You strategise, plan and spearhead the organisational structuring and development of MINDEF Digital Workforce across MINDEF/SAF to ensure employees are digitally savvy and driven to exploit digitalisation in their everyday work, and domains have dedicated workforce capacity and capability for digitalisation.

Deputy Director (Digital Workforce)
MINDEF
Permanent
Closing on 06 Apr 2025
What the role is
What you will be working on
- Oversee development and implementation of competency frameworks
- Design training roadmaps for digital and data professionals/practitioners
- Collaborate with stakeholders on training programmes and learning resources
- Lead team in curating initiatives for employee upskilling
- Drive digital transformation and workforce development
- Spearhead mindset and structural changes
- Design initiatives towards an agile and digital-to-the-core MINDEF/SAF
Challenge(s)
- Distilling digital skill gaps across the organisation
- Implementing large-scale organisational change
- Working with numerous stakeholders
What we are looking for
- At least 14 years of working experience in Business Digitalisation and IT, Workforce Development, Strategic Communications or Organisational Development, with 6 years of experience leading teams
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills
- Proven change management capabilities
- Strategic and lateral thinking abilities
- Leadership and coaching expertise
- Passion for staff development
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
About MINDEF
The mission of MINDEF and the Singapore Armed Forces is to enhance Singapore's peace and security through deterrence and diplomacy, and should these fail, to secure a swift and decisive victory over the aggressor.
The Defence Executive Officer (DXO) scheme is the non-uniformed career scheme of MINDEF that offers myriad opportunities in various job functions, such as corporate communications, cyber security, data analytics and visualisation, defence policy, finance, HR, psychology, and more. Embodying the same level of commitment towards defence, DXOs work together with their military counterparts to contribute to MINDEF/SAF’s mission and ensure Singapore's security and stability. United by this common cause, our lines of defence complement each other to secure the prosperity and progress of our nation.