Manager, Professional Standards and Training (ECDA/PDS)

Ministry Of Social And Family Development; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry Of Social And Family Development, via the Early Childhood Development Agency, seeks to strengthen standards for early childhood training and professional development. You will help certify educators and collaborate with training providers to ensure quality across EC and EI sectors.

You will engage diverse stakeholders, analyze data to support decisions, and help create pathways that advance workforce skills and career progression in a dynamic, public-sector setting.

Qualifications

• A recognised tertiary qualification in any discipline.
• Experience or knowledge in workforce/professional development or training quality assurance is advantageous.
• Strong analytical, written communication and presentation skills.
• Able to manage multiple projects with tight timelines.

Responsibilities

• Set and review standards for early childhood training programmes.
• Design training pathways to support workforce progression and career advancement.
• Assure the quality of training programmes delivered by training agencies.
• Engage stakeholders to attract and develop EC and EI professionals.
• Provide secretariat support and contribute to budget monitoring and process improvements.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Data analytics tools

AI tools

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Tertiary qualification

Tools

Data analytics

AI tools

Job description

What the role is:

The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) is the regulatory and developmental agency for Singapore’s early childhood sector. Jointly overseen by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), ECDA supports the development of children below the age of seven across kindergartens and childcare centres.The Professional Development and Standards (PDS) Division develops Early Childhood (EC) and Early Intervention (EI) professionals and supports preschools in delivering holistic and inclusive care and education. It does so by setting quality standards and fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.You will be part of the Professional Standards and Training (PST) Branch within PDS, which leads efforts to build a skilled and future-ready early childhood workforce.

• Setting standards for Early Childhood professional qualification programmes and working with training providers to ensure programme quality
• Certifying EC educators to ensure they meet the professional requirements to work in the sector
• Collaborating with training partners to strengthen the skills and competencies of EC and EI professionals through continuing professional development courses
• and Driving leadership development across the early childhood sector

What you will be working on:

Setting and reviewing standards for early childhood training programmes

• Conduct periodic sector scans to identify trends and developments, and ensure that accreditation standards for pre-service training programmes remain current.
• Design and review training pathways that enable workforce progression, qualification attainment and career advancement.
• Assuring the quality of training programmes delivered by training agencies
• Review accredited training programmes regularly to ensure that their content, delivery and assessment meet requirements and equip beginning educators effectively.
• Conduct quality assurance checks and audits of accredited qualification programmes, and engage training agencies on areas for improvement.
• Supporting workforce development
• Develop and administer schemes and programmes that support workforce development in the EC and EI sectors.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on projects, initiatives and programmes to attract, train and develop early childhood professionals.

The role also involves engaging stakeholders, using data to generate insights and support decision-making, reviewing business processes to leverage systems and technology, managing budgets, providing secretariat support, and undertaking other duties as assigned.

What we are looking for:

• A recognised tertiary qualification in any discipline, with at least one to two years of relevant work experience.
• Knowledge or experience in one or more of the following areas would be advantageous: workforce or professional development, training quality assurance, early childhood or early intervention, and education programme development.
• Resourceful, self-motivated and collaborative, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work across teams and engage diverse public- and private-sector stakeholders.
• Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects within tight timelines.
• Strong analytical, written communication and presentation skills.
• Systematic, organised and attentive to detail.
• Proficient in data analytics tools and AI tools.

About Ministry Of Social And Family Development

Join Us at MSF for a Meaningful, People-Centric Career!At MSF, our mission is to nurture and build resilient individuals, strong families, and a caring society. We offer meaningful and impactful people-centric careers in the design and delivery of policies, services and programmes. We are an all-inclusive and family friendly workplace where career growth is prioritised through a comprehensive suite of development opportunities to help our officers succeed today as well as be future-ready. We do this through various formal and informal learning and development programmes for officers to build different competencies and gain diverse work experiences within MSF, the Public as well as the Social Service Sectors.