Senior Executive/Manager, In-Employment Upgrading and Job Redesign

What The Role Is

Reporting to the Assistant Director (In-Employment Upgrading and Job Redesign), you will be part of the Workforce Development cluster in PSD.

As Senior Executive/Manager, In-Employment Upgrading and Job Redesign, you will develop and implement workforce development policies and strategies to help public agencies transform their workforce to be more future-ready. The role involves a mix of operations and policy work, including writing policy papers and notes of meetings, as well as reviewing and developing workforce strategies. You will also play a key role in leveraging technology-enabled platforms to enhance career development opportunities and drive active engagement in workforce transformation initiatives.

What You Will Be Working On

• Develop policy papers and strategic frameworks for workforce development initiatives across the Public Service, including analysis of workforce trends to provide evidence-based recommendations and integration of digital career development tools.
• Manage relationships with key stakeholders across public agencies to understand their business needs and workforce challenges, developing targeted solutions and strategies to enhance existing workforce development policies and programmes.
• Support agencies in strategic workforce planning by identifying workforce needs, assessing operating landscapes, and translating these into concrete implementation plans at the Whole-of-Government or sectoral level. This may include facilitating access to competency requirements, curated career pathways, and personalised development opportunities through integrated digital platforms.
• Work with training providers and agencies to assess learning needs, design and implement upskilling programmes, and evaluate their effectiveness, including managing programme metrics and stakeholder feedback.
• Lead cross-agency workforce development projects and partnerships, coordinating with external stakeholders such as training providers and educational institutions to deliver relevant training programmes and career development initiatives. You may also support the implementation of technology-enabled solutions, manage platform vendor relationships to resolve complex issues, and monitor key performance indicators including system utilisation, user satisfaction, and skills demand trends.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for self-motivated individuals who value integrity, teamwork and take pride in going the extra mile to provide excellent service.

Key Competencies

• Working Effectively with Citizens and Stakeholders: Can work effectively with and mobilise stakeholders to act and deliver outcomes. Creates and promotes opportunities for collaboration across organisational boundaries.
• Analytics: Comfortable with synthesizing large amount of quantitative and qualitative information to derive trends and provide evidence-based recommendations and insights.
• Thinking Clearly and Making Sound Judgements: Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities. Able to make sound and timely decisions. Thinks ahead to anticipate issues, identify opportunities and appreciate implications.

An Ideal Candidate Should Possess The Following

• At least 2 years of experience in strategy or policy work, preferably in the Public Service or management consulting.
• Experience in manpower or workforce planning, capability development, or HR strategy and operations is preferred.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities and stakeholders.
• Strong communication, writing and presentation skills.
• Driven, curious, resourceful, and agile.

Key skills/competency

• Workforce Development
• Policy Formulation
• Strategic Planning
• Stakeholder Management
• Data Analytics
• Project Leadership
• Talent Management
• Digital Transformation
• Capability Building
• Public Sector Operations