Manager / Senior Manager, Industry Development Division (IDD1)

[What the role is]

The Industry Development Division 1 (IDD1) is part of the Training Partners Group in Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) which aims to build a robust and high-quality Continuing Education and Training (CET) ecosystem through strategic partnerships and management of CET providers, and engagement of enterprises in skills development. Specifically, the IDD1 is responsible for:

• Account managing strategic CET partners to develop capabilities,
• Working with strategic partners to identify and support sectoral manpower development needs that are aligned with the Industry Transformation Maps (ITM),
• Identifying best-in-class partners and enterprises to develop capabilities in priority and emerging skills areas; and
• Implementing strategies to support enterprises’ workforce transformation efforts.

[What you will be working on]

You will be reporting to the Team Lead and be part of a team responsible to perform industry development and partnership engagement work:

Industry Development & Intelligence Building

• Gather intelligence on local and international industry trends and translate into jobs and skills strategies
• Identify and engage best-in-class partners to do demand sensing, develop training solutions and drive skills upgrading
• Work with strategic partners to implement plans as part of the Next Bound of SkillsFuture

Stakeholders Engagement

• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to implement the national programmes such as SkillsFuture Career Transition Programme (SCTP)
• Work with companies and CET Centres, including Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) to curate training programmes and explore different modalities to serve the needs of the different workforce segments
• Curate bridging modules in basic competencies such as workplace literacy, digital literacy and financial literacy to provide additional support to learners
• Build networks with economic agencies, companies, trade associations & chambers, unions, and training partners to promote skills upgrading and lifelong learning
• Monitor closely with partners on the take-up of the training programmes such as SCTP and gather training demand in new emerging sectors with hiring needs

Account Management and Partnership Management

• Identify, appoint/renew and engage enterprises and strategic partners to support above SkillsFuture initiatives
• Manage partner contracts, disbursements and other administrative matters
• Conduct and monitor periodic reporting of training partners’ efforts and outcomes
• Appoint and manage partners for SCTP and other relevant industry programmes

[What we are looking for]

• Possess the required competencies to execute the job duties proficiently
• Up to 7 years of relevant work experience, and preferably in the adult training education sector and/or industry development (Candidates with experience in either built environment, landscape, healthcare, technology, logistics, maritime or manufacturing sectors, will have an added advantage)
• Research and analytical skills and be able to gather intelligence on local and international industry trends and translate them into jobs and skills strategies

• Communication and interpersonal skills and be able to coordinate with internal and external stakeholders across all levels to implement national programmes
• Partnership management skills and be able to identify, appoint/renew, and engage enterprises and strategic partners to support SkillsFuture initiatives
• Monitoring and evaluation skills to monitor closely with partners on the take-up of training programmes and gather training demand in new emerging sectors
• Business development skills and be able to identify new opportunities for partnerships and collaborations
• A team player who is resilient, resourceful, adaptable and an agile learner, and can thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment to achieve outcomes in multiple projects managed

Successful candidates will be offered a 2-year contract in the first instance and may be considered for an extension or be placed on a permanent tenure.

Candidates are encouraged to sign up for a Careers & Skills Passport (CSP) account and include your CSP public profile in your resume. Please check out www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg for details on the CSP.