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Ministry of Trade and Industry

Senior/Assistant Director, Planning & Analytics, FSPD

Ministry of Trade and Industry

Permanent/Contract

What the role is

The Planning and Analytics team (P&A) is part of MTI’s Futures, Strategy and Plans Division (FSPD), which oversees the full ‘value chain’ of strategic planning activities within MTI and across Government for the economy. The P&A team focuses on translating strategy into action, which includes : (i) Driving strategic resource management for the MTI family, supporting the allocation of resources to economic projects; (ii) Strengthen systems governance i.e. target setting and progress assurance, within MTI and across WOG; (iii) Corporate planning work for the MTI family, including workplans and running senior management platforms. The team also drives the use of data and analytics within FSPD.

What you will be working on

Some of the key roles played by the officer are: • Organise and run robust planning processes across the MTI Firefly Family, to determine our strategic priorities and pull together common offensives/defensives for cross-cutting issues. • Develop processes and structures, involving data analytics, to monitor the progress and outcomes of Singapore economic strategies (e.g. ITM 2025) and work within the MTI family. • Design and implement strategic resource allocation frameworks and tools (e.g. resourcing principles, benchmarks, reporting and evaluation mechanisms), working with stakeholders to understand resource requirements and prioritise allocation, and uplifting of resourcing capabilities within MTI and across the Firefly Family (e.g. conducting robust Cost-Benefit-Analysis). • Team members will also be involved in data analytics projects to develop robust models, performance metrics and dashboards to support strategic planning activities and aid in decision making. • Some team members will also be selected for the Future Economy Planning Officer function, to support DPM Heng Swee Keat, as Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies. This includes support to draw together the economic agenda at the POH level, and engagements with private sector C-suite members. You should apply for this position if: • You would like to gain a mountain-top view of Singapore’s economic goals and challenges, and understand the considerations and trade-offs (including resourcing trade-offs) behind economic strategies and policies. • You would like to have exposure to a breadth of competencies that will help you grow in your career, such as strategy development, strategic resource management, resourcing policy development, partnerships and engagement and data analysis.

What we are looking for

• You should have: • Deep interest in Singapore’s economy and economic strategies. • Strong analytical skills, and the ability to write and present well. • Strong learning orientation (e.g. a curious mind, a preference to refine new ideas) and desire to foster efficiency and innovate to do better. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to understand the diverse/competing needs of stakeholders and work across multiple stakeholder groups. • Proficiency in Excel, Tableau and Python is preferred.

About Ministry of Trade and Industry

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) seeks to transform Singapore into a leading global city of talent, enterprise and innovation. Our mission is to promote economic growth and create good jobs to enable Singaporeans to improve their lives. In MTI, you can expect an exciting, challenging and rewarding career!