Manager (Planning & Strategy)

We're looking for someone dynamic and forward-thinking for our Planning & Strategy Team. This is your chance to help build a strong talent pipeline by developing cutting-edge strategies, engaging with key players, and ensuring our curriculum is top-notch for future tech!

Responsibilities

• Develop tech and media talent strategies to keep pace with emerging tech and media developments
• Integrate efforts across different policy interventions in Pre-Employment Training, Continuing Education and Training, Scholarships and Global manpower.
• Conduct research, sense-making and forecasting of trends relevant to the tech and media talent landscape, identify new jobs and skills in demand
• Develop strategic data insights to support evidence-based policymaking.
• Communicate IMDA’s position in tech talent matters through a variety of comms and engagement channels.
• Manage and coordinate strategic resources. Develop the cluster’s workplan, track and review performance outcomes, conduct corporate reporting to management.

Requirements

• 2 to 6 years of relevant experience in Planning or Strategy work.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to prepare analysis, assessments and presentations in a clear and concise manner.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment, able to work independently as well as in a team/cross-team setting.
• Experience in a public sector organisation or the tech industry in industry development and manpower policy & planning would be advantageous.
• Experience in tabling proposals and communicating with senior stakeholders (e.g. senior management, Political Office Holders) would be advantageous.