Full Time Assistant Director, Workforce InnovationS - Employability (WISE) Jobs, in NTUC’s E2i (Employment & Employability Institute) West Region (Singapore) - Maukerja

As Assistant Director, WISE, you will shape and lead selected workforce innovation and employability workstreams that respond to emerging worker needs and organisational priorities. You will turn ground insights and labour-market developments into practical pilots, mobilise internal and external partners, and provide management with evidence-based recommendations on what to test, improve, scale or discontinue.

Job Responsibilities

• Shape and lead assigned workforce innovation and employability workstreams, from problem definition and pilot design through implementation, evaluation and follow-up.
• Identify priority worker problems and translate ground insights, labour-market developments and organisational priorities into practical initiatives for different worker segments and career life stages.
• Develop clear pilot propositions, implementation plans, success measures, risk controls and criteria for adapting, scaling or discontinuing initiatives.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership for assigned workstreams, including prioritising opportunities, guiding project teams, resolving implementation issues and maintaining accountability for agreed outcomes.
• Coordinate cross-functional implementation with e2i teams, NTUC departments and external stakeholders, aligning roles, resources, timelines and operational requirements.
• Build and manage relationships with employers, unions, government agencies, industry partners and other stakeholders relevant to assigned workstreams.
• Assess emerging partnership opportunities based on strategic fit, worker value, feasibility, risks and intended outcomes, and recommend appropriate pilots or collaborations.
• Monitor progress, risks and outcomes using operational data, worker and partner feedback, and implementation lessons to improve initiative design and inform decisions on scaling, adapting or discontinuing initiatives.
• Prepare clear briefs, proposals and presentations for management discussions, setting out ground insights, implications, options, trade-offs and recommended actions.

Job Requirements

• Substantial relevant experience, preferably 10 years or more, in workforce development, programme or project management, partnership development, business development, service design, strategy or related fields.
• Proven ability to translate broad directions, emerging needs and ground insights into practical programmes, pilots and implementation approaches.
• Strong project management, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to evaluate options and develop clear, evidence-based recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills, with confidence working across senior and operational stakeholders.
• Experience supervising, mentoring or guiding team members and coordinating cross-functional workstreams.
• Sound judgement, with the ability to balance worker value, strategic fit, feasibility, risk and resource considerations.
• Self-directed, adaptable and able to manage ambiguity, multiple priorities and tight timelines.

Why Join Us?

Join e2i and play a role in shaping Singapore's workforce future. As the empowering network for workers and employers, we provide opportunities to work on meaningful initiatives that enhance employment, employability and workforce resilience. Working alongside government agencies, unions, employers and industry partners, you will contribute to nationwide efforts that help workers thrive and businesses succeed, while growing your career in a dynamic and purpose-driven environment.