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MINDEF

Assistant Director (Operations Trainer)

MINDEF

Permanent/Contract

Closing on 09 Sep 2025

What the role is

You are responsible for delivering training and coaching on operations planning methodologies for Army while supporting exercises conducted by Training Headquarters/Centre.

What you will be working on

- Train and evaluate Operations Cell/Staff in planning considerations, methodologies and monitoring - Participate in local and overseas exercises - Develop exercise scenarios and evaluation plans - Support doctrine development and implementation - Design and conduct learning modules Challenge(s) - Maintaining both breadth and depth of knowledge in military operations at various operation levels, including civil dimensions - Keeping abreast of doctrine changes to design challenging yet safe exercises

What we are looking for

- Completion of Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College is preferred - At least 6 years relevant experience, preferably as a military operations officer At least 3 years as a Military Operations Officer preferred - Strong understanding of military operations and doctrine - Effective instructional and coaching skills 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.

About your application process

This job is closing on 09 Sep 2025.

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 MINDEF or the wider Public Service.