Senior / Manager, Implementation Science (1 year contract)

Health Promotion Board; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Promotion Board is seeking a dynamic professional to translate behavioural and implementation science into real-world public health programmes at population scale. You will work within the Implementation Science department, aligning evidence with practice and shaping national health priorities.

You will lead collaborative efforts across teams and partners to design, implement, and evaluate flagship programmes, ensuring rigorous translation from strategy to on-the-ground operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree or higher in any field; public health or behavioural sciences background is a plus.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience in programme or project management.
• Ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders in complex organisations.
• Experience engaging with external consultants and vendors is advantageous.
• Clear and confident communication across diverse audiences and contexts.

Responsibilities

• Translate behavioural and implementation science into real-world public health programmes at population scale.
• Drive implementation by coordinating cross-functional teams and partners to translate strategy into ground operations.
• Capture learnings to inform future programme phases and the board’s evidence base.
• Support design, implementation, and evaluation of flagship programmes in collaboration with HPB teams and partners.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Communication

Ambiguity management

Collaboration

Education

Degree in any discipline

Job description

[What the role is]

We are seeking a highly motivated and dynamic individual to support the translation of behavioural and implementation science into real-world public health programmes at population scale. This role sits at the heart of HPB's Implementation Science department, where you will work closely with team leads and a diverse network of partners to turn evidence into impact. This unique opportunity allows you to shape how evidence‑based health interventions are successfully translated from research to practice, directly contributing to national health priorities.

[What the role is]

We are seeking a highly motivated and dynamic individual to support the translation of behavioural and implementation science into real-world public health programmes at population scale. This role sits at the heart of HPB's Implementation Science department, where you will work closely with team leads and a diverse network of partners to turn evidence into impact. This unique opportunity allows you to shape how evidence‑based health interventions are successfully translated from research to practice, directly contributing to national health priorities.

[What you will be working on]

As a key member of the implementation science team, you will drive real‑world impact by:

• Building organisational capability in behavioural and implementation science by managing and coordinating behavioural science consultant engagements
• Working with cross‑functional teams to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of flagship programmes, ensuring smooth translation from strategy to ground operations
• Serving as a key connector between internal teams, community partners and industry partners to maintain alignment and momentum across complex, multi‑stakeholder implementation projects
• Capturing implementation learnings to inform future programme phases and contribute to the board’s evidence base

[What we are looking for]

Required Qualifications

• Good degree in any discipline; backgrounds in public health, behavioural sciences, psychology, or related fields are preferred
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience
• Strong project and programme management skills with experience coordinating across multiple stakeholders in complex organisational environments
• Experience managing end‑to‑end engagement with external consultants and vendors would be advantageous
• Clear and confident communication across diverse audiences
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities and working with ambiguity, with a collaborative and iterative approach to implementation

Successful candidates will be offered a 1-year contract.