Manager/Senior Manager (Ecosystem Strategy and Governance), SSD/RE

Ministry of Social and Family Development, Singapore (MSF); Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) in Singapore seeks an individual contributor in the Resourcing and Ecosystem (RE) Division to advance policy and program strategy for the social service sector.

You will work on governance of funding, evaluation, technology adoption, and partnerships, with emphasis on evidence-based policy and cross-sector collaboration to enhance social outcomes.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated systems-thinking, initiative and accountability in public policy or social sector work.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders across government, non-profits and partners.

Responsibilities

• Govern and administer funding to the social service sector.
• Develop strategy and implementation plans for impact measurement and evaluation.
• Develop strategy and implementation plans for technology adoption within the sector.
• Evaluate philanthropic giving and social impact investing models and trends.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with other social service stakeholders.

Skills

Systems thinking

Initiative

Accountability

Verbal communication

Written communication

Collaboration

Job description

This is an individual contributor role in the Resourcing and Ecosystem (RE) Division of the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF).

RE aims to cultivate a future-ready social service sector that delivers quality services, is well-resourced, and has high levels of community engagement and contribution.

What you will work on:

You will develop and implement strategies, policies, and projects to empower Singapore’s social service sector to have a greater positive impact. For example, you will:

• Govern and administer funding to the social service sector;
• Develop a strategy and implementation plan on how to incentivise and support greater impact measurement and evaluation in the social service sector;
• Develop a strategy and implementation plan on how to incentivise and support more intentional and outcome-oriented technology adoption within the social service sector;
• Evaluate the latest philanthropic giving and social impact investing models and trends, and develop ways for the social service sector to better leverage such systems; and/or
• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with other social service stakeholders to develop the social service sector.

What we are looking for:

• As a team, we value and uphold critical systems-thinking, initiative and accountability, effective verbal and written communication, and collaboration with key stakeholders. We are looking for individuals who share these attributes.
• Prior experience and a strong interest in public policy, social impact, technology and/or digital adoption would be advantageous.