Responsibilities: You will play a joint-lead role in championing the manpower, skills and enterprises' needs in the Professional Services sectors and/or other sector(s) you may be assigned to handle. You will also be managing WSG manpower programmes to ensure a sustainable pipeline of workers for your sector(s).
Strategic Manpower Planning
- Identify and assess key industry, manpower challenges and skills needs
- Engage strategic accounts and engage companies to diagnose gaps and identify opportunities
- Recommend the design of appropriate strategic human capital solutions based on industry or enterprises' business and manpower needs
- Supporting the Industry Transformation Map (ITM) particularly the Jobs and Skills pillar.
Stakeholder Engagement and Management
- Establish and maintain effective relationships with strategic partners and stakeholders
- Collaborate with industry stakeholders including government agencies, associations, tripartite partners, programme partners to develop and implement relevant manpower interventions to address industry manpower issues
- Consult with employers to promote adoption of WSG programmes and progressive human resource practices to address their manpower needs
Project Management
- Plan and review budget requirements and ensure compliance to policies and processes
- Organise or support outreach and marketing events such as career events and industry engagements
- Track programmes' progress and analyse industry related information to evaluate and make recommendations for management decision making
- Relevant work experience in industry engagement, account/ project management and/or consultancy roles
- Salary will commensurate with experience.
Requirements: Knowledge/Skills - At least two years of working experience is preferred, although fresh university graduates who possess maturity, strong communication and interpersonal skills will be considered
- Aware of various government initiatives related to manpower and training would be advantageous
- Strong written and spoken communication skills
- Good persuasive and negotiation skills
- Adept in stakeholder engagement and relationship building
- Ability to synthesise opinions and data for decision making and programme monitoring
Aptitudes/Abilities & Other Characteristics
- Passionate, dedicated and driven individual
- Resilient and agile to problem-solve and respond in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
- Ability to multi-task and work with converging timelines
- Confident and comfortable with public-speaking
- Ability to work independently and in teams
- Comfortable with data compilation and analysis
- Possess an entrepreneurial spirit
- Innovative and comfortable in embracing digital and technological solutions
Advertised: 22 May 2019
Applications close: 31 Jul 2019
