Principal Manager, Strategy Corporate Planning [SPD]

[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.