Senior Associate/Manager, Industry Manpower Development (International Schools)

Economic Development Board

Permanent

What the role is

About EDB
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 the Industry Manpower Development Division (IMD)
In the face of external challenges and internal constraints, Singapore needs to develop a globally competitive workforce to strengthen our standing in current and future growth industries on the global stage. IMD’s work includes influencing national manpower polices, developing a conducive education and capability development ecosystem, creating tools and initiatives to support Singaporeans’ career aspirations and seize good job opportunities, optimising access to global talent and build an industry-ready workforce.

What you will be working on

In this role, you will be account managing international schools and collaborating with various government stakeholders to ensure sufficient international schooling capacity to meet the needs of global talent working and living in Singapore.

Your responsibilities include but not limited to:

Build sound understanding of the schooling needs of the global talents in Singapore to plan and ensure sufficient and quality international schooling capacity.
Analyse workforce data to facilitate international schooling capacity planning and development efforts.
Cultivate relationships and gain an understanding of key clients, their needs, operations and structure to implement engagement strategy.
Coordinate and collaborate with government stakeholders to ensure smooth execution of end-to-end account management process, including but not limited to infrastructure/lease management and workforce development.
Pre-empt and proactively co-develop and implement sector/school-level solutions with international schools and/or external and government stakeholders to address common issues.

This is an individual contributor role, but you may be given the opportunity to lead an initiative if you demonstrate the necessary experience or potential to do so. You will report to the Assistant Vice President, Industry Manpower Development.

What we are looking for

To meet the challenges of this role, you must have/be:

A degree in any discipline
Prior experience in account management/project management would be advantageous
Familiarity and interest in the areas of education and infrastructure/lease management would be advantageous
Proactive, independent, inquisitive, open-minded and resourceful
A strategic thinker with strong analytical ability
Good language and writing skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage and manage internal and external stakeholders across seniority
Singaporean

Applications are screened on a rolling basis and applicants may 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.