Assistant Director/Senior Assistant Director - Planning
Ministry of National Development
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide strategic and corporate planning support for MSO. • Work closely with various stakeholders (e.g. senior management, public agencies, companies, citizens) to transform the municipal services sector. • Conduct research studies alongside relevant stakeholders (e.g. Government, industry players) to inform strategic decision making, which includes drawing insights from service delivery trends in frontrunner cities and/or adjacent industries. • Help shape the medium- and long-term direction of MSO in the municipal sector and vis-à-vis stakeholders such as Government Agencies, Town Councils and industry players. This includes: o Identify emerging, medium- and long-term municipal topics of interest; o Identify structural issues, functional dependencies, and inter-dependencies within sector; and recommend interventions to improve them; o Identify opportunities and challenges in uplifting the Municipal Sector's service delivery and productivity; and o Help develop the future state of municipal services.
- Experience in policy, planning, transformation, strategy development and engagement. • Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, especially in influencing across organisational boundaries. • Experience in delivering successful change in complex environments. • Experience in conducting research studies, including translating findings into actionable insights. • Passionate about exploring new ideas and developing solutions, and champion their adoption to stakeholders at all levels. • Experience and knowledge on the municipal sector is a plus. • Experience in data science or data analytics (e.g. use of R, Python to analyse data) is a plus.