Manager/ Senior Manager, Planning

GVT Government Technology Agency

Singapore

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Job Description

[What the role is]

About Planning

The Planning team sets the strategic direction for EDB's work by:

(i) Determining EDB's targets and priorities needed to deliver good economic outcomes for Singapore and Singaporeans.
(ii) Assessing EDB's progress on these targets and priorities, and making recommendations on areas requiring further investigation and management attention.
(iii) Sensing for global and domestic trends that may warrant a review of EDB's ambitions, strategies or tactical approaches.

We work closely with the senior management team on these issues and develop content for discussion at key platforms such as management retreats, Board discussions, and our International Advisory Council meetings. Through these activities, we also set the tone for EDB's internal as well as external communications, and stakeholder engagement.

[What you will be working on]

We are currently looking for a Manager/Senior Manager to doStrategy Development

In this role, you will:

Assess opportunities or threats to Singapore's competitiveness and EDB's economic strategyin light ofdomestic and global trendsand conduct deep-dives wherewarranted.

Manage and drive adoption of strategy frameworks and processes within EDB, such as opportunity scanning and sizing, the strategy choice cascadeanddesign-thinking.

Engagestakeholders within and outside EDB to drivecommon understandingof EDB's work and how we contribute to the Singapore economy, build strategic coherence,and deployappropriate changemanagement interventionsforeffectivestrategy execution.

[What we are looking for]

Candidates shouldpossessthe following:

A strong senseof intellectual curiosity - as manifested in a willingness to explorenew ideas,engage with individuals to uncover new points of view.Background in economics and consistent reading of international business and economics publications is a plus.

Ability to quickly synthesise current/past work on a given topic (whether through literature reviews or reaching out to the right people), andidentifythe delta to focus efforts on.

Proven ability tologically structure and substantiate an argument, including designing testable hypotheses that can be quicklyvalidatedwith data or stakeholder engagements.

Ability to influence internal/ external stakeholdersto translate ideas to tangible strategy improvements and organizational change, while being sensitive to organizational dynamics and ground realities.

Be a self-starter with the ability to work in an unstructured environment, and flex in different teams as an individual contributor,manageror peer leader.