Assistant Manager, Land Dealings Regulatory & Policy

Singapore Land Authority; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Singapore Land Authority seeks a regulatory professional to administer the Residential Property Act 1976, focusing on foreign ownership of restricted residential property in Singapore and supporting day-to-day operations of the Land Dealings Approval Unit.

You will assess cases, respond to enquiries, review policies, ensure compliance, analyze data and enhance enforcement portals, while upholding high standards of accuracy, independence, and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Good command of the English language (both written and spoken).
• Ability to write clearly and succinctly.
• Experience performing and supporting public service policy conceptualisation, formulation and implementation work would be an advantage
• Good presentation and public speaking skills
• Good interpersonal, writing and communication skills
• Possesses a 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 reading, understanding, and applying statutory provisions and requirements in the performance of the law firm, public agency or company’s work and business would be an advantage
• Familiarity with legislative review and amendments work undertaken by public agencies, and experience accessing and referencing Parliamentary Reports, Debates and related Parliamentary Questions for work purposes 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
• Meticulous, mature, diligent, and responsible
• Ability to work under pressure as the work may be time sensitive
• Ability to work independently and as a team, ability to interact effectively and professionally with members of the public
• Proficient in Microsoft applications
• Candidate with or without experience are welcome to apply

Responsibilities

• Administer the Residential Property Act 1976 to regulate foreign ownership of restricted residential property in Singapore.
• Assess, manage, and evaluate cases; respond to enquiries from the public, foreign persons, and lawyers.
• Review policies, prepare policy submissions and make policy recommendations; conduct enforcement checks and data analysis.
• Manage and enhance LDAU’s enforcement portal; enhance operations systems.
• Carry out other tasks/duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Skills

English proficiency

Public speaking

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Policy conceptualisation

Legal background

Statutory interpretation

Legislative review

Enforcement/compliance

Conveyancing knowledge

Work under pressure

Teamwork

Microsoft Office

Education

Law degree or legal background

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Singapore Land Authority seeks a regulatory professional to administer the Residential Property Act 1976, focusing on foreign ownership of restricted residential property in Singapore and supporting day-to-day operations of the Land Dealings Approval Unit.

You will assess cases, respond to enquiries, review policies, ensure compliance, analyze data and enhance enforcement portals, while upholding high standards of accuracy, independence, and teamwork.