Manager/Senior Manager, Sector Planning, Policy and Ecosystem Development (ICPD)

• Support the development and implementation of sector strategies and plans to strengthen the CES ecosystem.
• Conduct environmental scanning, policy research and sector analysis on emerging trends affecting career planning, employment services, and workforce development.
• Analyse and synthesize research findings, data and stakeholder inputs to identify key issues, implications and strategic insights to support planning and decision-making.
• Develop planning frameworks, implementation approaches, performance indicators and monitoring mechanisms to track outcomes and impact of the sector strategies.
• Review policies, processes and programmes to provide recommendation to address implementation gaps and areas for improvement.
• Develop briefing materials, presentations, papers and recommendations for management consideration.

• Conduct ideation, incubation and experimentation efforts to explore new approaches, partnerships and service models that strengthen the CES ecosystem.
• Translate insights from pilots and experimentation into recommendations for policy, programme and ecosystem improvements.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to co-design, prototype and test new concepts, initiatives and interventions.

• Provide secretariat support for management meetings, inter-agency platforms, working groups and committees where required.
• Coordinate meeting logistics, prepare agendas and papers, document key discussions and follow up on action items.
• Support corporate and divisional planning processes, including workplan development, KPI monitoring, management reporting and governance requirements.

Requirement

Skills / Knowledge

• Policy and Strategic Planning: Able to frame issues, identify trade-offs, develop options and prepare recommendations that support management decision-making.

• Industry Development: Able to understand sector needs, engage ecosystem stakeholders and translate insights into strategies, interventions or implementation plans.

• Research and Sense-Making: Skilled in gathering, analysing and interpreting research, data and stakeholder inputs to surface the ‘so what’ and policy implications.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Confident in engaging agencies, employers, training providers, external and internal stakeholders to build alignment and obtain useful ground insights.

• Management Writing: Able to prepare crisp briefing notes, submissions, decks and papers that clearly explain context, analysis, options and recommendations.

• Project and Secretariat Management: Able to coordinate consultations, meetings, workstreams, timelines, deliverables and follow-up actions across multiple stakeholders.

• Data-Informed Planning: Able to work with analysts and programme teams to define metrics, track outcomes and use evidence to support planning decisions.

Experience / Personal Traits

• Relevant experience in policy, strategic planning, industry development, sector engagement, public administration, programme management, manpower/workforce planning or related work.

• Strong analytical and research skills, with the ability to structure ambiguous issues and synthesise complex information into clear recommendations.

• Experience supporting sector plans, transformation maps, workplans, policy reviews, management submissions or inter-agency workstreams will be advantageous.

• Familiarity with Singapore’s manpower, CET, education, employment services or career guidance landscape will be advantageous.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint, Word and Excel; familiarity with data interpretation, policy research, survey findings or sector analysis tools will be advantageous.

Successful candidates will be offered a contract in the first instance and may be considered for an extension or be placed on a permanent tenure.
 

Candidates are encouraged to sign up for a Careers & Skills Passport (CSP) account and include your CSP public profile in your resume.  Please check out www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg for details on the CSP.