Career Opportunities

The Singapore National Employers Federation is a trade union with over 3,400 corporate members. Our mission is to advance tripartism and a flexible labour market to enable companies to implement responsible employment practices even as industries transform.

As part of planning for our expansion, we are looking for people to strengthen the senior management team to lead the Federation in the future economy.

We have the following positions

A. THE SNEF-STEPHEN LEE AWARD for Leadership Development in Tripartism and Industrial Relations

The objective of the programme is to develop senior executives who can provide the leadership for the SNEF secretariat and for employers to work with our tripartite partners to further strengthen tripartism and maintain industrial harmony to benefit all employers and workers in Singapore.

• Awardees will be emplaced on a 2-year programme that includes attachments to the Ministry of Manpower and the National Trades Union Congress and their agencies
• On successful completion of the programme, awardees will be assigned senior management or professional positions and be bonded for 3 years
• During the 2-year programme, awardees will be paid a salary commensurate with experience

To apply please email to sleeaward2019@snef.org.sg

B. DIRECTOR, TRAINING

Responsibilities

• Manage revenue, operations and programmes of the training division
• Supervise over 20 staff
• Spearhead various training initiatives for the benefit of employers and their employees

Qualifications

• Degree and preferably with HRD experience
• At least 7 years experience in managing a training centre
• Able to work with senior representatives of multiple stakeholders in training
• Good working knowledge of Government funding schemes for training, SkillsFuture as well as soft skills needs of the workforce

C. DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMES

Responsibilities

• Lead team in promoting and administering government grant schemes
• Manage project budget and external/internal audits
• Develop strategies and conceptualise outreach activities to meet targets
• Build and establish relationship with stakeholders

Qualifications

• Degree and at least 7 years of management experience
• A working knowledge of manpower challenges such as flexible work, job redesign, aging workforce
  and digital workplaces and also available government grant schemes
• Strong leadership, project management and communication skills

D. DEPUTY/ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Responsibilities

• Be involved in corporate strategy, development and planning
• Monitor the annual workplan to ensure its successful implementation
• Develop employers’ positions to enhance labour market flexibility
• Oversee corporate communications to support the Federation’s vision and mission

Qualifications

• Degree with a major in Economics, Business or other related disciplines with experience in corporate communications
• Excellent leadership, project management and organising, and communication (verbal, written and presentation) skills
• At least seven years of relevant experience

E. DEPUTY/ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, RESEARCH AND INFORMATION

Responsibilities

• Monitor labour market trends to anticipate manpower challenges for employers
• Lead research support to develop employers’ positions on employment issues
• Organise a team to provide timely, reliable and relevant information to members to support them in effective decision making in employment and HR issues

Qualifications

• At least a degree with a major in Economics with Strong research, statistical and analytical skills
• Lead and supervise the work of a team of researchers
• Excellent communication ( verbal, written and presentation) skills
• At least seven years of relevant experience

F. DEPUTY DIRECTOR/MANAGER/EXECUTIVE( HR TRAINING)

Responsibilities

• As part of our expansion plan we are setting up a new unit to focus on developing, marketing and organising HR related programs The successful candidates will set up the new unit including the training administration support This is a new and challenging job.

Qualifications

• A degree with at least 5-7 years of relevant experience
• An understanding of the spectrum of HR competencies required by employers and government schemes supporting training in these areas
• Ability to plan and implement from scratch

G. MANAGER, MEMBERSHIP ACQUISITION

Responsibilities

Your main responsibilities are

• Formulate and implement strategies to acquire new members
• Develop, monitor and evaluate actions plans
• Organise outreach events for potential members
• Write standard operating procedures to market and secure members
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to meet targets

Qualifications

• Relevant experience, enthusiasm and perseverance in achieving targets
• Able to lead and work independently
• Good communication and interpersonal skills especially in relating to CEOs of SMEs

Candidates without relevant experience may be considered for an executive position

H. MANAGER/ASSISTANT MANAGER/SENIOR EXECUTIVE, SKILLSFUTURE FOR ENTERPRISES (SFE)

Responsibilities

• Support the execution of outreach strategies to drive SFE engagement for the respective ITM sectors at cluster level;
•  Work with relevant stakeholders (e.g. various government agencies, training providers and industry associations) to raise awareness of the SFE initiative;
•  Outreach and engage enterprises on SFE based on the approved list from MOM and other government agencies;
•  Organise or support platforms that will drive adoption of Human Capital (HC) programmes under SFE;
•  Secure visit to companies, prepare slides and other relevant marketing materials for engagement etc;
•  Administer Pre MOM’s Human Capital Diagnostic Tool, and work with relevant stakeholders to generate report for share-back to enterprise;
•  Propose appropriate HC implementation plans for enterprises based on gaps identified from MOM’s HC diagnostic tool;
•  Recommend relevant consultancy grants available from government, to support capability development projects identified by enterprises;
• Monitor and report project implementation status to ensure project implementation and completion;
•  Administer Post MOM’s Human Capital Diagnostic Tool, and ensure HC gaps are closed and that there are improvements in HC diagnostic scores;
•  Recommend appropriate human capital development programmes for adoption by enterprises;
•  Identify and maintain a repository of success stories on SFE and related HC development initiatives;
•  Meeting targets set by immediate supervisor;
•  Admin and reporting of status to government agencies on a periodic basis; and
•  Any other duty as assigned by management

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent

I. EXECUTIVE, FINANCE

Responsibilities

Your main responsibilities are to

• Project financial accounting
• Financial reporting to government agencies
• Monthly reconciliations for projects and bank accounts
• Managing accounts for several projects esp disbursement of government funds to companies
• Liaise with project auditors

Qualifications

• A degree in Accountancy or ACCA or equivalent
• Knowledge on Microsoft Office (i.e. EXCEL, Words, etc)
• At least 3 years of relevant experience
• A Team Player

J. EXECUTIVE, ADMINISTRATIVE

Responsibilities

MR Admin & Database Management Staff would be responsible for

• Processing of Membership Application Forms and Termination Update in SNEF Customer Relations Management (CRM) System (ie: CoreSoft)
• Hardcopy and digital archiving of MCR records (ie: Membership Application Forms, Termination Requests, Invoices and Requisition Processing and Archiving, etc)
• Half-Yearly and Ad-Hoc Membership Update Exercise
• Managing MR Inboxes and Employers’ Enquiries on Events & Memberships
• MR Database Maintenance (Ensure records are entered correctly, timely and standardised)
• Manage MR Hotline and Email Queries when team is away on company visits/events
• And other duties assigned by the MR Director.

Qualifications

• Diploma
• Minimum language proficiency: English (Spoken and Written)

K. ASSISTANT EXEC/EXECUTIVE, TRAINING ADMIN AND FINANCE (CONTRACT/PERMANENT)

Responsiblities

• Manage Account Receivables for training, including data entry and closing
• Work closely with training staff for invoicing and training grants claims
• Submit applications for training grants in skillsconnect
• Conduct Data entry, filling, scanning and documentation work related to account receivables

Qualifications

• A degree and 2 years of relevant working experience. diploma holders with 5 years of experience may also apply
• Proficient in MS Excel and some basic accounting knowledge
• Good teamwork and communication skills

Please email a detailed resume setting out how you qualify for the position applied, contact numbers, and expected salary to hr@snef.org.sg.

In the subject box of the email, please indicate the position you are applying for e.g.:- Subject: SNEF Recruitment -Director, Training

Closing date: 31 May 19

Only shortlisted applicants will be notified

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence