Associate/Snr Associate - Programme Evaluation

Accountant-General's Department; Singapore; On-site; SGD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Accountant-General's Department in Singapore is seeking motivated officers for the Performance & Evaluation (P&E) Directorate. This role involves formulating policies for public sector spending and evaluating program effectiveness. Candidates should have a tertiary education in Accountancy, Business, or Finance, and possess strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, can handle various responsibilities, and works well in a team. Join AGD in making Singapore a better place through finance.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical thinking and ability to anticipate challenges.
• Self-motivated individuals with the ability to handle multiple responsibilities.
• Good instincts for actionable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and implement programme evaluation and office space policies.
• Work with public agencies for appropriate evaluation and funding interventions.
• Strengthen a culture of accountability and resource optimisation.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Tertiary education in Accountancy, Business, Finance, or related disciplines

Job description

What the role is:

As part of our ongoing efforts to rotate and deploy officers to public agencies, AGD is recruiting suitable officers for deployment to the Performance & Evaluation (P&E) Directorate in the Ministry of Finance. The Performance & Evaluation (P&E) directorate in the Ministry of Finance is looking for dynamic and motivated team members to support MOF in enabling a high-performance government, through better value and accountability for public spending and outcomes.

What you will be working on:

1. Policy and planning
   1. Formulate and implement programme evaluation and office space policies and processes for better outcomes and cost-effectiveness in public sector spending.
2. Programme reviews
   1. Work with public agencies to design appropriate evaluation and funding interventions for a diverse range of agencies, programmes, and projects.
      1. Applying relevant tools such as the Theory of Change to determine what works, what does not work, how, and why.
      2. Determining suitable performance indicators, data collection plans, and evaluation methods; and formulating recommendations to senior management, as well as programme and policy owners.
3. Capability building
   1. Work with public agencies to strengthen a culture of accountability and resource optimisation, enhance capability development of the overall Programme Evaluation community, and recommend/share interventions from research studies and engagements including international best practices.

What we are looking for:

Functional/Technical Competencies

• Tertiary education in Accountancy, Business, Finance, or related disciplines
• Background in economics and/or econometric, statistical analysis and data handling skills is advantageous
• Proficiency in financial, accounting and governance standards, and/or programme/project planning and evaluation and/or audit experience is preferred

Generic Competencies

• Strong analytical thinking, ability to anticipate challenges, and good instincts including for actionable solutions
• Ability to think out of the box and develop innovative solutions
• Strong written and verbal communication, as well as interpersonal skills to engage internal and external stakeholders at various levels
• Self-motivated individuals with the ability to handle an array of responsibilities and follow-ups in a dynamic and fast‑paced environment
• A good team player

You will be notified whether you have been shortlisted within 4 weeks from the closing date of this job posting.

About Accountant-General's Department

The Accountant-General’s Department (AGD) plays an important role in making Singapore a better place through Finance. At AGD, we aim to be a future‑ready leader in transforming Public Sector finance by putting finance at the heart of our decision‑making. We do this through building a strong foundation in providing robust financial systems and processes that serve key stakeholders including our pensioners, vendors and the public sector. Our team of accounting professionals work at AGD and are deployed to the public agencies to deliver a wide range of financial and accounting‑related services to the Public Service. Together we play a critical role in helping the Government achieve its fiscal and economic objectives through sound stewardship and governance.