Manager (NS Data Analytics)

National Heritage Board; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

National Heritage Board is seeking a data-focused professional to support NS administration and policy-making by developing data strategies and capabilities. You will collaborate with stakeholders, translate data into insights, and define pipelines to enable policy sense-making and reviews.

The role involves analyzing data to inform policy decisions, delivering dashboards and AI models, and driving data literacy across the NS domain within MINDEF/SAF. Appointment commensurate with experience.

Qualifications

• Education in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, or a related field is preferred.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in public policy-making, Human Resource administration, data analytics, or data management is preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills (Applicants with no experience may apply).

Responsibilities

• Support NS administration, policy-making, and sense-making by developing data strategies and capabilities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and technical teams to understand requirements.
• Translate NS-related data into meaningful, actionable insights.
• Define datasets and data pipelines required for data projects and validate data quality.
• Perform analysis to inform policy-making and support strategic decision-making.
• Propose, implement and maintain data solutions, including analytics projects, dashboards, and AI models.
• Drive change management by educating stakeholders on new data tools and processes.
• Promote data literacy within the NS domain and ensure domain-wide buy-in for data initiatives.
• Navigate large volumes of datasets across systems within NS and understand MINDEF/SAF structure and processes.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Statistics/Data Science degree

Job description

What the role is:

You will support National Service (NS) administration, policy-making and sense-making by developing data strategies and capabilities within the NS domain to leverage data for policy sense-making and policy reviews.

What you will be working on:

• Collaborate with stakeholders and technical teams to understand requirements
• Translate NS-related data into meaningful, actionable insights
• Communicate data requirements, define datasets and data pipelines required for data projects, and validate data quality
• Perform analysis to inform policy-making and support strategic decision-making
• Propose, implement and maintain data solutions, including analytics projects, dashboards, and AI models
• Drive change management by educating stakeholders on new data tools and processes
• Promote data literacy within the NS domain and ensure domain-wide buy-in for data initiatives
• Challenge(s)- Navigating large volume of datasets that reside across various systems and aspects of NS, each with their own idiosyncrasies
• Developing a strong understanding of MINDEF/SAF's organisational structure, operations, policies and processes, particularly in the NS domain
• Maintaining a broad strategic perspective on NS policies while drilling down into key data details

What we are looking for:

• Education in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, or a related field is preferred
• At least 2 years of relevant experience in public policy-making, Human Resource administration, data analytics, or data management is preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills(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.