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Contract Assistant Manager/Manager/Senior Manager, Human Resource Management

4/4/2026

The HR Business Partner will collaborate with senior leadership to develop recruitment and retention strategies while managing HR operations and governance. This role involves leveraging technology to streamline processes and facilitating the full employee lifecycle across regional offices.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

1,001-5,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
The Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) is the lead agency driving Singapore's Smart Nation initiative and public sector digital transformation. We harness the power of technology to make lives better for citizens, businesses, international audiences and the public service sector. Our mission: Engineering Digital Government, Making Lives Better. Our goal is to create a government that is "Digital to the Core, and Serves with Heart". We achieve this by using technology to create services that are easy, seamless and secure for people to use, and placing the needs of citizens and businesses at the centre of everything we do. As a digital government, our public officers are also able to continually upskill, adapt to new challenges and work more effectively across agencies as well as with citizens and businesses in Singapore.
About the Role

[What the role is]

This appointment is for a contract period of 12 months only.

As HR Business Partner, you will work closely with senior leadership, heads of divisions and heads of departments to understand their business needs, develop and implement employee recruitment and retention strategies to support the attainment of business goals. This role will require you to work closely with internal stakeholders (rest of HR teams and STB line units) and external partners (e.g. other public sector agencies). You will have the opportunity to interact with internal customers based in Singapore HQ and regional offices around the globe.

[What you will be working on]

The job scope includes, but is not limited to the following:

HR Business Partner Function. Anticipate and provide HR consultation to line units in addressing employee and organisational needs, which includes manpower planning, recruitment, performance management, compensation, benefits, career development and staff management issues. Partner Regional Offices to ensure in-market HR governance. Deliver HR initiatives to drive corporate objectives as and when assigned. 

HR Operations. Ensure synergy between implementation of HR processes and HR policies. Leverage AI and technology to streamline processes. Deliver administration support for our HR information system (i.e. Workday). Facilitate start-to-end employee lifecycle changes, such as inflow, outflow, deployments and other staff movements, including liaising with line units and within HR team when necessary.

[What we are looking for]

  • Minimum 1 year of relevant work experience

  • Good understanding of employment laws and public service staff guidelines would be advantageous

  • Strong analytical skills and able to multi-task in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

  • Strong communications skills, including good written skills

  • Strong team player and good stakeholder management skills; able to build trust and credibility with key stakeholders

  • An enthusiastic and driven self-starter, and able to think innovatively to improve current states

  • Have an interest/passion in HR and able to adapt market trends for STB

Core competencies required for this job: 

  • Showing good business acumen, analytical thinking and judgement     

  • Working effectively within STB to achieve results

  • Working effectively with stakeholders outside STB

  • Serving with heart, commitment and purpose

  • Being innovative and learning continuously

Application Status: Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 2 weeks from the closing date of this job posting. We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Please note that actual appointment will depend on the candidate’s competencies and experience.

Key Skills
Human Resource ManagementManpower PlanningRecruitmentPerformance ManagementCompensationBenefits AdministrationCareer DevelopmentStaff ManagementHR GovernanceWorkdayAnalytical SkillsStakeholder ManagementCommunication SkillsBusiness AcumenAI Integration
Categories
Human ResourcesGovernment & Public SectorManagement & LeadershipAdministrative
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