Assistant Director (Contractor Readiness)

Ministry of Defence of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Defence of Singapore is seeking a Contract Management professional to ensure the Digital and Intelligence Service's operational resilience by overseeing industry support and contractor readiness. The role focuses on enforcing contract design and requirements for the DIS.

You will formulate frameworks, lead audits and gap analyses, and develop data-driven dashboards to monitor performance and drive decisions across multiple contractors.

Qualifications

• Experience in contract management, procurement, supply chain or contractor management.
• Ability to interpret complex data to derive actionable insights for decision-making.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Formulate frameworks to assess contractors' competencies and readiness.
• Design approaches for assessing business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
• Lead evaluations of contractors' business continuity and disaster recovery plans.
• Conduct audits to validate contractors' capacity to meet contractual obligations and performance standards.
• Lead gap analyses of contracts and develop actionable measures.
• Develop dashboards to monitor industry partners' performance and inform decisions.
• Shape contract design to ensure contractor readiness and resilience.

Skills

Contract management

Data interpretation

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Any discipline education

Job description

What The Role Is

You are responsible for ensuring the Digital and Intelligence Service's (DIS) operational resilience and capability assurance through effective and efficient industry support. You will spearhead initiatives to close gaps in contractors' operational readiness and ensure their compliance to the contract design and requirements for the DIS.

What You Will Be Working On

• Formulate and formalise robust frameworks to assess contractors' competencies and resource readiness against operational requirements
• Design and formalise structured approaches for assessing contractors' business continuity and disaster recovery plans
• Lead periodic evaluations of contractors' business continuity and disaster recovery plans
• Lead systematic and regular audits to validate industry partners' operational capacity to fulfil contractual obligations, sustain routine operations and performance standards
• Lead the gap analysis of existing contracts and work with key stakeholders to develop actionable measures
• Develop and implement data-driven dashboards to assess and monitor industry partners' performance and drive decision-making processes
• Shape the design of contracts to ensure assurance of contractors' readiness and operational resilience

Challenge(s)

• Managing diverse outsourcing requirements to meet the DIS's dynamic operational needs
• Managing and motivating industry partners to maintain readiness and performance standards in support of the DIS

What We Are Looking For

• Education in any discipline
• At least 6 years of relevant experience in Contract Management-related areas such as procurement, supply chain and logistics management, contract establishment, and contractor management
• Proficiency in interpreting complex data to derive actionable insights for decision-making
• Strategic mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Skills in negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and dispute resolution
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver results despite overlapping timelines
• Strong leadership and decision-making ability
• Ability to build trust and influence stakeholders at all levels