Manager (Army Artefact & Heritage)

MINDEF; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MINDEF seeks a Project Manager to lead the redevelopment of the Army Museum of Singapore (ARMS) from planning through launch. You will drive project management, oversee artefacts and heritage storytelling, and coordinate content, logistics, and governance across participating Formations.

You will engage multiple stakeholders, ensure milestones are met with quality, and support readiness activities including the ARMS soft launch. Appointment will reflect experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Education in Project Management, Heritage Studies, Museum Studies, or a related field.
• Experience in project coordination, infrastructure works, and/or similar roles involving multiple stakeholders and concurrent workstreams is preferred.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to engage and manage diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role as a Project Manager in the redevelopment of ARMS from planning through launch.
• Drive project management of works for the redevelopment of ARMS.
• Facilitate content, artefact, and heritage story management reflecting Singapore Army history.
• Coordinate documentation, logistics, and inventory control.
• Develop systems to manage artefacts and heritage stories across Formations.
• Support readiness activities and soft launch planning for ARMS.
• Interface with multiple stakeholders to ensure milestones are met with quality.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder management

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Time management

Education

PM / Heritage / Museum studies

Job description

What the role is

You will play a key role as a Project Manager in the redevelopment of the Army Museum of Singapore (ARMS), driving the project from planning through to launch while managing content, artefacts, and heritage stories that reflect the Singapore Army's history.

What you will be working on

• Facilitate the generation of content for the National Service Gallery (Army)
• Lead project management of works for the redevelopment of ARMS
• Conduct financial processing and administrative matters
• Manage documentation, logistics, and inventory
• Develop a system for managing the Singapore Army's artefacts and heritage stories across Formations
• Support the planning and execution of readiness activities and the soft launch of ARMSChallenge(s)
• Coordinating a high volume of concurrent workstreams and interfacing with multiple stakeholders to while ensuring project milestones are met with quality

What we are looking for

• Education in Project Management, Heritage Studies, Museum Studies, or a related field
• Experience in project coordination, infrastructure works, and/or similar roles involving multiple stakeholders and concurrent workstreams is preferred
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to engage and manage diverse stakeholders(Applicants with no experience may apply.)

Appointment will be commensurate with your experience.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

About MINDEF

The mission of MINDEF and the Singapore Armed Forces is to enhance Singapore's peace and security through deterrence and diplomacy, and should these fail, to secure a swift and decisive victory over the aggressor.The Defence Executive Officer (DXO) scheme is the non-uniformed career scheme of MINDEF that offers myriad opportunities in various job functions, such as corporate communications, cyber security, data analytics and visualisation, defence policy, finance, HR, psychology, and more. Embodying the same level of commitment towards defence, DXOs work together with their military counterparts to contribute to MINDEF/SAF’s mission and ensure Singapore's security and stability. United by this common cause, our lines of defence complement each other to secure the prosperity and progress of our nation.