Manager/Senior Manager, Industry Development (Advanced Manufacturing) [MCD]

Open 30d

You will play a key role in supporting the jobs and skills pillar for the sector(s) under your purview. This includes:

Strategic Manpower Planning

Identify and assess key industry, manpower challenges and skills needs
Manage strategic partners and engage companies to diagnose gaps and identify opportunities
Recommend the design of appropriate strategic human capital solutions based on industry or companies’ business and manpower needs

Stakeholder Engagement and Management

Establish and maintain effective relationships with strategic partners and stakeholders
Collaborate with industry stakeholders including government agencies, associations, tripartite partners, programme partners to develop and implement relevant manpower interventions to address industry manpower issues
Consult with employers to promote adoption of WSG programmes and progressive human resource practices to address their manpower needs

Project Management

Plan and review budget requirements and ensure compliance to policies and processes
Organise or support outreach and marketing events such as career events and industry engagements
Track programmes’ progress and analyse industry related information to evaluate and make recommendations for management decision making

Requirements

Relevant work experience in industry engagement, account/project management and/or consultancy roles
Salary will commensurate with experience

Knowledge/Skills

Good understanding of the Precision Engineering sub-sectors’ background, trends, manpower skills needs and business value chain
Good understanding of various government initiatives in relation to manpower interventions in the relevant industries would be advantageous
Strong written and spoken communication skills
Strong persuasive and negotiation skills
Adept in stakeholder engagement and relationship building
Ability to synthesise opinions and data for decision making and programme monitoring
Consulting skills would be an added advantage

Aptitudes/Abilities & Other Characteristics

Passionate, dedicated and driven individual
Resilient and agile to problem-solve and respond in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
Ability to multi-task and work with converging timelines
Confident and comfortable with public-speaking
Ability to work independently and in teams
Comfortable with data compilation and analysis
Possess an entrepreneurial spirit
Innovative and comfortable in embracing digital and technological solutions

Only candidates with more experience will be considered for the Senior Manager position, with a commensurate remuneration.

All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.