GovTech is the lead agency driving Singapore’s Smart Nation initiatives and public sector digital transformation. As the Centre of Excellence for Infocomm Technology and Smart Systems (ICT & SS), GovTech develops the Singapore Government’s capabilities in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Application Development, Smart City Technology, Digital Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity.
At GovTech, we offer you a purposeful career to make lives better where we empower our people to master their craft through robust learning and development opportunities all year round.
Play a part in Singapore’s vision to build a Smart Nation and embark on your meaningful journey to build tech for public good. Join us to advance our mission and shape your future with us today!
Learn more about GovTech at tech.gov.sg.
[About the role]
Government Digital Transformation (GDT) enables government agencies’ success in digital transformation by bringing the best of GovTech—through forward‑deployed CIO teams and shared capabilities—to deliver impactful digital services for citizens, businesses, and public officers. Strategy & Plans Office (SPO) in GDT is seeking a talented and motivated individual to serve as the Manager / Senior Manager. This role supports the strategic direction, development, and implementation of products and programmes that align with the organization's goals and objectives, reporting directly to the Assistant / Deputy Director, SPO.
[Key responsibilities]
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Strategic Translation Specialist
Transform high-level executive visions into powerful, actionable strategies that shape Singapore's digital government agenda. You'll be the strategic interpreter who takes ambiguous directives from senior leadership and GDT Exco and crafts them into compelling roadmaps, working directly with senior stakeholders to refine and perfect game-changing proposals.
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Mission-Critical Programme Catalyst
Play a pivotal role in Singapore's most transformative digital initiatives, including the CIO Teams of the Future and Ministry Family Digitalisation Plan. You'll be integral to managing these nation-scale programmes, ensuring seamless execution whilst gaining unprecedented visibility into how these initiatives reshape government operations across the entire public sector.
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Cross-Government Synergy Creator
Orchestrate strategic collaboration across Singapore's government landscape by facilitating high-level planning sessions and crafting compelling strategic communications. You'll identify opportunities for inter-divisional synergies, coordinate transformative joint projects, and establish the frameworks that ensure agencies maximise the value of GovTech's capabilities.
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Digital Transformation Strategy Advisor
Leverage your digital transformation expertise to shape the feasibility and direction of Singapore's ambitious government initiatives. You'll contribute to defining meaningful success metrics through OKRs, influence workforce transformation strategies, and recommend implementation pathways that push the boundaries of digital government excellence.
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Senior Stakeholder Engagement Partner
Collaborate directly with Singapore's digital leadership elite—Cluster Directors and CIOs—to co-create and champion cross-agency transformation strategies. Working alongside senior SPO leadership, you'll be instrumental in securing buy-in for initiatives that span the entire government ecosystem, gaining invaluable exposure to strategic decision-making at the highest levels.
[Key requirements]
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Strategic Thinking: Ability to approach challenges and opportunities with analytical mindset—synthesising information, anticipating implications.
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Stakeholder Management: Ability to identify, engage, and build relationships with key stakeholders—both internal and external—while effectively facilitating discussions to foster alignment, trust, and collaboration.
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Effective Communication: Good written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate ideas, facilitate productive conversations, and deliver impactful presentations.
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Collaboration: Aptitude for working across divisions and multidisciplinary teams, facilitating unified efforts and consensus on shared organisational objectives.
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Digital Transformation Experience: Understanding of digital transformation challenges, including technology adoption, operational challenges and workforce capability development.
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Experience: At least 2 years in strategy, planning and/or digital transformation, ideally with exposure to public-sector transformation or enterprise change.
[Learning Opportunity]
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Develop advanced strategic thinking skills by tackling both planned strategies and ad hoc initiatives, learning how to organise team efforts, clarify roles, and address complex organisational challenges.
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Enhance stakeholder management abilities by engaging with senior leaders and diverse teams, building proficiency in facilitating discussions and navigating different perspectives to achieve alignment.
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Refine communication skills through opportunities to lead meetings, deliver presentations, and prepare communication materials for a variety of audiences.
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Strengthen collaborative skills by participating in and facilitating cross-functional initiatives, fostering synergy and cooperation among multiple stakeholders.