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Support for Job Redesign and Workforce Transformation under
SkillsFuture Workforce Development Grant (Job Redesign+) – WDG (JR+)

Breathing new life into your work

What is Job Redesign?

Job Redesign is a structured, value-driven approach that simplifies, enriches, and reconfigures roles to create greater impact.
It focuses on unlocking productivity and value while acting as a catalyst for digital adoption and capability building, enabling roles to evolve alongside changing business and workforce needs.

Benefits and Outcomes:

For Your Business

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Improves productivity & reduces operating cost
talent-attraction
Improves talent attraction
less-manpower-dependent
Becomes less manpower-dependent
reduce-staff-attrition
Reduces staff attrition rate
strong-employee-engagement
Builds stronger employee engagement
deeper-staff-capabilities
Builds deeper staff capabilities

For Your Employees

better-quality-jobs
Better quality jobs
better-job-satisfaction
Better job satisfaction
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Opportunities to be up-skilled or multi-skilled
better-career-prospects
Better career prospects
improvement-wage-outcomes
Possible improvement in wage outcomes
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Stay employable in changing times

We provide pre-scoped Job Redesign solutions to simplify work processes
and enable enterprises to confidently embark on Job Redesign and
Workforce Development initiatives, supported by the Workforce Development Grant (Job Redesign+).

What are some examples of job redesign?

Illustration 1 – Specialisation in Human Resources (HR) Function

Tim Yeo
Tim YeoHR Executive (Before Job Redesign)
Before Job Redesign, my main responsibilities involves supporting a few business divisions and departments in the administration of HR functions for their staff.

As such, I am usually the go-to-person whenever the staff have any question pertaining to HR matters, e.g. employment terms and conditions, company benefits provisions, HR claims and leave process, etc.

The amount of enquiries per month can be sometimes extensive, as we manage a lot of part-timers based on locations all over the island.

Job Simplification

Chatbots

Job Value Enhancement

Compensation & Benefits

Tim Yeo
Tim YeoHR Specialist (Compensation & Benefits)
(After Job Redesign)
The introduction of engagement chatbots has automated the clarification process, yet retaining the engagement experience of speaking to a person.

With job redesign, my job has been enhanced into a specialised role of HR Specialist (Compensation & Benefits).

With less enquiries coming in, I can devote my time to research, review and update our compensation and benefits package for the staff in my business units to better attract and retain the talents.

Illustration 2 – Specialisation in Early Childhood Teaching Domain

Margaret Lim
Margaret LimPre-School Teacher (Before Job Redesign)
Prior to job redesign, my job requires me to be a teacher, a cleaner, an outreach executive, a PR officer for parents, an admin executive, an event planner, a first aider, and the list goes on…

Given the multiple hats that I wear, coupled with the need to take care of the children during working hours, I often had to bring home administrative work due to the lack of time to complete them in school.

I felt that I’m stuck in this job with little or no opportunities for progression in my career.

Job Simplification

ECCE Smart Solutions

Job Value Enhancement

Curriculum Specialist

Margaret Lim
Margaret LimTeacher – Curriculum Specialist (Coding)
(After Job Redesign)
With the adoption of Smart Solutions, my core teaching job has been simplified with the elimination of manual / repetitive tasks, such as printing and pasting of written notices in parent communication booklets, documentation of hardcopy children’s portfolio, etc.

With the time saved, my job has been redesigned to become a Teacher – Curriculum Specialist (Coding). This redesigned job allows me to perform higher-value tasks, such as designing coding curriculum and delivering interactive activities that introduce children to the world of coding.

Illustration 3 – Elevation of Duties in the Accountancy Sector

Raymond Lee
Raymond LeeAccounting Bookkeeping Clerk
(Before Job Redesign)
Prior to job redesign, I am expected to assist in the preparation of reports and schedules that are to be delivered to the clients and/or other external parties.

I usually spend a significant amount of time performing data entry work, such as capturing accounting transactions from hardcopy supplier invoices and/or payment vouchers into the Xero accounting software.

Whenever there is a new client, I am also responsible to manually prepare the letter of engagement and email them for approval.

Job Simplification

Robotic Process Automation

Job Value Enhancement

Strategic Business Advisory / Mentoring

Raymond Lee
Raymond LeeAccounting Client Advisor
(After Job Redesign)
As my company leverage on Robotic Process Automation (RPA) tools to automate some of the manual tasks, some of my time was freed up as I now only need to review the outputs of RPA processes and handle complex exceptional cases.

With the time saved, I can now act as an Accounting Client Advisor to provide strategic business advisory services to clients. In addition, I also take on elevated responsibilities to mentor and guide other junior / less experienced accounting client advisor.

