This role will support the Director Economic Policy in the economic policies development. Reporting to the Director, the incumbent will manage teams and be responsible for the following:
- NTUC's funding and budget policies.
- Evaluate special budget requests from internal units or support to government agencies in partnership projects.
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to develop policy alignment.
- Review Economic Policies, Policy variations/updates and research plans in line with NTUC’s overall strategic outcomes for the following:
- Review union structures and corresponding membership and union management policies to adapt to evolving employment landscape.
- Progression policies for the engagement and development of workers in the following spaces: Women & Family, Young Workers, Future Workforce, Placement of both union members and non-unionized workers.
- Evaluate Labour Movement’s position in supporting the Industry Transformation Maps.
- Develop guiding framework on privileges for different target group of members.
- Assess and identify areas for strategic policy reviews, determine review scope and supervise the conduct of reviews.
- Shape or conduct studies to deepen understanding of manpower issues and gain insights on effectiveness of NTUC's initiatives and strategies.
- Review and analyze whole-of-NTUC data on economic policies.
- To develop analytical pieces to inform on policy thinking, such as providing insights on support for WAF, Young Workers and Future workers given evolving needs and developments in the society.
- Provide policy support for NTUC's participation in national platforms where economic policies are deliberate.
Requirements
- Strong interest in and understanding of Singapore’s socio-economic policy landscape, and passionate about making a difference in uplifting people’s lives as Singapore develops into a modern society.
- Experienced and confident policy advocate with coalition-building experience working in the public or people sector in policy, communications, community engagement or advocacy roles.
- Experience developing, implementing and tracking the success of economic programmes and advocacy work.
- Strong leadership, interpersonal communication, negotiation and people skills, able to develop strong relationships with stakeholders to shape outcomes for represented workers and provide guidance to the policy team.
- At least 5 – 10 years of experience managing a team.
- University degree in Political Science, Economics, Law, Communications or any other related fields.
- High level of leadership, initiative and drive, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong planning, analytical and written skills, with an ability to analyse and explain issues to a wide variety of audiences.
- Skilled at people management; able to lead and develop a team to achieve outcomes.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
