Job Description

[What the role is]

You could be an individual contributor or may lead a unit under the Strategy or Planning team to support the development of organisation-wide strategies, as well as ensure alignment and coordination within WSG and with MOM. This includes the following:

[What you will be working on]

• Support the development, coordination and review of whole-of-WSG strategies to develop the Career and Employment Services Ecosystem

  • Refine WSG’s multi-year strategy, WSG 2030, and coordinate WSG’s overall efforts as a sector lead in the career and employment services sector to build the career health of individuals and employers

  • Work with WSG’s divisions on translating the strategy into action plans

  • Comfortable working with data to uncover insights to inform strategies and identify opportunities for data-driven interventions

  • Navigate policy considerations around data protection, privacy safeguards and proportionality of data sharing

• Develop and pilot new programmes and initiatives with industry partners to enable WSG to effectively lead the Career and Employment Services ecosystem

  • Conceptualise new programmes and initiatives involving internal stakeholders and industry partners

  • Seek funding and resourcing to implement programmes and initiatives

  • Engage and appoint industry partners to develop and implement programmes and initiatives

  • Manage funding arrangements and disbursements

  • Evaluate outcomes of programmes and initiatives

• Support WSG’s overall planning and strategy work, which includes corporate KPI reporting, management of the WSG Board, managing international relations, supporting Budget/COS materials and speeches, PQs and management reports

[What we are looking for]

Knowledge/Skills

• Excellent writing and communication skills

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, and able to understand issues beyond the surface

• Good project management and problem-solving skills

• Have a good theoretical understanding and application of principles and concepts in labour economics

• Skills to derive data-driven insights and understanding of quantitative data

• Have a good understanding of public governance and its principles

• Familiarity with data governance and principles is preferred

Aptitudes/Abilities

• Strong interpersonal skills and able to engage external and internal stakeholders

• Perceptive and able to problem-solve and work independently

• Resourceful and pro-active in managing work assignments

• Comfortable to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment

• Organised, meticulous and detail oriented with an inquisitive mind that seeks to understand beyond the surface

• Be committed to the ethos of public service