The Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) serves as the regulatory and developmental authority for the early childhood (EC) sector in Singapore, overseeing key aspects of children’s development below the age of 7, across both childcare centres and kindergartens. ECDA is an autonomous agency jointly overseen by the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) and is hosted under MSF.
The Sector Planning Department in ECDA oversees infrastructure as well as manpower planning in close collaboration with industry partners and other government agencies.
Ministry Of Social And Family Development
Assistant Manager/Manager (Manpower Planning), ECDA/SP
Contract
Closing on 25 Dec 2025What the role is
What you will be working on
As a member of the Manpower Planning team within the Sector Planning Department, you will join a dynamic close-knit team to collaborate with stakeholders and drive manpower recruitment and retention initiatives across the early childhood sector.
The key responsibilities for this role include:
• You will work on manpower initiatives and schemes to ensure adequate manpower supply of good quality. This could include operationalising local and foreign manpower schemes for the overall early childhood and early intervention sectors, as well as other specific manpower pipelines.
• You will have exposure to work on cross-team / cross-unit projects to ensure robust manpower planning and perspectives are in place.
• Through your work, you will gain exposure to strategic engagement of stakeholders, inter-agency coordination of policies / programmes, and impact / outcome evaluation of policies. You will work with a range of stakeholders, such as preschool operators, training providers, other Government agencies, to analyse manpower issues and trends, and propose solutions.
What we are looking for
• Strong analytical abilities, and excellent written and communication skills to present views clearly and persuasively
• Systematic and attentive to details
• Good team-player with well-rounded interpersonal skills to work across teams and with diverse stakeholders (public and private sector)
• Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment, and manage multiple projects with tight timelines
• Data analytical skills and/or good Microsoft Excel proficiency prefered
About your application process
This job is closing on 25 Dec 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 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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