Job Description

What the role is:

To lead the formulation and review of infocomm media (ICM) manpower development strategies, policies and programmes to ensure Singapore continues to have a pipeline of high quality ICM professionals today as well as in the future.

Responsibilities

• Strategise and develop talent attraction initiatives to to help Singapore position itself to capture opportunities in the digital economy
• Build Singapore as a digital talent Hub with a vibrant eco-system of tech, talent and opportunities
• Enable Singapore Graduates to support and ride the waves of digitalisation and the digital economy
• Create a Lifetime of opportunities for Singapore and Singaporeans in the digital economy.
• Integrate tech talent strategies across Singapore, covering educational institutions, CET/adult learning, global/foreign manpower, scholarships, etc.
• Prospect for and generate partnerships with industry and institutions to train and place locals into tech jobs, both locally and abroad.
• Work with tech companies in Singapore and tech leaders to pursue talent policies and develop innovative projects.
• Shape the lives and livelihoods of fellow Singaporeans.
• Lead in the development of end-to-end customer journies of IMDA\'s manpower programmes
• Lead in the development and provision of data-driven reporting on key manpower indicators. This will aid in policy-making, operational excellence and overall customer and user satisfaction.

Requirements

• Experience in leading cross-functional teams of officers of varying backgrounds.
• Experience in the tech industry or a public sector organisation in industry development and manpower policy & planning would be advantageous.
• Good leadership, management and team-building skills. Able to both implement operations and plans with the present, while anticipating and planning for the future.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabitilies.
• Ability to masterplan, connect dots and networks, frame issues strategically and translate these into tangible, implementable programmes.
• Strong self-motivation and result-orientation
• Ability to achieve operational excellence and deliver outcomes.
• Ability to communicate persuasively, clearly and effectively with range of stakeholders including senior decision makers, colleagues, industry stakeholders and members of the public.
• Ability to handle complex issues in a sensitive manner.

Position will be commensurate with experience.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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About Info-communications Media Development Authority:

Info-communications Media Development Authority (www.imda.gov.sg) offers a rewarding career that gives you a front seat in the fast-changing infocomm media sector, where technology and content are shaping the way people view the world more than ever. We offer a wide range of opportunities, where talented individuals and teams can make a difference. Whether you are developing a telecommunications policy affecting consumers or spearheading a scheme to nurture budding media talents, each member of IMDA contributes towards driving innovation, enhancing productivity for economic growth, and improving the quality of life for all Singaporeans. As a statutory board in the Ministry of Communications and Information, IMDA promotes and regulates the infocomm and media sectors.

Infocomm Media Development Authority