Office of Staff Development - Mgr/Snr Mgr (Talent & Leadership Devt) [2years]

[What the role is]

[What you will be working on]

1. Leadership Development Strategy and Programmes

• Lead the design, review and implementation of RP's leadership and talent development strategies, frameworks and programmes, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities, leadership competencies and Whole-of-Government initiatives.
• Plan and oversee leadership and talent development interventions for leaders, identified talent and successors, including leadership programmes, stretch assignments, mentoring, coaching, secondments and other developmental opportunities.
• Plan and oversee milestone and continuous development interventions for leaders at different levels, including new Reporting Officers, First-Line Managers, Middle Managers, senior leaders and identified successors.
• Conceptualise, source, procure, implement and evaluate leadership programmes and platforms, for in-house and external milestone programmes.
• Partner internal and external stakeholders to contextualise programme content, develop RP-relevant case studies and ensure effective end-to-end programme delivery.
• Use participant feedback, leadership data and organisational insights to strengthen programme relevance, application and impact.
• Supervise and develop team members, provide guidance on complex cases, ensure quality of work and support effective workload management.

2. Leadership Assessment, Coaching and Mentoring

• Lead the implementation of leadership assessment and feedback initiatives, including Leadership Competency Framework (LCF) 360 exercises and other leadership diagnostic tools.
• Analyse leadership and organisational insights to identify capability gaps and recommend targeted development interventions.
• Develop and oversee coaching, mentoring and leadership growth initiatives to support leadership transitions, successor readiness and individual development.
• Partner stakeholders to strengthen leadership culture, organisational effectiveness, collaboration and change readiness through leadership forums, workshops and organisation development interventions.

3. Strategic Workforce Planning System and Workforce Insights

• Lead the implementation, enhancement and governance of RP's Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) system to support workforce capability planning and decision-making across the Polytechnic.
• Develop workforce, leadership and capability dashboards, reports and analytics to monitor leadership pipeline strength, succession readiness, talent development outcomes, and critical and emerging competencies.
• Analyse workforce and organisational data to identify capability gaps, workforce risks and development priorities, and recommend interventions to support RP's long-term workforce needs.
• Drive continuous improvement, automation and digitalisation of workforce planning processes, including integration with talent, leadership and competency development initiatives.

4. Learning and Development Budget and Resource Management

• Plan and manage the learning and development budget for the Talent and Leadership Development portfolio, aligned with approved priorities, programme plans and anticipated organisational needs.
• Monitor budget utilisation, commitments and expenditure, identify variances and emerging pressures, and provide timely reports and recommendations to management.

[What we are looking for]

• Relevant qualification in Human Resources or Business Management, or its related fields.
• About ten years of relevant work experience in Human Resource, with familiarity in Leadership, Career, Learning & Development areas.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, management and writing skills.
• A team player who is independent, resilient, resourceful, able to work in ambiguous, complex situations and comfortable with taking a hands-on approach.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Excel, SharePoint) and digitally-proficient to learn the use of new learning tools.
• Some experience with IT projects, Workday HCM, SAP HR, Robotics Process Automation, Chatbots and Macro programming will be advantageous