Senior Executive/Manager, Policy Coordination

MUI Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MUI Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura is seeking a Policy & Compliance professional to coordinate policy development, regulatory adherence, and stakeholder communication across the mosque sector. The role emphasizes safety, security, financial sustainability, and public communications.

Responsibilities include planning mass prayer logistics, coordinating emergency preparedness, and ensuring documentation and ongoing compliance across multiple mosques.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Public Administration, Public Policy, Organisational Management, or a related field.
• Experience in policy formulation and familiarity with safety, security or risk management frameworks is an advantage.
• Strong analytical ability to monitor policy developments, standards and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate policy development implementation and regulatory compliance across the mosque sector with focus on operational efficiency, safety and security, financial sustainability and effective public communications.
• Coordinate mass congregational prayer planning to ensure optimal space management and timely communications to stakeholders.
• Oversee mosque emergency preparedness with emphasis on fire safety compliance and readiness standards, including reporting of incidents.
• Ensure regulatory adherence through assessment, review, approval facilitation and ongoing compliance monitoring.
• Drive financial sustainability initiatives for the mosque sector, including budgeting, investments and fundraising oversight.
• Ensure policies, processes and guidelines are documented with periodic reviews and updates.

Skills

Policy formulation

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Negotiation

Analytical ability

Problem solving

Not-for-profit sector knowledge

Education

Public Administration / Public Policy / Organisational Management

Job description

[What the role is]

Coordinate policy development implementation, and regulatory compliance across the mosque sector, with a focus on operational efficiency, safety and security, financial sustainability and effective public communications.

[What you will be working on]

• Formulate and review policies, ensuring alignment with current regulations and best practices whilst facilitating stakeholder consultation and implementation.


• Coordinate mass congregational prayer planning to ensure optimal space management and timely communications to stakeholders.


• Oversee mosque emergency preparedness with emphasis on fire safety compliance, ensuring all mosques meet minimum requirements and maintain readiness standards, including facilitating effective communications and reporting of incidents.


• Ensure regulatory adherence through assessment, review, approval facilitation and ongoing compliance monitoring.


• Drive financial sustainability initiatives for the mosque sector, including strategic budgeting, best sourcing of investments and oversight on mosque fundraising initiatives, including requests for fundraising licences.


• Ensure policies, processes and guidelines are properly documented, with periodic reviews and updates conducted.

[What we are looking for]

• Tertiary qualification in Public Administration, Public Policy, Organisational Management, or a related field.


• At least 3 years of relevant working experience, with knowledge and understanding of the not-for-profit sector.


• Experience in policy formulation and familiarity with safety, security or risk management frameworks will be an advantage.


• Strong analytical ability with the capacity to monitor policy developments, standards and best practices and to provide sound recommendations.


• Excellent negotiation, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.


• Proven problem-solving capabilities to identify solutions and best practices for diverse stakeholders.

Successful candidate will be appointed on a contract basis.

In general, applicants can expect to hear from us within 4 weeks of the close of the application window. In the event where we receive a high number of applications, applicants will receive an update on their status within 6 weeks of the close of the application window. If you are facing issues submitting your application, please contact us at ••••@muis.gov.sg for assistance.