Assistant Director / Manager (Contingency Management & Emergency Preparedness)

SFA Singapore Food Agency; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SFA Singapore Food Agency invites you to join our team to formulate, develop and review adaptive contingency plans and SOPs for peacetime crises and emergencies. You will plan, design and execute training to maintain high operational readiness and work with WoG ministries to ensure smooth execution.

The role requires strong analytical skills, excellent English, and the ability to manage complex issues independently in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage complex issues and interrelated factors in uncertain information.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for engaging stakeholders.
• Excellent written and spoken English; ability to present to large audiences.
• Degree or equivalent certification with preferably 2 years of contingency planning/crisis management experience.

Responsibilities

• Formulate, develop and implement scenario-specific contingency plans for peacetime crises and emergencies.
• Plan, design and execute training plans to maintain high operational readiness.
• Coordinate responses across SFA and WoG ministries/agencies during peacetime contingencies.
• Provide impact assessments and manage crisis decision-making platforms chaired by senior leadership.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Written and spoken English

Independent working

Team collaboration

Education

Degree or equivalent certification

Job description

What the role is

You will be part of the team to formulate, develop and review adaptive and responsive contingency plans and SOPs for peacetime crisis and emergencies. To ensure preparedness, you will be part of the team to plan, design and execute training plans to maintain high operational readiness through the conduct of training and exercises. Upon activation, you will work within SFA and with Whole of Government (WoG) ministries/agencies to actively assess implications of situations, plan and manage smooth execution of the contingency plans for Peacetime Crisis and emergencies. The officer will report to Deputy Director (Contingency Management & Emergency Preparedness) of SFA.

What you will be working on

To initiate, formulate, develop, and implement scenario-specific contingency plans for SFA to draw from to respond with agility to unfolding incidents affecting SFA operations or discharge of SFA mission during peacetime contingencies, and emergencies. To engage internal and external stakeholders for the purpose of monitoring and ensuring currency of operation plans in managing peacetime crisis and emergencies. To conduct periodic reviews on developed plans to ensure continued fitness-for-purpose. To coordinate responses and management during peacetime crisis and emergencies across SFA and WoG ministries/agencies. To maintain situation awareness and identify threats that may impact or is detrimental to SFA mission. To provide timely and comprehensive impact assessments for incidents on SFA operations and discharge of SFA’s mission To plan, design and execute SFA-level ops training management plans and exercises. To support crisis decision making through anchoring of quarterly decision making platforms chaired by CE.

What we are looking for

Ability to manage complex issues and interrelated factors, to cope with “uncertainties” and “grey” areas in information management and analysis. Able to perform independently under time-constraint, in a fast-paced environment and comfortable to work as part of a team. Strong interpersonal and communication skills with relevant experience in engaging relevant stakeholders within and outside organisation. Possess strong analytical skills with an eye for details and ability to comprehend the big picture. Strong command of written and spoken English; able to speak and present to a large audience. A degree or equivalent relevant certification with preferably 2 years of relevant experience in contingency planning and crisis management.

Work Location: JEM, 52 Jurong Gateway Road (S)608550 http://jobs.careers.gov.sg

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