You will be part of a dynamic team responsible to harness the transformative power of training and development for officers in the Singapore Food Agency (SFA). You will develop and oversee the implementation of Singapore Food Agency (SFA) training programmes and standards, to forge operational excellence and employability of talent in SFA.
Assistant Director
Singapore Food Agency
Fixed Terms
Closing on 09 Sep 2025
What the role is
What you will be working on
You will be responsible to:
- Establish training needs through the identification of competency and capability development gaps and draw up strategies, policies and programmes to address these needs
- Develop a long-term multi-competency training framework for SFA, to enable structured and timely training and lead to formal certification of SFA training programmes
- Distil information from SFA’s SOPs and knowledge management databases, and work with subject matter experts (SMEs) to translate them into training materials. This may also involve supporting efforts in documenting knowledge from SFA’s experience in food regulatory, supply and safety, to strengthen SFA’s knowledge management.
- Develop the framework for design, content creation and curriculum development. Partner with and provide training design guidance to subject matter experts to plan, engage with stakeholders and develop relevant training content and delivery.
- Lead in the application of training theories and tools, including the use of e-learning and other learning technologies. This will involve procuring and managing the vendors providing technology solutions, and engaging with SMEs to curate the use of technologies in training programmes in SFA.
- Nurture and groom trainers to meet professional training standards and assessments
- Conduct regular reviews, analysis, and propose improvements, to maintain the effectiveness and relevance of training
- Manage training operations so as to ensure timely delivery of effective and efficient HR services.
What we are looking for
Requirements
- At least 5 years of relevant work experience in training or education
- Strong written and communication skills
- Proactive and resourceful
- Able to work independently, and in a team
- Good EQ and able to work with stakeholders of all levels
- Certification in education/ instructional design/ training/ courseware development, and knowledge in content authoring tools such as Articulate would be advantageous
About Singapore Food Agency
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is a new Statutory Board formed under the ‘Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) to oversee food safety and security. The SFA will serve as the single point of contact for public feedback on food-related issues, and strengthen management of foodborne disease outbreaks to protect public health.
The SFA will also facilitate more business-friendly regulations with oversight of all food safety policies and consolidation of food laboratory capabilities to deepen competencies in food diagnostics, and research and development in food safety.
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 Singapore Food Agency or the wider Public Service.