As an officer in the SCERD/Preparedness Team in MTI, you will be part of a dynamic team to design and plan for contingencies, develop security policies and implement the national emergency and peacetime crisis framework so that our economy remains resilient in a crisis.
Senior/Assistant Director (Preparedness), Supply Chain and Economic Resilience D
Ministry of Trade and Industry
Permanent/Contract
Closing on 31 Jan 2025
What the role is
What you will be working on
In this role, you will be responsible to:
• Co-ordinate with agencies to collate and analyse data and sense-make on the crisis.
• Translate of Ops concept to plans that is easy for the stakeholders to execute. This would include co-ordinating and working with external agencies in developing action plans besides writing SOPs.
• Engage stakeholders, including commercial partners, to plan and execute table-top / ground deployment exercises to test the readiness of the resilience plans.
• Assess Ops readiness of the sector leads through audits of their Supply Chain Resilience plans. • Lead project teams to explore avenues to improve the processes of current systems to enhance work productivity.
• Staffing of national crisis management platforms to facilitate decision making.
What we are looking for
• Preferably with interest in security, supply chain and geo-political matters. Those with background in risk management, business continuity management, contingency planning and project management in the energy industry would be useful.
• Able to sense-make in a crisis by identifying stakeholders and conceptualise a plan under time pressure.
• Able to work independently and motivated to engage stakeholders in operationalising the plan.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a team player.
• Able to write and clearly communicate ideas.
About Ministry of Trade and Industry
The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) seeks to transform Singapore into a leading global city of talent, enterprise and innovation. Our mission is to promote economic growth and create good jobs to enable Singaporeans to improve their lives. In MTI, you can expect an exciting, challenging and rewarding career!