Manager/ Assistant Director, Corporate Strategy

What the role is

The Corporate Strategy (CS) team leads the MND Family’s corporate strategy planning process, to ensure that our divisions and Statutory Boards (SBs) are in alignment with our long‑term goals and vision. As a member of the CS team, you will play a key role in supporting the development and execution of the Ministry’s strategy, working closely with senior management to chart out the MND Family’s strategic directions and enhance enterprise risk management and resilience plans. This role provides the selected candidate a unique opportunity to gain a helicopter view of the key priorities of the MND Family, and critical skillsets in stakeholder engagement, corporate planning, risk management and performance tracking.

What you will be working on

Think of yourself as the behind‑the‑scenes navigator, ensuring the smooth flow of strategic plans and tracking their progress.

• Drive the annual MND Family corporate planning cycle. This includes planning and organising initiatives such as the annual retreat involving political office holders and senior management, workplan presentations, and shaping the agenda for the quarterly forum between the senior management in MND HQ and SBs to facilitate discussions on cross‑cutting issues.
• Develop and review MND Family’s Strategic Priorities (SPs), which guide the organisation’s shared priorities and corresponding ambitions for the next 5 to 10 years. The selected candidate will also establish a monitoring and reporting process to update senior management on the progress of the SPs’ workstreams, as well as to review and refresh the SPs/workstreams regularly to ensure they remain relevant.
• Drive MND Family’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) governance framework and resilience planning processes. This includes ensuring that robust risk identification and management practices are in place, and conducting regular reviews to strengthen our strategic resilience.

What we are looking for

• Stakeholder Alignment. The selected candidate possesses good interpersonal and communication skills, and is able to engage relevant internal stakeholders confidently to obtain inputs and achieve alignment while appreciating the difference in perspectives and priorities. Familiarity with the MND Family’s work would be an advantage.
• Systems Thinking; Deep Critical Thinking. Able to sense‑make root causes and drivers on issues, to identify considerations, trade‑offs, and propose options or improvement areas.
• Clear and Concise Writing. Write in a clear, concise and organised manner; and tailor writing for different target audience (e.g. senior management, internal stakeholders, external agencies) and various platforms.
• Team player who can work independently with guidance; comfortable taking ownership whilst contributing to team objectives.
• Others. Preferably at least 3 years work experience, including stints in corporate strategy, enterprise risk management, or related work.

About Ministry of National Development

The Ministry of National Development (MND), the lead government agency responsible for land use planning and infrastructure development, aims to transform Singapore into an endearing home and a distinctive global city. At MND, we aspire to create a quality, vibrant and sustainable living environment for our people. We also strive to shape Singapore into a world‑class city of knowledge, culture and excellence – one which keeps pace with global challenges and the rising aspirations of Singaporeans.

Our Vision: An Endearing Home, A Distinctive Global City

MND's vision reflects our growing emphasis not just on physical infrastructure, but also on the softer aspects of creating emotional attachment in our people, the global talents and corporations whom we attract here. At the same time, it articulates MND's goal of building upon Singapore’s unique distinguishing characteristics to develop Singapore as a global city of knowledge, culture and excellence.

Our Mission: Develop World‑Class Infrastructure

MND will provide quality physical infrastructure for the nation by working with our partners in the public and private sectors.

Create a Vibrant, Resilient and Sustainable Living Environment.

MND will strive to make Singapore a livelier and more exciting city, and ensure our nation is well‑prepared to face the growing uncertainties and complexities. MND will also maintain the quality and resilience of our built and natural environment to ensure high standards of living, and carry out development that meets the needs of the present without compromising that of future generations.

Provide Affordable and Accessible Public Housing. MND will commit to support Singaporeans' homeownership aspirations and ensure public housing remains affordable and accessible.

Build Rooted and Cohesive Communities. MND will strive to foster our citizens' attachment and love for our homeland and maintain social cohesiveness in our communities, even as Singapore continues to be an open and globalised society.

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