The Planning & Organisation Development (POD) team plays a vital role in shaping ECDA's strategic direction and developing our most valuable asset - our people. You will help drive ECDA's human capital priorities and foster an environment where officers thrive. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape workforce capabilities while creating meaningful impact on our officers' professional growth and well-being.
Ministry Of Social And Family Development
Assistant Manager/Manager (Planning & Organisation Development), ECDA/CDS
Contract
Closing on 05 Mar 2026What the role is
What you will be working on
We are looking for a dynamic, resourceful and driven individual to join our team. In partnership with the team, you will play a crucial role in delivering the following areas:
1. Staff Development and Capability Building
a. Drive ECDA’s strategic capability development as part of organisation transformation to build a future ready workforce. These include developing and implementing initiatives such as job attachment opportunities, support central coordination of training plans for key domain areas.
b. Support in the implementation of Organisation Development (OD) interventions such as profiling tool across ECDA Divisions to better understand team strengths, improve collaboration, and enhance overall organisational effectiveness.
2. Resource Planning & Ops
a. Oversee ECDA staff management, including onboarding and offboarding processes, maintain accurate manpower records, and support budget planning and monitoring to ensure optimal resource allocation.
b. Support forward planning of manpower resources, e.g. monitoring manpower deployment, augmenting / automating manpower ops processes.
The role also includes supporting team initiatives and cross-functional projects as needed, and there may be opportunities to take on additional projects based on your interests and capabilities.
What we are looking for
• Candidates with at least 3 years of relevant experience in human resource management are preferred. We also welcome promising individuals who demonstrate strong learning agility and relevant capabilities.
• Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills
• Resilient self-starter who thrives in dynamic environments, embraces change and demonstrates strong initiative in tackling new challenges
• Proven track record in stakeholder management across all levels
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
About your application process
This job is closing on 05 Mar 2026.
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.
About Ministry Of Social And Family Development
“We are Professionals with Passion for People”
The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) develops the “heartware” for Singapore through our policies, community infrastructure, programmes and services. Our mission is to nurture resilient individuals, strong families and a caring society that can overcome challenges together.
We are committed and passionate in developing a strong social service sector, and play key roles in shaping the future of Singapore. Through these efforts, we hope to play a part in helping our citizens achieve their hopes and aspirations for themselves and their families.
A career in MSF is a challenging and fulfilling one that allows you to make a difference in shaping the lives of Singaporeans. If you are driven and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we welcome you to be part of the MSF Family!
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