Illustration 4 – Multi-Skilling to Perform Other Cross-Domain Functions

Linda Ong
Linda OngService Crew (Before Job Redesign)
Prior to job redesign, I am responsible for taking customers’ orders in a restaurant setting, answering questions on meal items, making recommendations on meal bundles, serving food/beverages to customers, and performing cashiering duties.

In addition to my day-to-day F&B tasks, I also assist the Restaurant Manager with the incoming enquiries from customers who are looking at holding their private events in our restaurant.

Job Simplification

Sales Management System

Job Value Enhancement

Events Management

Linda Ong
Linda OngF&B Events Executive
(After Job Redesign)
With job redesign, my job has been enhanced to include a more formalised and specialised role of a F&B Events Executive.

I am now given the additional responsibility of identifying business opportunities. The Sales Management System also allows me to track and follow up on any new sales enquiries. I prepare sales proposals and quotations and ensure that events are executed smoothly. As part of the after-sales service, I follow up on customer concerns and feedback to resolve issues and ensure customer satisfaction for repeat business.

What is the SkillsFuture Workforce Development Grant (Job Redesign+)?

The WDG (JR+) is designed to help local enterprises undertake end to end job redesign and workforce transformation. The grant provides comprehensive support across strategy, capability building, and workforce technology adoption.
Enterprises can receive funding support of up to 70% (for SMEs**) and 50% (for non-SMEs), capped at $150,000 per enterprise on a net-billing basis upon completion of project.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Criteria for all participating enterprises: 

1. Registered or incorporated and operating in Singapore; and
2. Must have at least three local employees (Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents) for the past 3 months and at the point of application.

At the point of application, enterprises must not have:
• Made any payment for job redesign–related consultancy services; or
• Signed a contract or purchase order for job redesign or workforce related consultancy services (with either a pre approved consultant or a third party) *Local employees refer to Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents.
*NGOs and non-profit organisations are eligible to apply for WDG(JR+).

FUNDING SUPPORT

Eligible enterprises can receive:

  • Up to 70% funding for SMEs
  • Up to 50% funding for non SMEs
  • Capped at $150,000 per enterprise

Note:
• SMEs are defined as enterprises with operating revenue of:
– Not more than $100mil or employment not more than 200 workers
• Non-SMEs are defined as enterprises with operating revenue of:
– more than $100mil and employment more than 200 workers.

More details can be found on: https://www.wsg.gov.sg/home/employers-industry-partners/workforce-development-job-redesign/wdg-jr

 

Key Component of the Grant

The grant offers enhanced support through three core components, which can be implemented holistically to drive sustainable workforce transformation.

1) Workforce Consultancy

Funding support: Up to $50,000

Engage pre‑approved consultants for expert, end‑to‑end guidance, including:

      • Business and workforce needs assessment
      • AI and digital readiness assessment
      • Workforce and job redesign strategy
      • Redesign of roles and career pathways
      • Development of a customised implementation roadmap
 

This component ensures your workforce transformation is aligned with business objectives and future‑ready.

Timeline for project completion: 1 year

2) Capability Building Initiatives

Funding support: Up to $60,000

Build internal capability to sustain transformation efforts by:

  • Training HR teams and line managers
  • Developing competencies in job redesign and workforce planning
  • Equipping internal teams to support employee career health
  • Strengthening change management capabilities
 

Timeline for project completion:  6 months

3) Workforce Tech Solutions

Funding support: Up to $90,000
(Must be combined with at least one component above)

Adopt technology to support data‑driven workforce decisions, including:

  • Workforce analytics and planning platforms
  • Skills gap and capability analysis tools
  • AI‑enabled HR technologies for workforce insights and development
 

These solutions help organisations make informed decisions on talent deployment, upskilling, and organisational growth

Timeline for project completion: 1 year

More information can be found here:

https://skillsfuture.gobusiness.gov.sg/support-and-programmes/funding/skillsfuture-enterprise-credit-sfec

On top of the funding support for (Job Redesign+) [WDG (JR+)], eligible enterprises can also tap on the SkillsFuture Enterprise Credit (SFEC) to offset upfront payment for WDG(JR+) project fees. Credit disbursement will be processed in the order of claims filed for the supportable programmes.

Eligible enterprises can tap on a one-off $10,000 credit per firm to cover up to 90% of out-of-pocket expenses on qualifying costs for schemes or training courses that demonstrate support for business or workforce transformation.

How to get started?

What Do I Need to Do Before Contacting a Consultant for Exploratory Discussion?
Review the current situation of your organisation, and consider the following questions:
What are your problem statement(s)?
Have you identified the job role(s) that you hope to redesign?
What outcome(s) do you expect to achieve through the job redesign project?

Contact Us

Contact us to learn more about other examples of job redesign, and how you can embark on a job redesign project within your organisation!

To know more about how to apply for the grant and/or how the scheme can benefit your organisation, click the button below.

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