Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

Manager / Senior Manager (Workforce Planning)

Fixed Terms

Closing on 16 Oct 2025

What the role is

At the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), our Human Resource Division supports the organisation's mission of developing Singapore as a thriving air hub. Our HR team focuses on building and maintaining a competent workforce through effective manpower planning and talent management. We work closely with our divisions to understand their staffing needs, analyse workforce trends, and develop practical solutions to meet CAAS' current and future manpower requirements.

We are seeking a results-driven HR professional who can leverage on workforce analytics and data insights to drive effective manpower planning at CAAS. In this role, you will develop and implement strategic workforce initiatives that align with our organisational priorities.

What you will be working on

In this role, you will:

a. Be part of the team that lead the review and optimisation of organisational structures across CAAS divisions, including analysing current structures and manpower distribution to identify opportunities for greater efficiency

b. Implement manpower planning initiatives by analysing current workforce composition, identifying emerging needs, and developing practical solutions to meet our staffing requirements

c. Partner with divisions to understand their workplans and translate these into actionable manpower strategies

d. Review and maintain manpower forecasts, taking into consideration retirement patterns, succession plans, new functional and operational needs

e. Develop data-driven recommendations to address workforce gaps and support divisions in resource optimisation

f. Monitor and report on key workforce metrics, planning indicators and manpower analytics and provide insights to senior management to facilitate informed decision-making

g. Coordinate with Finance Division on manpower budget planning and tracking

h. Review and ensure compliance with relevant workforce policies, guidelines and statutory requirements for all employment transition cases, including processing of emplacement of contract employment to permanent tenure, resignation, exit management, retirement and re-employment.

What we are looking for

a. Qualifications in Human Resource Management, Business Analytics, Data Analytics or equivalent, with at least 5 years of relevant working experience

b. Experience in strategic workforce planning and organisational design

c. Good stakeholder management, communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively across all organisational levels

d. Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills

e. Proficient in relevant HR software, visualisation tools, Microsoft Office suite

f. Familiarity with Singapore public sector HR practices and WOG initiatives is a plus

Note:

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Your appointment designation will commensurate with your relevant work experience. Successful candidates will be offered a 3-year contract in the first instance and may be considered for placement on a permanent tenure or subsequent contract renewal.

About your application process

This job is closing on 16 Oct 2025.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore or the wider Public Service.

About Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore's raison d'etre is to develop the air hub and aviation industry in Singapore, expanding Singapore's links to the rest of the world. We enable opportunities through aviation, making connections, opening doors and enabling choices in people's lives.

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