Senior Manager / Manager (Planning & Development), GPEG

The Government Partnerships & Engagement Group (GPEG) contributes to the development of a collaborative government that galvanises partnerships and engagement (PE) with citizens who are empowered to take action for a better Singapore. GPEG coordinates whole-of-Government (WOG) public engagement efforts and partnership initiatives to ensure robust policies, strengthen trust between government and citizens and encourage citizens’ civic participation. GPEG comprises 2 key functions: • The Planning and Development team drives WOG public sector PE strategies and initiatives, develops organisational PE capacity, and enhances the PE capabilities of public officers. • The Singapore Government Partnerships Office is a first-stop for those seeking to partner Government. The SGPO facilitates interactions between partners and government agencies, and develops resources to enable these partnerships.

In the Planning and Development team, you will have the opportunity to: 1. Develop and implement WOG partnership and engagement (PE) initiatives: • Identify and develop policies, strategies, and programmes to promote PE, and implement data-driven PE strategies to guide WOG efforts. • Develop indicators to track and evaluate PE impact through qualitative and quantitative data analysis. • Develop PE frameworks for strategic planning, workforce development, stakeholder management, etc. 2. Enhance PE capabilities in the Public Service: • Drive strategic PE workforce development initiatives, including talent cultivation, succession planning and career development pathways. • Develop and implement a range of learning interventions, in partnership with PE experts and academics, to grow PE competencies within the workforce. The interventions can include formal courses, resources, social and experiential opportunities. • Nurture a community of PE officers to share learnings, best practices, and activate for PE initiatives. 3. Support and manage PE related activities: • Support government-wide and ministry-wide committees to strengthen WOG PE. • Collaborate with government agencies to design and deliver public engagement initiatives. • Work directly with partners and WOG agencies to support them to implement their partnership ideas.

Experiences: • At least 3 years of experience in policy development, market or social sciences research, business analytics, workforce upskilling and capability building Competencies • Excellent writing, communication and interpersonal skills • Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities • Strong project management skills, with the ability to multi-task • Ability to work independently as well as in teams • Data fluency with an ability to manage and conduct analysis through open-source statistical and/or AI software (Tableau, Python, R) would be useful • Effective manager with a passion for developing people and building a strong team