation: Formulate corporate-level funding policies and funding parameters to support SkillsFuture Initiatives and SSG’s objectives;
• Budget Evaluation and Management: Evaluate budget requests from programme partners and oversee the allocation and management of SSG’s budget;
• Manpower Establishment Planning: Secure and optimise manpower resources to implement SSG’s programmes and agency’s operations;
• Whole-of-Government (WOG) CET Grants Management: Lead the management of WOG CET grants and strengthen CET grants governance for WOG and SSG.
  
  

[What you will be working on]

This role reports to an Assistant Director and is part of a team responsible to secure, prioritise and allocate financial and manpower resources to ensure that SSG’s overall strategies and objectives are achieved in the most efficient and effective manner.

Manpower Establishment Planning

• Secure and optimize manpower resources to implement SSG’s programmes and the agency’s operations
• Oversee the evaluation of establishment/Manpower Management Framework (MMF) requests from Divisions
• Competency: Workforce Planning and Development
  
  

Strategic Resource Allocation

• Plan, prepare, secure, and allocate budgets for various funding sources and manpower resources.
• Oversee the annual budget exercise and mid-year budget reviews
• Lead the preparation and review of the organisation’s 5-year Jobs and Skills (JS) Programme Budget
• Competency: Strategic Resource Allocation
  
  

Stakeholder Engagement & Policy Development

• Liaise and manage interactions with internal and external stakeholders on budgetary and establishment/manpower matters.
• Develop and lead in the review of policies related to budget and establishment management.
• Competency: Stakeholder Engagement and Policy Development
  
  

[What we are looking for]

• A holistic appreciation and detailed understanding of key issues pertaining to establishment/manpower planning and management as well as budgetary policies
• Strong strategic, analytical, and critical thinking skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with individuals/teams internally and externally
• Effective written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills
• Good understanding of manpower planning and management, funding and budgetary policies and concepts
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, with strong skills in numerical calculation and statistical analysis
• 2 to 5 years of relevant experience in policy related roles or manpower planning roles is preferred, but applicants without the required experience are welcome to apply