Job Purpose

To be the key interface between Human Capital and the line and partnering the line in executing the organization's People strategy.

The Job

Manpower Management

• Work with Senior HR Business Partner to develop the short and long term human capital pipeline using forecast/budget to ensure that there is pro-active placement of manpower resources by anticipating and identifying resource needs ahead of time.

• In collaboration with the Talent Acquisition team in sourcing, selecting, securing and onboarding of candidates through the review of staff requisition proposals, prioritization of critical open positions for hiring, job re-design and capability needs analysis, candidate selection and effective onboarding

• Review staff requisition proposals from respective division for short term staffing requirements and make recommendations to Hiring Manager/Head of Department to optimize resource plans after undertaking careful analysis of the productivity requirements of the Division/Department

• Prepare and maintain budget which include manpower composition, skills and experience in order to conduct analysis and make recommendations for manpower redeployment or shortages to address business needs.

• Analyze results of the exit interview reports to prepare qualitative and quantitative analysis reports to Management on a periodic basis to help them make sound people decisions.

Employee Engagement

• Conduct employee New Joiner Briefing (introductory session) for new employees (all levels)

• Partner with the Department Heads and Culture & Communication HR Team to deliver initiatives to shape overall organizational climate in the divisions/departments

Talent Management

• Work with the Talent Management COE to pro-actively manage the career development and progression of identified talents under the Career Roadmap and Talent Management frameworks.

• Work with the various COEs to develop initiatives to retain, engage and motivate the identified talents in the divisions/departments

• Actively work with Line Manager to update Career Book

• Be the sounding board and trusted advisor to Line Managers to evaluate and advise the line on talent management decisions

General Role

• Takes accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and takes appropriate steps to mitigate the risks.

• Maintains awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company.

• Highlights any potential concerns / risks and proactively shares best risk management practices.

Our Requirements

• Tertiary education in HR Management or related discipline is preferred

• Possess at least 3 years of HR-related experience

• Good knowledge of employment trends and industry best practices

• Experience in facilitating at least 2-3 phases of an employee life cycle (e.g. recruitment, onboarding, etc.)

• Excellent communication skills both written and spoken

• Proficient in MS Excel and Powerpoint. Experience with analytics tools will be an advantage

• Strong interpersonal skills and able to build and cultivate work relationships with various stakeholders.

• High level of integrity, takes accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork.

• Takes initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes.

About Great Eastern

Founded in 1908, Great Eastern is a well-established market leader and trusted brand in Singapore and Malaysia. With over S$100 billion in assets and more than 16 million policyholders, including 12.5 million from government schemes, it provides insurance solutions to customers through three successful distribution channels - a tied agency force, bancassurance, and financial advisory firm Great Eastern Financial Advisers. The Group also operates in Indonesia and Brunei.

The Great Eastern Life Assurance Company Limited and Great Eastern General Insurance Limited have been assigned the financial strength and counterparty credit ratings of "AA-" by S&P Global Ratings since 2010, one of the highest among Asian life insurance companies. Great Eastern's asset management subsidiary, Lion Global Investors Limited, is one of the leading asset management companies in Southeast Asia.

Great Eastern is a subsidiary of OCBC, the longest established Singapore bank, formed in 1932. It is the second largest financial services group in Southeast Asia by assets and one of the world's most highly-rated banks, with an Aa1 rating from Moody's and AA- by both Fitch and S&P. Recognised for its financial strength and stability, OCBC is consistently ranked among the World's Top 50 Safest Banks by Global Finance and has been named Best Managed Bank in Singapore by The Asian Banker.

To all recruitment agencies: Great Eastern does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our email or our employees. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.