Manager / Senior Manager (AOP Team), ECDA/SF

Ministry Of Social And Family Development; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry Of Social And Family Development (MSF) in Singapore seeks a capable administrator to manage grant schemes for the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA). You will ensure compliance, process grants, and engage with operators and government agencies to achieve scheme outcomes.

The role offers opportunities to refine scheme parameters, lead funding model improvements, and streamline processes through data and technology while coordinating across multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in any discipline; accounting/finance/economics/math advantageous
• Relevant work experience in operational policy, grant administration, financial audit, process improvement, or business analytics is an asset
• Well-rounded interpersonal skills, effective communication and presentation skills
• Collaborative team player who can build and maintain relationships with diverse stakeholders
• Strong analytical and reasoning abilities with ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment
• Resourceful, meticulous and detail-oriented
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; familiarity with data visualization tools advantageous

Responsibilities

• Review operational policies such as scheme parameters and funding models to deliver affordable, accessible, and inclusive early childhood provisions.
• Translate agency requirements into actionable operational plans and proactively address emerging issues.
• Manage operators across the full lifecycle, from selection and appointment to performance monitoring and compliance audits.
• Perform end-to-end grant administration, including eligibility checks, claims validation, and fund disbursement; draft funding agreements and review SOPs and guidelines.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Effective communication

Collaborative team player

Analytical thinking

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Detail-oriented

Microsoft Office

Data visualization tools

Education

Tertiary qualification

Accounting/Finance/Economics/Mathematics advantageous

Tools

Microsoft Office

Data visualization tools

Job description

What the role is:

The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) serves as the regulatory and developmental agency for the early childhood sector in Singapore, overseeing key aspects of children’s development below the age of 7, across both kindergartens and childcare centres.The Sector Funding department in ECDA administers supply-side funding schemes for government supported and non-government supported preschool operators to increase access to quality and affordable early childhood care and education.

What you will be working on:

We are looking for a dynamic team player to join us in administering and implementing grant schemes that deliver meaningful outcomes. You will play a key role in ensuring compliance and accurate fund administration, while engaging with operators and government agencies to drive scheme outcomes. Depending on your experience, you will be given opportunities to lead efforts in refining scheme parameters and funding models, as well as transform and streamline work processes through data and technology.The key responsibilities of this role include (but is not limited to):Review operational policies such as scheme parameters and funding models to deliver affordable, accessible, and inclusive early childhood provisions. Translate agency requirements into actionable operational plans and proactively address emerging issues.Manage operators across the full lifecycle, from selection and appointment to performance monitoring and compliance audits. You will engage operators on operational, financial, and compliance matters to resolve issues and uphold scheme quality.

• Perform end-to-end grant administration, encompassing eligibility checks, claims validation to ensure accurate and timely fund disbursement. In addition, you may be tasked to draft funding agreements, review Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and funding guidelines in alignment with grant control framework, and/or drive enhancements to grant and reporting systems
• Prepare budget and cashflow projections and variance analysis of grant schemes
• Ensure accuracy of scheme information across public-facing channels and handle public queries and feedback in line with agency guidelines
• Track and evaluate overall scheme outcomes through data analysis to assess policy effectiveness and support continuous improvement

What we are looking for:

• Tertiary qualifications in any discipline. Qualifications in Accounting, Business/Finance, Economics or Mathematics would be advantageous
• Relevant work experience in operational policy, grant administration, financial audit, process improvement, or business analytics will be an advantage
• Well-rounded interpersonal skills , effective communication and presentation skills
• A collaborative team player who can build and maintain good working relationships with diverse stakeholders
• Strong analytical and reasoning abilities, with ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment
• Resourceful, meticulous and detail-oriented
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; familiarity with data visualisation tools would be advantageous.

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.