Senior/ Lead Analyst (International Relations), Strategic Planning and Research

What The Role Is Reporting to the Director (International Relations), you will be part of the Strategic Planning & Research (SPR) cluster. The International Relations Team drives efforts in building diplomatic ties between PSD and foreign public service counterparts to bolster strategic bilateral needs and to profile the Singapore Public Service internationally. Through its external engagements, the unit also collects information on trends and best practices within the broader international environment to strengthen public service governance.

What You Will Be Working On The Roles and Responsibilities include:

• Support the formulation and implementation of strategies to engage foreign counterparts, institutions and establishments in furtherance of whole of government (WOG) and PSD objectives.
• Plan and execute inbound and outbound engagements involving WOG and PSD stakeholders.
• Synthesise insights from information obtained through external engagements to facilitate collective sense-making that supports diplomatic and/or PSD interests.
• Identify and analyse Public Service workforce issues, trends, challenges and opportunities through comparative analysis with foreign counterparts, institutions and establishments where necessary and assess their implications for Singapore.

What We Are Looking For We are looking for a self-motivated individual who values integrity, collaborative teamwork and takes pride in going the extra mile to provide excellent service. If you share our passion in shaping Singapore’s future with a first-class Public Service, we welcome you to join us.

An ideal candidate should possess the following:

[International Engagement] Has a keen interest in international developments and is able to utilise this knowledge to shape engagements involving foreign Centre-of-Government agencies. Act as resource person for internal and external engagements by conveying agency policies and positions on PSD domain matters. Build networks with foreign working-level counterparts to support engagement outcomes.

[Strategic Networks & Global Partnerships] Understand needs and cultural preferences of key stakeholders in regional and global networks, leveraging common purpose to enhance cooperation. Work collaboratively within PSD and across WOG on initiatives that contribute to strengthening international relationships and profiling of the Singapore Public Service.

[Thinking Clearly and Making Sound Judgement] Able to consider and integrate different perspectives and operate at different levels of analysis (e.g. service-wide, organisational-level, officer-level) to make sound and timely recommendations.

[Working as One Public Service] You understand how your work contributes to WOG outcomes, and seek to achieve common goals and contribute/share information and knowledge within and across agencies.

[Working Effectively with Stakeholders] Able to effectively engage stakeholders to understand their needs and concerns, involve them in the solutioning process and seek their buy-in to initiatives. You should possess strong communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills to engage internal and external stakeholders of different seniority.

[Learning and Putting Skills into Action] You proactively keep with and apply new knowledge in your work domain, including seeking learning opportunities for personal and professional growth.

An ideal candidate should also:

• Have at least 3 years of working experience in the field of International Relations or Strategic Partnerships.
• Enjoy working with people and be comfortable engaging stakeholders from all levels.
• Possess strong planning and organisation skills.
• Possess strong projects/events management skills.
• Be self-motivated and independent with ability to multitask.

Successful candidates will be offered a 2-year contract in