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

MHA- Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB); Singapore; On-site; SGD 45,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

The Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) within the Ministry of Home Affairs invites applications for an Analyst role in the Statistics and Research Cluster in Singapore. You will contribute to statistics collation, trend analysis, and ad hoc research papers to guide policy reviews and operational strategies.

Ideal candidates have a degree in any discipline, strong numerical and analytical skills, and familiarity with Excel/PowerPoint; Tableau knowledge is an advantage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
• Strong analytical ability and problem solving.
• Comfort with numbers and Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Undertake regular analysis of statistics and data for drug trends.
• Initiate studies with CNB and external experts to understand trends.
• Provide statistics and data support for internal/external requests (parliamentary, media).
• Ensure timely collation and analysis of key drug statistics for reporting.
• Staff key meetings and policy matters.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Numerical proficiency

Written communication

Presentation skills

Excel proficiency

Education

Any degree

Tools

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/civiliangeneralistThe 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.

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.

About MHA- Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB)

Central Narcotics Bureau keeps Singapore safe from drug abuse through: enforcement action against drug traffickers and abusers, leading and co-ordinating preventive drug education, assisting and forging a national consensus of zero tolerance towards drug abuse and identifying and recommending new legislative and other measures.