Senior Manager/Manager/Assistant Manager/Senior Executive (Youth)

The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) is at the heart of our nation. We aim to build a caring and cohesive community that we can all be proud of, and to create opportunities for Singaporeans to come together as one people. Youths are critical to make this happen. In Singapore, youths are defined as age 15-35 years old, and they play a pivotal role in contributing to the success and strengthening the social fabric of our nation. Youths are increasingly civically engaged and have a desire to make a difference. It is important that the views of youths are heard and valued, and that they have sufficient opportunities to partner the Government to make a difference, and to achieve their diverse aspirations in life. You will be part of a dynamic team to develop and implement policies and initiatives to support youth development, engagement, and ground-up action. This will include understanding youth-related issues and the current landscape, identifying gaps through research, data analysis, and engagements, and proposing sound recommendations to address these gaps. As part of the work, you will need to independently drive action and collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders, to conceptualise, implement and enhance programmes that support and engage our youths. You will: • Work closely with Whole-Of-Government (WOG) agencies, including the National Youth Council (NYC), to understand youth sentiments and needs through sense-making data from surveys, research studies, and engagements with youths. This includes working with agencies to design and conduct engagements with youths, to hear from them first-hand and better understand their views and ideas. • Translate insights from research studies and engagements into strategies, policy recommendations, and initiatives that will support youth development. • Independently operationalise and implement new initiatives and ideas to support our youths. • Build and drive strategic partnerships and collaborations with people, private, and public sector stakeholders, to create opportunities for youths to grow, take action, contribute, and create positive change in society. • Develop workplans, manage projects and budgets, and ensure timely project implementation and effective resource utilisation. Deep Critical Thinking • Distil critical issues and sense-make from a wide range of information, arriving at a clear analysis and effective solutions. • Understand national objectives and keep the big picture in focus, while being very grounded in real citizens’ sentiments. • Identify key trade-offs, considerations, and options for issues. Innovative • Able to develop new ideas on your own initiative, rather than relying on tested-and-proven solutions. • Able to implement and operationalise new ideas (getting things done). • Strong attention to detail and problem-solving aptitude. Data-Driven Analysis • Utilise data analytics, whether directly or indirectly, to translate findings into actionable insights that advance policy analysis and engagement work. Stakeholder Engagement, including Internal Stakeholders • Build and sustain relationships with stakeholders. • Facilitate partnerships between the public, people and private sectors. Other Competencies • Good writing, i.e. clear and concise, and presentation skills • Good project management skills, including keeping to deadlines. • Excellent communication and inter-personal skills. • Action-oriented, with a can-do spirit.