Senior Manager/Senior Executive, Research & Planning (Statistics)

Central Narcotics Bureau; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Narcotics Bureau invites qualified applicants for a role within the Statistics and Research Cluster. The officer will support the Senior Manager, Research and Planning (Statistics) by analyzing drug statistics, preparing reports, and contributing to policy development.

The role emphasises data-driven insights, ad-hoc research, and effective briefing for internal and external stakeholders. A degree and strong Excel skills are required.

Qualifications

• Degree in any discipline; comfortable with numbers and basic Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Good written and verbal communication; ability to present findings.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; Tableau familiarity is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Supervise data collation and identify areas for optimisation.
• Analyse drug trend statistics for reports and presentations.
• Prepare ad-hoc research papers to guide policy review and operational strategies.
• Staff key ministry meetings and policy matters.
• Support data requests and contribute to data management for CNB.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in any discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Tableau

Job description

What The Role Is

This role is part of MHA's Civilian Generalist career track. Learn more: https://go.gov.sg/civiliangeneralist

What The Role Is

This role is part of MHA's Civilian Generalist career track. Learn more: https://go.gov.sg/civiliangeneralist

The Policy Planning and Research Division overseas 4 strategic areas - (1) Statistics and Research, (2) International Engagement, (3) Corporate Development and Planning, and (4) Policy and Legislation.

The current vacancy is for the Statistics and Research Cluster which manages the reporting of statistics and development of research. The job-holder reports to Senior Manager, Research and Planning (Statistics).

What You Will Be Working On

As part of the team, the officer is expected to assist the Senior Manager, Research and Planning (Statistics), in the following areas of work:

• Supervising the collation of statistics by a team of support officers and identifying areas for optimisation.
• Conducting analysis of the statistical drug trends for regular reports, public statistical releases as well as presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Putting up ad-hoc research papers with analysis on key and emerging issues to guide policy review and operational strategies.
• Staffing of key ministry-level meetings such as Departmental Exco and Ministerial Meetings.
• Staffing of various policy matters, including data management.

Main Responsibilities

• Undertaking regular analysis of statistics and data for drug trends and patterns.
• Initiating studies with relevant parties in CNB and external experts when needed, to better understand emerging trends and patterns identified.
• Providing necessary statistics and data support within CNB and external requests (e.g. in Committee of Supply debates, Parliamentary queries, media queries) to enable better operational and policy formulation.
• Ensuring accurate and timely collation and analysis of key drug statistics for internal reporting and public release.
• Staffing of key meetings and various policy matters.

What We Are Looking For

Job Requirements:

• A degree in any discipline. Prior training in statistics or statistical software is not required, but candidates must be comfortable working with numbers and have a basic proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Competence in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel (for data handling) and PowerPoint (for presentation of findings). Familiarity with Tableau will be
• Ability to write clearly and communicate effectively. Strong presentation skills will be considered an advantage.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Tableau will be an added advantage.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified for the interview.