Senior Manager/ Assistant Director (SNEF lab)

SNEF Lab (a SNEF think-tank) of Policy Division

You must have an interest in labour policies to support SNEF lab’s research and sense-making work to drive SNEF’s efforts in developing and promoting progressive workplace practices, enhance labour market flexibility and advance tripartism. Your responsibilities include:

• Sense-make and analyse strategic labour policies or recommendations to address issues faced by employers or specific groups of employees in the labour market identified through the research or forecast of labour trends.
• Monitor and interpret global and local trends, as well as socioeconomic data of the labour markets, with a view of creating novel upstream policy solutions through labour policies.
• Study and develop models to project and explain future national manpower scenarios, intelligence, and other driving forces and critical uncertainties shaping Singapore’s economic and manpower environment through partnerships with academic institutions, tripartite partners and government agencies.
• Design and conduct research and analysis to evaluate and forecast employers’ position on identified labour guidelines and regulations.
• Adopt methodologies to enhance policy development and stakeholders’ engagement.

Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Social Sciences (political science, sociology, organisation psychology, etc) or other related disciplines. An interest in international labour and experience in planning regional/international events is a plus.

You must:

• Possess good written, presentation and verbal communication skills.
• Be proficient in applications such as PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Tableau/PowerBI, Canva, etc.
• Be versatile and resourceful, and strong in stakeholders’ management.
• Have a strategic and growth mindset, be meticulous, and have a keen eye for details.
• Have at least 5 years of relevant experience.

To be considered for the Assistant Director position, you should have supervisory experience and be able to provide peer leadership. Your title will be commensurate with your work and supervisory experience.