The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) serves as the regulatory and developmental authority for the early childhood (EC) sector in Singapore, overseeing key aspects of children’s development below the age of 7, across both kindergartens and childcare centres. ECDA is an autonomous agency jointly overseen by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF), and is hosted under the Ministry of Social and Family Development.
The ECDA Professional Development and Standards (PDS) division oversees frameworks and initiatives that pertain to the training and professional development of early childhood educators and leaders. This includes the rollout of sector-wide initiatives and implementation of the national curriculum frameworks. It also oversees the implementation of Singapore Preschool Accreditation Framework (SPARK) which aims to provide recognition and support for preschools in their efforts to improve teaching and learning, administration and management processes.
Ministry Of Social And Family Development
Assistant Manager/Manager (Professional Development & Standards), ECDA/PDS
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What the role is
What you will be working on
Your job scope may include one or more of the following:
• Develop and implement new initiatives to strengthen pre-service and in-service training quality;
• Conceptualise and implement PD initiatives to support centre leaders and educators in deepening their competencies;
• Review and enhance the effectiveness of existing PD initiatives;
• Build on PD-related initiatives and curriculum-related frameworks (e.g. Skills Framework, Continuing Professional Development Roadmap, Early Years Development Framework, Nurturing Early Learners Framework,) to plan and implement related workstreams;
• Assist in budget management, finance processes and administrative work related to the programmes and initiatives
What we are looking for
• Possess Early Childhood qualifications and Early Intervention work experience
• Has held minimally Senior Preschool Educator or Deputy Centre Leader roles in an ECDA-licensed preschool
• Has experience in planning and implementing training initiatives and developing, implementing and reviewing early childhood curriculum
• Strong analytical thinking
• Possess excellent written and oral communication skills
• Self-motivated team player with strong project management skills
About your application process
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within Ministry Of Social And Family Development or the wider Public Service.
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