Assistant Director, Industry Development (Sea Transport/Marine Offshore and Energy)

What the role is

You will lead and guide a team in supporting the jobs and skills for the sector(s) under your purview.

What you will be working on

Strategic Manpower Planning

• Identify and assess key industry, manpower challenges and skills needs
• Manage strategic partners and engage companies to diagnose gaps and identify opportunities
• Recommend the design of appropriate strategic human capital solutions based on industry or companies’ business and manpower needs

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 and Governance

• Plan and review budget requirements, project implementation and tracking, and ensure compliance to policies, governance 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

What we are looking for

Job Requirements

• At least 8 years of relevant work experience in industry engagement, account/ project management and/or consultancy roles, with experience in supervisory work

Knowledge/Skills

• Good understanding of the sectors’ background, trends, manpower skills needs and business value chain will be bonus
• Good understanding of various government initiatives in relation to manpower interventions in the relevant industries would be advantageous
• Strong written and spoken communication skills
• Strong persuasive and negotiation skills
• Adept in stakeholder engagement and relationship building
• Ability to synthesise opinions and data for decision making and programme monitoring
• Consulting skills would be an added advantage

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
• Ability to lead and motivate team to achieve the set targets

All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.