We want families to realize their hopes and aspirations. We want families to remain resilient when faced with challenges and bounce back higher after adversity. We want strong families as the building blocks of a caring community, where families readily help other families.
We focus on providing a continuum of support for mainstream and early-risk families in the areas of marriage, divorce and family counselling support.

Ministry Of Social And Family Development
Assistant Director (Systems Management), FLG/FSP
Permanent/Contract
Closing on 31 Jan 2026What the role is
What you will be working on
Reporting to the Senior Assistant Director, you will be part of the Family Support Division ("FSP") team responsible for the Family Assist Portal and related systems development projects that support the implementation of our programmes. You will be a product manager for Family Assist Portal, as well as a supervisor for managers in the team.
Product Management and Operations:
• Conduct research and service journeys, and develop a comprehensive roadmap to better serve families facing relationship stressors through Family Assist Portal
• Develop user stories, prioritise features, groom product backlogs, taking into consideration impact, feasibility, and strategic importance
• Manage system integrations through close collaboration with internal departments, other government agencies and IT vendors
• Lead user acceptance testing and follow-up in addressing issues
• Track overall progress to ensure alignment to outcome metrics
• Drive stakeholder engagement with government agencies, social service partners and other collaborators
• Ensure operational quality and support continuous improvement initiatives
• Oversee budget monitoring, procurement processes and administrative matters for the Family Assist portal
What we are looking for
• At least 5 years of experience in product management and/or systems development
• Supervisory experience with ability to guide and support team members
• Strong project management skills and able to manage multiple priorities under tight timelines
• Strong communication skills. Able to establish good collaborative working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to analyse issues from a strategic and systems perspective, while having a good grasp of details and processes.
• Strong problem-solving skills. Ability to consider all facets in implementation – business value, user impact, technology readiness and risks
• Ability to support senior management in strategic planning and implementation
• Knowledge and experience implementing agile/scrum methodology will be an advantage
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified within 4 weeks from the closing date of this position.
About your application process
This job is closing on 31 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 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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