Assistant Manager / Head, Land Dealings Approval Unit (LDAU)

Singapore Land Authority; Singapore; On-site; SGD 20,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A government agency in Singapore is looking for a candidate to administer the Residential Property Act and oversee compliance regarding foreign ownership of restricted residential properties. Responsibilities include case assessment, public inquiries, and policy review. Ideal candidates should possess strong communication skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in Microsoft applications. Experience in legal or compliance work is advantageous. Candidates with no prior experience are welcome.

Qualifications

• Good command of the English language (both written and spoken).
• Able to work with highly confidential and sensitive information.
• Ability to write clearly and succinctly.
• Meticulous, mature, diligent, and responsible.
• Ability to work independently and as a team.
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with members of the public.
• Proficient in Microsoft applications.
• Good interpersonal, writing and communication skills.
• Good presentation and public speaking skills.
• Experience performing public service policy work is an advantage.
• Candidate with legal background/experience is an advantage.
• Experience in compliance work is an advantage.
• Knowledge of general conveyancing work is helpful.
• Candidates with no experience are welcome to apply.

Responsibilities

• Assessing, managing, and evaluating cases.
• Responding to enquiries from the public and lawyers.
• Providing support for projects.
• Reviewing policies and making recommendations.
• Conducting enforcement work to ensure compliance.
• Carrying out checks on individuals/entities.
• Conducting data analysis to detect breaches.
• Collating statistics.
• Enhancing operations systems.
• Reviewing and verifying data in the system.
• Managing enforcement portal.

Skills

Good command of the English language

Able to work with confidential information

Ability to write clearly and succinctly

Meticulous, mature, diligent, and responsible

Ability to work independently and as a team

Effective interaction with the public

Proficient in Microsoft applications

Good interpersonal, writing and communication skills

Good presentation and public speaking skills

Experience in public service policy work

Legal background or experience

Experience in enforcement or compliance work

Knowledge of conveyancing processes

Job description

What the role is:

To administer the Residential Property Act 1976 to regulate foreign ownership of restricted residential property in Singapore. Main role involves operational aspects pertaining to the day to day running and operations of the Land Dealings Approval Unit.

What you will be working on:

• Assessing, managing, and evaluating cases
• Responding to enquiries from members of the public, foreign persons, and lawyers
• Providing support for projects
• To review policies, prepare policy submission and make policy recommendations to ensure they are up to date and relevant
• To conduct enforcement work to ensure compliance with legislation and conditions
• Carry out enforcement checks on individuals/entities
• Conduct data analysis to detect breaches
• Collation of statistics
• Enhancement of LDAU’s operations system
• Review and verify data in the system
• Manage and enhance LDAU’s enforcement portal

What we are looking for:

• Good command of the English language (both written and spoken)
• Able to work with highly confidential and sensitive information
• Ability to write clearly and succinctly
• Meticulous, mature, diligent, and responsible
• Ability to work independently and as a team
• Ability to interact effectively and professionally with members of the public
• Proficient in Microsoft applications
• Good interpersonal, writing and communication skills
• Good presentation and public speaking skills
• Experience performing and supporting public service policy conceptualisation, formulation and implementation work would be an advantage
• Candidate with legal background and/ or experience supporting lawyers and/ or in-house legal counsel in a law firm, a public agency or a company’s legal department in rendering legal advice would be an advantage
• Experience in public or regulatory agencies’ enforcement and/ or compliance work would be an advantage
• Some knowledge of general conveyancing work and processes, and the sale and purchase of property transactions would be helpful
• Candidates with no experience are welcome to apply

About Singapore Land Authority

The mission of the Singapore Land Authority is to optimise land resources for the economic and social development of Singapore. It ensures the best use of State land and buildings, provides an effective and reliable land management system and enables the full use of land information for better land management.