You develop strategic plans and frameworks to guide the holistic implementation of Leadership Development (LD) across the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).
MINDEF
Assistant Director (Training Research) - Jurong
Permanent
Closing on 26 Jan 2026What the role is
What you will be working on
- Review and refine LD doctrine, frameworks and curriculum across the three Officer Corps (Officer, Warrant Officer and Military Expert) to ensure coherence, consistency and alignment with strategic imperatives
- Engage stakeholders and partners across the SAF to translate LD plans and doctrine for contextualised workplace application
- Facilitate leadership lessons and engagement sessions to provide a common language and understanding for SAF commanders and leaders
- Lead future leadership projects and build partnerships with leadership experts and academic institutions
- Translate research into practical leadership content including curriculum, doctrines or frameworks, and promulgate at SAF-wide level
Challenge(s)
- Synergising diverse leadership development approaches across three Officer Corps while ensuring contextualised application across different organisations
- Translating academic research and theoretical frameworks into practical, actionable leadership content that resonates across all levels of SAF leadership
What we are looking for
- Education in Industrial or Organisational Psychology, Leadership Development, Organisational Development, or Human Capital Development
- A PhD in these fields is advantageous
- At least 6 years of working experience involving large scale project management, with supervisory experience being advantageous
- Strong communication skills with the ability to build and maintain extensive stakeholder networks within and beyond the SAF
- Strategic and innovative thinking to formulate timely, and appropriate solutions
- Excellent writing, presentation and facilitation skills
- Subject matter expertise in leadership development research
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
About your application process
This job is closing on 26 Jan 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 MINDEF or the wider Public Service.
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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.
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