Senior Manager / Manager (Human Resource)

About the Role

Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) is working to shape a society where people can lead meaningful lives, feel connected to Singapore, and contribute to a community built on mutual respect and trust through the arts, heritage, sports, giving, and youth and community engagement.

The organisation is focused on attracting strong talent, strengthening staff capabilities, and fostering a lively, people-focused workplace. It places emphasis on structured career growth, targeted training, and an environment that supports an engaged and motivated workforce.

This role is suited to an experienced, adaptable, and self-driven HR professional who will join the HR Specialist team.

What You Will Do

The appointed candidate will work across a wide range of HR activities, with the main focus on performance and talent management.

• Oversee the full performance management cycle, including appraisals, ranking, promotion, and re-designation exercises.
• Assess and improve performance management policies and procedures so they continue to support a high-performing workforce.
• Coordinate rewards and recognition activities, including bonus payouts, salary increments, and National Day Awards.
• Manage talent management work across identification, engagement, development, and deployment of talent.
• Handle PSLP nomination and posting exercises, as well as nominations for talent development milestone programmes.
• Work with senior leadership to strengthen succession planning, posting plans, and development roadmaps for talent, and support talent review discussions across Ministry family platforms.
• Review and refresh talent development frameworks and processes to ensure they stay relevant, effective, and aligned to ministry priorities and organisational needs.
• Lead or initiate HR projects that encourage innovation and continuous improvement within the HR function.
• Maintain strong governance, operational compliance, and data accuracy.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in performance and talent management within the Public Service.
• Sound knowledge of HR policies, processes, and legislation, with the ability to balance employee needs, organisational priorities, and good industry practices.
• Ability to design and implement performance management approaches that support the organisation’s culture, goals, and vision.
• Experience in identifying, developing, managing, and retaining talent, including high-potential and high-performing employees and scholars for leadership or key roles.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• High adaptability and agility in changing environments.
• Careful, detailed, and thorough in work approach.
• Self-motivated, collaborative, able to work independently, and comfortable learning quickly.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills across different seniority levels.

Additional Information

The successful candidate will initially be engaged on a 2-year contract, with the possibility of extension or confirmation.