Senior Manager/Manager (Research), Strategic Planning and Finance Division

As an SPFD officer, you will formulate strategies and lead the end-to-end management of strategic and research workstreams that support MCCY’s mission of building social capital, inspiring the Singapore Spirit and ensuring that MCCY and its family agencies (MUIS, NAC, NHB, NYC, PA & SportSG) are future-ready. A significant component of this role involves managing complex, multi-year research projects. You will work closely with academics, research partners, officers across the MCCY Family, the public service and non-government partners to translate policy questions into rigorous studies, establish clear deliverables and timelines, monitor progress and research quality, manage risks and dependencies, and ensure that studies are completed to the required technical standards. You will also engage with senior leaders within the MCCY Family to drive alignment and shared focus on identified strategic and transformation priorities. Responsibilities a. Formulate strategies and plans that help align MCCY Family’s strategic priorities. • Lead the end-to-end delivery of complex strategic and research projects, including developing project plans, defining deliverables and milestones, coordinating stakeholders, monitoring budgets and timelines, managing risks and dependencies, and ensuring that projects are completed to a high standard. b. Communicate our plans and transformation strategies to internal and external partners in order to enable us to better work together to achieve shared goals. • Monitor the implementation and impact of strategies, plans and research projects, including their governance, timelines, risks and quality. Identify emerging issues early, recommend timely interventions, and provide change-management support to keep workstreams on track and achieve better results. c. Use data-driven insights to inform the development of our policies and programmes. • Plan and manage rigorous research studies, including complex longitudinal and multi-year studies, from study design through to completion. This includes working closely with academics and research partners to refine research questions and methodologies, establish appropriate governance and quality-assurance processes, monitor milestones and deliverables, address technical and implementation issues, and ensure that findings are robust, timely and relevant to policy. Areas include: i. drivers of civic participation and behavioural insights. ii. social environment such as sentiment analysis, horizon scanning and other trends. iii. organisational practices to encourage an innovative and collaborative workplace. Requirements Dynamic, resourceful, self-driven with a curious mind. • Strong analytical and communications skills (verbal and written). • Good team player. • Appreciation of the current socio-economic environment. • Knowledge in survey design, statistical analysis, emerging technologies and project management is advantageous.