Manager/Senior Manager (Research & Analytics), SIR/RA

Ministry Of Social And Family Development; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2 days WFH per week

Training & development

Dynamic and collaborative culture

Job summary

Ministry Of Social And Family Development is seeking a Senior Manager/Manager to coordinate and conduct research and data analysis to inform policymaking and service delivery. You will oversee research projects, collaborate with academics and partners, and guide analytics to support MSF outcomes.

The role offers a hybrid work arrangement with opportunities for professional training and development, and involves engaging with internal stakeholders and external partners to advance social policy

Qualifications

• Strong in quantitative methods and application.
• Strong analytical, communications and project management skills.
• Appreciation of social policies would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Develop the social research agenda to support policymaking and programmes.
• Conduct quantitative research and distil useful insights for policymakers.
• Conduct ops analytics for operations decision-making.
• Manage research projects’ key deliverables and timelines.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners on selected projects.

Skills

Quantitative research

Statistical software

Project management

Policy analysis

Tools

R

Python

SPSS

STATA

Job description

What the role is:

The Strategy, International & Research (SIR) Directorate oversees and drives MSF’s strategic planning, transformation, international engagement, as well as research and analytics efforts to achieve MSF’s strategic outcomes.The Research and Analytics Division (RA) drives MSF’s research and analytics efforts, to strengthen the nexus between policy, practice, operations and research and analytics to support MSF outcomes, policies and programmes. Our work entails coordinating the social research agenda, conducting research and data analytics studies, and building research expertise for MSF.As a Senior Manager/Manager, you will be involved in coordinating and conducting research and data analysis to inform MSF’s policymaking and service delivery.

What you will be working on:

• Assist to develop the social research agenda within MSF to support policymaking and programmes
• Conduct quantitative research and analysis and distil useful key insights for policymakers
• Conduct ops analytics (e.g., predictive analytics) for ops decision-making
• Manage research projects’ key deliverables and timelines
• Work with internal stakeholders and external partners (e.g., academics, consultants and research companies) on selected projects

What we are looking for:

• Strong in quantitative methods and application, and proficient in at least one statistical/ data analysis software (e.g., R, Python, SPSS, STATA)
• Strong analytical, communications and project management skills
• Appreciation of social policies would be an advantageWork Culture/ Environment
• Opportunities for professional training and development
• Working arrangement that allows for 2 days work-from-home per week
• Dynamic and collaborative cultureOnly shortlisted candidates will be notified within 4 weeks from the closing date of this position.

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.