Assistant Director, Family Intervention & Policy

Ministry Of Social And Family Development; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry Of Social And Family Development invites applications for an Assistant Director (Family Intervention) to help shape upstream and downstream family service policies and programmes in Singapore. You will work with MSF divisions and external partners to design comprehensive policies that strengthen family functioning and reduce risk among vulnerable groups.

Responsibilities include coordinating policy development, stakeholder engagement, and evaluating policy impact, with opportunities for

Qualifications

• Formulate comprehensive policies by analysing complex social issues, evaluating evidence, and developing frameworks.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships across government divisions, external agencies and community stakeholders to ensure coordinated policy development and service delivery.
• Conceptualise and design family service programmes from inception to implementation, ensuring alignment between policy objectives and operational delivery mechanisms.
• Develop and execute engagement strategies with families, service providers, and community partners to inform policy development and ensure responsive service design.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with external stakeholders and partners across Ministries and Divisions to formulate, implement and evaluate family service policies targeting moderate-to-high-risk vulnerable families.
• Work closely with policy, operations and practice divisions within MSF to ensure seamless integration between policy development, service delivery and frontline practice, facilitating regular coordination and alignment across different functional areas.
• Conceptualise and design upstream and downstream intervention systems that influence family functioning, reduce risk factors and strengthen protective factors.
• Conduct policy research and analysis to inform evidence-based approaches to family service delivery and intervention strategies.
• Plan and carry out stakeholder engagement activities with partners, service providers and other stakeholders/beneficiary groups to ensure responsive policy development.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of family service policies and programmes, using data analysis to inform continuous improvement and refinement.
• [If given supervisory responsibilities] Lead a team of officers to carry out the above responsibilities.

Skills

Policy Development

Cross-Agency Collaboration

Programme Design

Stakeholder Engagement

Job description

Ministry Of Social And Family Development invites applications for an Assistant Director (Family Intervention) to help shape upstream and downstream family service policies and programmes in Singapore. You will work with MSF divisions and external partners to design comprehensive policies that strengthen family functioning and reduce risk among vulnerable groups.

Responsibilities include coordinating policy development, stakeholder engagement, and evaluating policy impact, with opportunities for