Assistant Director (Industry Security)

MINDEF; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

MINDEF in Singapore seeks a seasoned security professional to assess and strengthen RSN's industry partnerships and projects, ensuring alignment with security policies and frameworks.

You will lead security risk assessments, audits, and incident investigations, acting as the primary contact for industry security matters and coordinating with RSN, MINDEF/SAF, and partner organisations to safeguard national interests.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and written skills for diverse stakeholders.
• Experience shaping audit and security assessment regimes in industry standards.
• Familiarity with security risk concepts and cross-agency collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Assess effectiveness of security plans and management documents for RSN projects.
• Conduct security risk assessments and audits of industry partners.
• Lead incident investigations and coordinate fact-finding and evidence collection.
• Review audit reports and security plans, offering recommendations.

Skills

Communication

Writing skills

Stakeholder management

Security awareness

Education

Auditing / Supply Chain management

Job description

What the role is:

You will assess and strengthen security measures across the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)'s industry partnerships and projects, ensuring compliance with security policies and frameworks. You will serve as the main point of contact for industry security matters, overseeing security risk assessments, audits, and incident investigations that implicate the RSN.

What you will be working on:

• Assess the effectiveness of Security Implementation Plans, Security Management Plans and Information Management Plans to address security risks originating from RSN projects involving industry partners or industrial facilities during the Project Phase
• Participate in security surveys of industrial facilities to identify security risks to RSN and recommend appropriate mitigating measures
• Develop and review the audit regime for RSN's industry partners in alignment with policies and practices, and partner the Industry Security Division to conduct security outreach programmes
• Conduct security risk assessments for RSN's capability exports to safeguard RSN's interests and ensure compliance with policies with robust risk mitigation measures in place
• Serve as the unit's main point of contact for industry security incident investigations implicating the RSN, facilitating fact-finding, damage assessments and evidence collection
• Supervise and vet audit reports and security plans developed by staff officers, providing recommendations for endorsement
• Conduct facility clearances and audits on local and foreign industry partners, including those involved in selected projects, in partnership with the Military Security Department (MSD)Challenge(s)
• Overseeing a wide spectrum of industry partners and outsourced services whilst remaining cognisant of the diverse security risks across RSN's operational context, and comprehending commercial entities' security practices and standards to develop and execute an effective audit regime
• Managing stakeholders across RSN, MINDEF/SAF and industry partners whilst balancing their varying needs and ensuring effective protective security measures are in place to meet RSN's security requirements

What we are looking for:

• Education Auditing, Supply Chain Management or related fields is preferred
• At least 6 years of relevant working experience
• Background in security or auditing to shape the audit and security assessment regime in accordance with industry standards, or industry and supply chain experience for familiarity with working processes and security risks assumed by industry partners
• Excellent communication and writing skills with ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders across military and commercial environments
• Knowledge of RSN operations and context would be an added advantageOnly shortlisted candidates will be notified.

About MINDEF

The mission of MINDEF and the Singapore Armed Forces is to enhance Singapore's peace and security through deterrence and diplomacy, and should these fail, to secure a swift and decisive victory over the aggressor. The Defence Executive Officer (DXO) scheme is the non-uniformed career scheme of MINDEF that offers myriad opportunities in various job functions, such as corporate communications, cyber security, data analytics and visualisation, defence policy, finance, HR, psychology, and more. Embodying the same level of commitment towards defence, DXOs work together with their military counterparts to contribute to MINDEF/SAF’s mission and ensure Singapore's security and stability. United by this common cause, our lines of defence complement each other to secure the prosperity and progress of our nation.