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Principal Manager, Strategy Corporate Planning [SPD]

Salary undisclosed

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[What the role is]
Reporting to the Deputy Director, you will lead the Strategy or Planning team to drive high/wide impact processes to develop organisation-wide strategies and to drive corporate planning as well as ensure alignment and coordination within WSG and with MOM.

[What you will be working on]

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with WSG divisions in developing and reviewing WSG’s 3–5-year workplans and annual workplans. Identify short- and medium-term strategic directions to shape WSG’s corporate goals and priorities

  • Monitor and review WSG’s corporate performance for regular reporting to WSG Board and senior management

  • Develop, monitor and review enterprise risk management and ensure alignment to strategic goals

  • Conduct change management sessions with WSG divisions in keeping with WSG’s strategic priorities, as needed

  • Assess international relations requests with reference to WSG’s strategic priorities

  • Assess requests from Ministries and other agencies as well as parliamentary queries, and co-ordinate WSG’s response across WSG divisions

  • Perform secretariat duties for inter-agency meetings, such as the National Jobs Council Working Group, WSG Board and key management meetings including ministerial level meetings

  • Conceptualise and organise WSG Board or senior management retreats

[What we are looking for]

Requirements:

At least 5 years of public sector experience, preferably in relevant fields such as planning or policy.

Knowledge/Skills

  • Possess good communication, writing and presentation skills

  • Possess strong analytical, critical thinking and sense-making skills

  • Possess basic understanding of labour market concepts

  • Possess good coordination, multi-tasking and time management skills

  • Possess strong skills in Microsoft Office

  • Supervisory experience and an understanding of corporate planning and management will be advantageous

Aptitudes/Abilities

  • Able to grasp concepts quickly and integrate broad spectrum of information into a coherent framework

  • Strong interpersonal skills to engage external and internal stakeholders for collaboration

  • Perceptive and able to problem-solve and work independently

  • Resourceful, responsive, and pro-active in managing work assignments

All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.