[What the role is]
You will be part of the Strategic Planning (SP) team within IMDA's Strategic Planning and Digital Readiness Group. As the central strategy team, you will develop strategies for Singapore's digital economy, guiding the rest of IMDA's work in developing and implementing the infrastructure, policy, governance and sectoral plans for digitalisation and AI across sectors in Singapore.
This includes engaging and collaborating with various IMDA divisions, other government agencies, and industry players, to understand and analyse technology and industry developments, assess policy and governance issues relating to the digital economy, and develop strategies and plans. We would like to invite an independent and self-motivated individual with keen interest in contributing to the growth of Singapore's digital economy.
This includes engaging and collaborating with various IMDA divisions, other government agencies, and industry players, to understand and analyse technology and industry developments, identify opportunities and incubate ideas, assess policy and governance issues relating to the digital economy, and develop strategies and plans. We would like to invite an independent and self-motivated individual with keen interest in contributing to the growth of Singapore's digital economy.
[What you will be working on]
- Work with internal divisions and relevant government/public agencies to lead cross-division reviews/analysis of policies, greenfield opportunities and ideas for Digital Economy, including development of strategies, plans and programmes in these new areas.
- Guide the planning process to ensure mid to long-term goals and strategic objectives for IMDA and the economy digitalisation & AI plan are translated into actionable workplans across IMDA divisions.
- Secure, manage and coordinate strategic resources, corporate initiatives, processes and operational plans, including with other Ministries or government agencies, to ensure alignment with overall strategies.
- Track and monitor performance and outcomes of IMDA-wide programmes, and recommend pivots where relevant.
[What we are looking for]
Requirements
- You should have a good understanding of the Infocomm and Media sectors, Economic landscape and Public Policy/Administration, with minimally 4 to 7 years of experience in relevant fields or capacity.
- Prior experience in strategic planning work within a public sector organisation will be advantageous.
- You should possess excellent critical thinking and good judgement.
- You should enjoy working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, including tight deadlines, and be able to work independently as well as in a team/cross-team setting.
- You should have excellent writing and communication skills, with ability to prepare analysis, assessments and presentations in a clear and concise manner. In particular, you should also be comfortable with communicating across the different levels.
