Singapore Food Agency

Manager/Assistant Director (Project Manager)

Fixed Terms

Closing on 13 Nov 2025

What the role is

The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) ensures a secure and reliable supply of safe food for Singapore. The Digital Office (DGO), within the Science and Technology Division (S&T), is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining SFA's digital capabilities and systems to enable efficient, effective, and resilient organisational processes.

The successful candidate will join the System and Project Management Department under DGO, Science and Technology Division. You will lead the development and delivery of quality IT systems that meet SFA's business requirements and support Singapore's food safety ecosystem. You will oversee system integrators and software developers throughout the project lifecycle while ensuring compliance with IT management, quality, and security policies. You will manage vendor relationships to ensure technical compatibility and business sustainability, resolve system issues to maintain optimal performance, and design cloud-based systems following industry best practices to advance SFA's digital transformation objectives.

What you will be working on

Digital Project Development

Collaborate with business divisions to develop business cases for SFA operations
Partner with various stakeholders to understand requirements and identify capability gaps
Identify options for potential solutions and assess them for both technical and business suitability

Technical Leadership

Ensure project compliance with IT architecture principles, standards, and guidelines
Assess and apply the right project management methodologies, including agile practices, to ensure project success

Project Management

Effectively engage and manage the vendors to deliver digital solutions and services
Ensure that projects are executed based on the project plan to meet identified business needs and outcomes, within agreed parameters of cost, duration and quality
Identify potential project risks and the implications to the organisation and recommend mitigating measures
Oversee post-commissioning activities including system maintenance, performance monitoring, and budget planning to ensure sustained operational effectiveness

What we are looking for

Essential Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
Minimum 3 years of relevant working experience in a similar role with project management as well as systems support / maintenance
Experience in vendor and stakeholder management preferred

Technical Skills

Experience in cloud computing platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP) and cloud migration strategies
Knowledge of project management methodologies including Agile, Waterfall, and DevOps practices
Experience with software development lifecycle (SDLC) and quality assurance processes
Knowledge of data migration strategies and database management systems
Familiarity with IT service management (ITSM) frameworks such as ITIL

About your application process

This job is closing on 13 Nov 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.

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.

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