Assistant Director/Senior Assistant Director (Research and Analytics)

Ministry Of Social And Family Development; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry Of Social And Family Development in Singapore is seeking a professional to join the Rehabilitation & Social Mobility Policy Directorate. You will be responsible for coordinating research, analysis, and policy-making to support lower-income families, ensuring data quality and governance. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience, strong analytical skills using statistical software, excellent communication abilities, and project management expertise. Join us for a meaningful career in improving social mobility.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience, including supervisory roles.
• Ability to understand business environment and identify problem statements.
• Knowledge in data governance and database management will be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and develop the research and analytics agenda within SMI.
• Conduct research and analysis for social support of lower-income households.
• Work with stakeholders on projects, developing reports for decision makers.
• Support data requests to meet policy/strategy needs.
• Ensure adherence to data governance and management.

Skills

Strong in quantitative methods and application

Skilled in using statistical software (R, Python, Stata, SPSS)

Strong communication, writing, and presentation skills

Interpersonal and collaboration skills

Project management skills

Job description

What the role is:

The Rehabilitation & Social Mobility (RSM) Policy Directorate develops strategies, policies and programmes which deliver stability, self-reliance and social mobility for lower-income families; protect individuals and families from abuse and neglect or problem gambling; and rehabilitate individuals from social dysfunction. The Social Mobility and Service Integration Division (SMI) oversees policies that provide social support and improve service delivery to lower-income groups. Our division focuses on individuals or families facing financial difficulty, with multiple needs, with the aim of supporting them towards achieving stability, self-reliance, and social mobility over time.

What you will be working on:

You will be part of a dynamic team that drives problem solving in social policy and service delivery through data analytics.

• Coordinate and develop the research and analytics agenda within SMI to support policymaking and programmes.
• Conduct research and analysis relating to social support for lower income households.
• Work with academics, consultants and various stakeholders on selected projects, including development of reports to inform key decision makers and public on our work on supporting lower-income households in Singapore.
• Support SMI’s business units in data requests to meet policy/strategy needs, including ensuring data quality and cleanliness.
• Ensure adherence to data governance and management needs, including documentation of datasets.

What we are looking for:

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience, including undertaking supervisory roles, will be an advantage.
• Strong in quantitative methods and application, and skilled in using statistical software (R, Python, Stata, SPSS etc.).
• Strong communication, writing, and presentation skills.
• Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills, with good project management skills.
• Ability to understand the business environment and identify business problem statements.
• Knowledge in data governance and database management/systems will be an advantage.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified within 4 weeks from the closing date of this position.

About Ministry Of Social And Family Development

Join Us at MSF for a Meaningful, People-Centric Career!At MSF, our mission is to nurture and build resilient individuals, strong families, and a caring society. We offer meaningful and impactful people-centric careers in the design and delivery of policies, services and programmes. We are an all-inclusive and family friendly workplace where career growth is prioritised through a comprehensive suite of development opportunities to help our officers succeed today as well as be future-ready. We do this through various formal and informal learning and development programmes for officers to build different competencies and gain diverse work experiences within MSF, the Public as well as the Social Service Sectors.