Capability, Manager/Snr Manager/Assistant Director, Data Governance, GDD, SNDG

Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI); Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) seeks an Assistant Director to lead the Government Data Division (GDD) within Smart Nation Group - Digital Government. You will shape whole-of-government data policies, governance, and capability development, guiding officers and partnering with agencies to advance data as a national asset.

You will refresh strategies, drive high-impact initiatives, and develop career pathways, competency frameworks, and structured progression routes to

Qualifications

• Experience in policy and strategy, data governance, and capability building.
• Experience leading a team at Assistant Director level.
• Public service experience or alignment with values would be useful.
• Qualifications in public policy, business, law, CS, data analytics or engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop capabilities of the public sector data workforce through training and learning interventions.
• Deepen cross‑agency learning and capability uplift via communities of practice.
• Work with agencies to address governance challenges and co-develop learnings for government use.
• Partner agencies to extract good data governance practices for WOG learning.
• Shape career pathways through competency frameworks and structured progression routes.

Skills

Policymaking

Strategic planning

Capability building

Industry development

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Public policy related degree

Business degree

Law degree

Information/Computer Science

Data Analytics/Statistics

Engineering

Job description

The Government Data Division (GDD) within Smart Nation Group - Digital Government (SNDG) plays a central policymaking role in advancing data governance excellence across the public sector. Its responsibilities include: (a) formulating and implementing whole-of-government (WOG) data policies that guide the strategic management, sharing, and utilisation of data as a national asset; (b) identifying and driving new initiatives to improve the exchange of data within Government agencies, and sharing of Government data with commercial partners and the public; and (c) strengthening data governance by developing policies relating to responsible use of data, as well as driving the development of capabilities, institutionalizing structures and standardising tools for WOG.

You will be part of a team refreshing strategies, spearheading capability development policy and efforts, and driving the implementation of high impact initiatives to advance public sector data governance outcomes, as Functional Lead for data.

For candidates appointed at Assistant Director level, you are expected to lead the work and guide officers in the team.

Key initiatives include:

• Develop capabilities of the public sector data workforce, through e.g. design training roadmap, put in place comprehensive learning interventions, develop training content where necessary
• Deepen cross-agency learning and capability uplift, through designing and running Community of Practice (CoP) and other collaboration
• Work with agencies to deep dive into their data governance challenges and co-develop solutioning and relevant learnings for WOG
• Partner agencies to extract good data governance practices for WOG learning
• Shape career pathways through e.g. refreshing competency framework and designing structured progression routes, so as to enable fulfilling and attractive careers
• and Developcapability development strategies/ policies and translate them into workplan for Data Functional Lead role

Applicants should have: Experience in one or more of the following: Policy and strategy Strategic planning Data Governance and policy Functional lead Training and development Organisational / Workforce development Capability building Leading a team (for Assistant Director-role) Industry development Qualifications in related domains such as public policy, Business, Law, Information/Computer Science, Data Analytics/Statistics, Engineering Experience working in the Public Service, or demonstrable alignment with the Public Service core values would be useful

The ideal candidate possesses the following skills: Policymaking, strategic planning, capability building and/or industry development Strong systems perspective and able to see the big picture Good perspective taking skills, able to analyse issues from different agencies' standpoints Strong communication and interpersonal skills that can create a consensus on action from a wide spectrum of external and internal stakeholders Work with cross-functional teams, including IT, legal and business stakeholders Resourceful and proactive, particularly in proposing alternate solutions to achieve desired outcomes Analytical and creative Excellent written communication skills Lead and guide a team (for candidates assessed at Assistant Director level)

We are looking for dynamic and self-motivated individuals who value integrity, teamwork and excellence.

If you share our passion in shaping Singapore into a Smart Nation, we welcome you to join us!