Project Officer, Talent Attraction, HROD (1+1 year contract)

Economic Development Board

Fixed TermsClosed

What the role is

The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), a government agency under the Ministry of Trade and Industry, is responsible for strategies that enhance Singapore’s position as a global centre for business, innovation, and talent. We undertake investment promotion and industry development, and work with international businesses, both foreign and local, by providing information, connection to partners and access to government incentives for their investments. Our mission is to create sustainable economic growth, with vibrant business and good job opportunities for Singapore.

For more information on EDB, please visit www.edb.gov.sg

About HROD – Talent Attraction

The HROD Division supports EDB through the attraction, development and retention of talent, in achieving its business outcomes. Within HROD, the Talent Attraction (TA) team drives the branding, selection and sourcing strategies that position and promote EDB as an employer of choice, and develops organisational competence in assessment and selection frameworks. We are in the business of building a strong talent pipeline and securing capable talent critical for EDB’s success.

What you will be working on

As Project Officer with the HROD division, your key roles and responsibilities are, but not limited to:

Carry out assigned responsibilities for selected initiatives/ programmes. This includes data preparation and launching of workflows/ processes in systems, providing first-level responses to stakeholders, creation of videos/slides and administrative/ logistical support
Provide prompt support to the talent attraction team in recruitment and management, including scheduling and coordinating interview arrangements with the relevant stakeholders, and attending to onboarding requests, across talent programme hires and experienced hires
Engage with new hires and employees for onboarding matters
Undertake recruitment of temporary or support staff to meet the organisation’s needs
Administer HR processes, organise and/or prepare reports and resources, and maintain HR systems to ensure smooth operations, and payment processing for procured services
Administering processes to facilitate record keeping and maintenance of personnel files and data entry into HR systems
Maintaining division databases for tracking of hiring data

What we are looking for

The successful candidate should have/be:

At least 2-3 years’ experience in a related field/ role in HR, Marketing or related disciplines
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Meticulous and adept at handling data
Organised and thorough in follow-through
Resourceful and possess good initiative in proposing new ideas/solutions
Results oriented, efficient and effective in managing multiple priorities
Good understanding of recruitment best practices, and/or HR information systems like Workday will be an advantage
Singaporean

We review applications and interview on a rolling basis. Applicants can expect to receive an application outcome within 8 weeks of application date.

About Economic Development Board

EDB is the lead government agency responsible for planning & executing strategies to enhance Singapore's position as a global business centre and grow the Singapore Economy. We dream, design and deliver solutions that create value for investors and companies in Singapore. Through that, we attract economic opportunities and jobs for the people of Singapore and help shape our country's economic future.