Job Description

What the role is:The Policy & Planning team is part of the National Population and Talent Division (NPTD) in PMO-Strategy Group. The team drives policies across the Whole-of-Government (WOG) to achieve sustainable population outcomes for a dynamic Singapore, in domains including but not limited to talent, immigration and local-foreigner relations.What you will be working on:We are looking for a senior individual contributor to drive policy development that will underpin Singapore's immediate and longer-term population strategies: Policy development and coordination: Develop cross-cutting strategies to address Singapore's immediate and longer-term population challenges and needs, which entails deep thinking on the interface between our demographic, talent, immigration and social landscape, among others. Data analysis and sensemaking: Work closely with internal and cross-agency partners to provide sharp analyses of population trends regularly, to help decision makers make timely and informed population-related calls. Strategic communications: Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to devise strategies to communicate challenging population issues.What we are looking for:

• Strong critical thinking and communication skills. Curiosity is key. We value people that interrogate assumptions. Experience in policy work is preferred. Strong interpersonal skills and humility are musts. We work with many stakeholders daily and need to internalise various trade-offs. Familiarity and/or confidence to work with data/data analytics tools, is a significant plus

About PMO - Strategy Group:The Strategy Group in the Prime Minister's Office drives Whole-of-Government strategic planning, and partners government agencies on policy development. It identifies key priorities and emerging issues over the medium to long term, such as population and climate change; it influences strategic resource allocation; and catalyses new functions and capabilities in order to deliver policies that are in the long-term interest of Singapore.

PMO - Strategy Group