Job Description
As Principal Specialist for Planning, Strategy & Data Analysis (PSDA), you will contribute individually as well as assist your Deputy Director to manage a small team to work on facilitating discussions and develop measures and strategies for the organisation’s needs. You should excel at communicating, engaging multiple stakeholders including government agencies, conducting evidence-based studies and analysis, and moving strategies into implementation.
Job Responsibilities
- Negotiate, coordinate, and liaise with internal and external stakeholders, including the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and Workforce Singapore (WSG).
- Conduct studies of industry groups, worker segments, overall employment and employability landscape, and/or ad hoc studies as requested, to identify trends, threats, and opportunities. Craft compelling stories and data-driven recommendations from findings or insights to be presented to various stakeholders.
- Support senior management with new matters that arise by making sense of emerging issues and gaps that do not fit neatly into clear categories, as well as corporate and strategy matters, including monitoring and tracking KPIs; preparation for external meetings with government agencies; analysing developments that impact the organisation.
- Organise and support annual corporate planning sessions and seminars (and ad hoc brainstorming sessions) to conceptualise overall workplan and communicate corporate strategy, provide analysis and insights to support and guide management in decision-making.
- Prepare and present regular reports and topical presentations to senior management, including NTUC senior management.
- Oversee, plan for, maintain, and track clean data to be used for data analysis.
Job Requirements
- Good interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills
- Project management, problem-solving, and leadership skills
- Meticulous, self-driven, and able to multi-task
- At least 6 - 8 years’ experience in planning/policy, consultancy, or strategy formulation
Designation and salary will commensurate with experience.
We will only contact shortlisted candidates.
