Principal Manager / Assistant Director (PPD-TGS)

SkillsFuture Singapore

Fixed TermsClosed

What the role is

SkillsFuture Singapore Agency (SSG) is the lead agency driving and coordinating the implementation of the SkillsFuture Movement.

As an Assistant Director/Principal Manager, you will play a pivotal role in developing and implementing the new whole-of-government (WOG) Training Grant System (TGS). This system serves as a common platform for individuals, enterprises, and training providers to access training grants, and for government agencies to manage their training grant schemes.

What you will be working on

Reporting directly to the Director, PPD (TGS), you will be responsible for supporting strategic priorities, driving policy reviews, and ensuring successful agency onboarding. You will be responsible for:

Strategic Planning and Policy Support
- Support TGS strategic priorities and planning efforts to align with SkillsFuture Singapore's objectives
- Assist the Chief Product Owner in driving policy and business process reviews and alignment across divisions

Project Management and Cross-functional Collaboration
- Ensure successful WOG onboarding of agencies onto the TGS system.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams and scrum teams to align and resolve issues, ensuring timely delivery of milestones
- Identify project risks and provide mitigations and solutions

Vision and Direction for Agile Development
- Provide vision and direction to the Agile development team and stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle

What we are looking for

Possess the required competencies to execute the job duties proficiently
At least 8 years of relevant work experience in incentives management and/or running schemes and pilots, of which at least 3 years are in a supervisory role
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Strong analytical and conceptual skills
High adaptability and resilience to thrive in a fast-paced working environment
Highly motivated to seek innovative solutions
Strong project management skills

Successful candidates will be offered a 1 year contract in the first instance and may be considered for an extension or be placed on a permanent tenure

Candidates are encouraged to sign up for a Careers & Skills Passport (CSP) account and include your CSP public profile in your resume. Please check out www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg for details on the CSP.

About SkillsFuture Singapore

SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Education (MOE). It will drive and coordinate the implementation of the national SkillsFuture movement, promote a culture and holistic system of lifelong learning through the pursuit of skills mastery, and strengthen the ecosystem of quality education and training in Singapore. SSG will strengthen the adult training infrastructure by taking on all existing functions of the Committee for Private Education (CPE) and guide the Institute for Adult Learning (IAL) to enhance the capabilities and professionalism of adult educators. SSG will play a key role in the quality assurance for private education institutions and adult training centres. Together with educational institutions and training partners, SSG will ensure that students and working adults have access to high quality, industry-relevant training throughout life. SSG will also bring together synergies in continuing education and training (CET) and pre-employment training (PET), so skills requirements will continue to meet the demands of different sectors of the economy.