Manager/Assistant Director (Food Safety and Security Act Implementation)

SFA Singapore Food Agency; Singapore; Sur place; SGD 52 000 - 76 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SFA Singapore Food Agency is seeking a proactive project coordinator to support the enactment of the Food Safety and Security Act (FSSA) and related subsidiary legislation. You will coordinate timelines, engage stakeholders, and ensure meetings and documentation stay on track across multiple divisions and agencies.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in project coordination, strong organisational and communication skills, and are comfortable with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools.

Qualifications

• Working experience (>2 years) in project coordination or project administration role is required.
• Independent team player with a positive work attitude.
• Self-motivated, able to work well in a fast-paced environment and meet tight deadlines.
• Good organisational skills, meticulous with attention to details.
• Strong ability to manage and track multiple deadlines and follow up with responsible parties.
• Possess good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Lead enactment of legislation to empower SFA to operationalise food safety interventions.
• Draft content for subsidiary legislation and policies.
• Coordinate timelines, schedules and administrative tasks across divisions.
• Develop and drive a tranche-wide stakeholder engagement strategy.
• Plan and implement public consultation and industry engagement activities.
• Organise regular meetings: agenda planning, scheduling, venues, materials.
• Record, prepare and circulate accurate meeting minutes.
• Support teams with presentations and progress reports for senior management.
• Maintain organised documentation for transparency and accountability.
• Study requirements and industry practice; engage stakeholders and other divisions to ensure smooth implementation.

Connaissances

Project coordination

Project administration

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organizational skills

MS Office

MS Planner

MS Teams

Outils

Microsoft Planner

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

[What the role is]The Food Safety and Security Act (FSSA) was passed by Parliament in January 2025 and will be implemented over 3 tranches from 2025 to 2027. This requires the making of subsidiary legislation, and you will be part of a team responsible for preparing, planning and enabling the implementation of the FSSA.This position requires the job applicant to be proactive, highly organised and detail-oriented as he/she supports a high-priority, multi-year workstream involving multiple divisions and stakeholders. The role is essential to ensuring the work stays on track, meetings are well-coordinated, and progress is clearly documented and communicated.[What you will be working on]Member of the legislative development and management team responsible for leading the enactment of legislation to ensure that SFA has the legal power to operationalise food safety interventions including standards in food regulations. The key workstream would be the FSSA. This would include:Working internally with Divisions and with MSE and relevant agencies on the content of the FSSA subsidiary legislation which would include preparation of drafting instructions, formulation of new policies and review of current policies where relevant, and board resolutionsCoordinating and managing the overall process, timelines/schedules and administrative tasks across various divisions.Developing and driving a coordinated tranche-wide stakeholder engagement strategy covering government agencies, industry stakeholders and the public, including planning and implementing public consultation and industry engagement activities.Organising and facilitating regular meetings, including agenda planning, scheduling of meetings, booking venues or virtual links and circulating materials.Recording, preparing and circulating accurate and timely meeting minutesFollowing up with relevant parties to track progress against assigned tasksSupport the project teams in preparing presentations, progress reports and other documentation for senior managementMaintaining organised documentation to support transparency and accountabilityDuties also include studying the existing requirements and industry practice, formulating new requirements, engaging stakeholders (both internal and external), and working with other divisions and agencies to ensure smooth implementation.[What we are looking for]Working experience (>2 years) in project coordination or project administration role is requiredIndependent team player with a positive work attitudeSelf-motivated, able to work well in a fast-paced environment and thrive under pressure to meet tight deadlinesGood organisational skills, meticulous with attention to detailsStrong ability to manage and track multiple deadlines and follow up with responsible partiesPossess good interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, as well as good presentation skillsAble to use a basic suite of computer software for office applications, such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.Comfortable using collaboration and project tracking tools such as Microsoft Planner, Microsoft Teams, etc.Demonstrate initiative, drive and willingness to take on additional duties when required.Work Location:SFA HQ at JEM