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

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

Job summary

Ministry Of Social And Family Development is seeking a proactive grants professional to administer and implement scheme funding for early childhood care and education in Singapore. You will ensure compliance, engage operators and agencies, and drive outcomes through data and technology.

Responsibilities include end-to-end grant administration, eligibility checks, drafting funding agreements, budget and cashflow analysis, and ongoing scheme evaluation for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in any discipline.
• Qualifications in Accounting, Business/Finance, Economics or Mathematics would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Review and administer grant schemes to deliver affordable, accessible early childhood provisions.
• Translate agency requirements into actionable operational plans and address issues proactively.
• Manage operators across the full lifecycle, including performance monitoring and compliance audits.
• Perform end-to-end grant administration, including eligibility checks and claims validation.
• Prepare budget and cashflow projections and analyze variances.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Analytical thinking

Multitasking

Attention to detail

MS Office

Data visualization tools

Education

Tertiary qualifications (any discipline)

Accounting

Business/Finance

Economics

Mathematics

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.