Principal Manager / Assistant Director (PPD-TGS)

SkillsFuture Singapore Agency (SSG) is the lead agency driving and coordinating the implementation of the SkillsFuture Movement.

As an Assistant Director/Principal Manager, you will play a pivotal role in developing and implementing the new whole-of-government (WOG) Training Grant System (TGS). This system serves as a common platform for individuals, enterprises, and training providers to access training grants, and for government agencies to manage their training grant schemes.

Reporting directly to the Director, PPD (TGS), you will be responsible for supporting strategic priorities, driving policy reviews, and ensuring successful agency onboarding. You will be responsible for:

• Strategic Planning and Policy Support

• Support TGS strategic priorities and planning efforts to align with SkillsFuture Singapore's objectives

• Assist the Chief Product Owner in driving policy and business process reviews and alignment across divisions
  

• Project Management and Cross-functional Collaboration

• Ensure successful WOG onboarding of agencies onto the TGS system.

• Work closely with cross-functional teams and scrum teams to align and resolve issues, ensuring timely delivery of milestones

• Identify project risks and provide mitigations and solutions
  

• Vision and Direction for Agile Development

• Provide vision and direction to the Agile development team and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
  

Requirements

• Possess the required competencies to execute the job duties proficiently

• At least 8 years of relevant work experience in incentives management and/or running schemes and pilots, of which at least 3 years are in a supervisory role

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

• Strong analytical and conceptual skills

• High adaptability and resilience to thrive in a fast-paced working environment

• Highly motivated to seek innovative solutions

• Strong project management skills
  

Successful candidates will be offered a 2 year contract in the first instance and may be considered for an extension or be placed on a permanent tenure

Candidates are encouraged to sign up for a Careers & Skills Passport (CSP) account and include your CSP public profile in your resume. Please check out www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg for details on the CSP.