Manager / Senior Manager, WOG CET Grants Management (RPD) (1 year temp contract)

Job description

SkillsFuture Singapore

Contract

Closing on 26 Sep 2025

What the role is

SSG is a dynamic and forward-thinking organization dedicated to empowering individuals and shaping the future of Singapore's workforce.

As a statutory board under the Ministry of Education, SSG leads the charge in driving the SkillsFuture movement, a national initiative that promotes lifelong learning and skills development.

With a strong focus on innovation and collaboration, SSG works closely with employers, training providers, and individuals to create a vibrant ecosystem of learning and growth.

By offering a wide range of initiatives, programs, and funding schemes, SSG enables individuals to unlock their full potential, acquire new competencies, and stay ahead in a rapidly changing job market.
Join the RPD team in SSG that provides guidance on the strategic direction of SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG).

Specifically, RPD is responsible for the effective planning of resources and oversees budget and manpower management to achieve agency's goals:
• Funding Policy Formulation: Formulate corporate-level funding policies and funding parameters to support SkillsFuture Initiatives and SSG's objectives;
• Budget Evaluation and Management: Evaluate budget requests from programme partners and oversee the allocation and management of SSG's budget;
• Manpower Establishment Planning: Secure and optimise manpower resources to implement SSG's programmes and agency's operations;
• Whole-of-Government (WOG) CET Grants Management: Lead the management of WOG CET grants and strengthen CET grants governance for WOG and SSG.

What you will be working on

This is a critical role in ensuring funded programs are aligned with WOG and SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) funding policies and support SkillsFuture initiatives.

The Manager/Senior Manager is an individual contributor responsible for strengthening grants policies and governance within SSG and at WOG level, developing terms and conditions for SSG's grants, and engaging stakeholders to ensure compliance and enforceability.

The role requires a proactive approach to risk assessment, regular stakeholder engagement, and reasoned judgment in evaluating deviation requests, while safeguarding SSG's interests and supporting overall objectives.
The Senior Manager level will be expected to handle work of greater complexity and manage additional projects.
Regulatory Compliance:
• Stay abreast of regulatory requirements for compliance with WOG's and SSG's grants policies
• prevailing policies, laws, and regulations relevant to grants
Policy Strengthening:
• Collaborate with SSG divisions and other government agencies to strengthen grants policies and governance
• Articulate policy goals in light of national interest and provide sound policy recommendations
Terms and Conditions Development:
• Develop and review terms and conditions for SSG grants, ensuring obligations are imposed on grant recipients
• Understand the relevant legal frameworks and ensure alignment with policy intent
Stakeholder Engagement:
• Engage SSG divisions to ensure enforceability of SSG's terms and conditions while reflecting business intents
• Work with agencies to monitor implementation and ensure alignment with policy intent
Risk Assessment:
• Assess requests for deviation from SSG's terms and conditions and WOG grants governance framework
• Provide advice on governance, risk management strategies, and potential risk areas

What we are looking for

• Possess the required competencies to execute the job duties proficiently
• Manager: Up to 6 years of relevant work experience in grants policies, governance and risk management.

Those with no relevant experience but have been involved in relevant projects, short stints in similar areas / functions or relevant course of study can
• Senior Manager: At least 6 years of relevant work experience in grant policies, governance and risk management
• Good project management and stakeholder engagement skills
• Good understanding of funding policies and concepts are preferred, but not necessary
• Familiarity with governance issues, risk management, and compliance matters are preferred, but not necessary
• Good analytical and critical thinking skills
• Detail-oriented, meticulous, and systematic
• Independent and self-motivated, enjoys variety and new challenges, and able to work well in a team
Candidates are encouraged to sign up for a Careers & Skills Passport (CSP) account and include your CSP public profile in your resume.

Please check out for details on the CSP.

About SkillsFuture Singapore

SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Education (MOE).

It will drive and coordinate the implementation of the national SkillsFuture movement, promote a culture and holistic system of lifelong learning through the pursuit of skills mastery, and strengthen the ecosystem of quality education and training in Singapore.
SSG will strengthen the adult training infrastructure by taking on all existing functions of the Committee for Private Education (CPE) and guide the Institute for Adult Learning (IAL) to enhance the capabilities and professionalism of adult educators.

SSG will play a key role in the quality assurance for private education institutions and adult training centres.

Together with educational institutions and training partners, SSG will ensure that students and working adults have access to high quality, industry-relevant training throughout life.

SSG will also bring together synergies in continuing education and training (CET) and pre-employment training (PET), so skills requirements will continue to meet the demands of different sectors of the economy.

About your application process

This job is closing on 26 Sep 2025.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role.

We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service.

We encourage you to explore and for other roles within SkillsFuture Singapore or the wider Public Service.

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