The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) aspires to be a world-class organisation in delivering safety and security for our people. In pursuing our mission to make Singapore our Safe and Secure Best Home, we remain always constant and true to our core values of Honour and Unity.

Ministry of Home Affairs
Senior Executive / Manager / Senior Manager (Strategic Planning)
Permanent/Contract
Closing on 16 Feb 2026What the role is
What you will be working on
The jobholder will oversee the Strategic Foresight portfolio in the Strategic Planning Directorate. He/she is responsible for establishing P&O's baseline horizon scanning capability, and MHA's strategic foresight ecosystem. To do so, he/she will need to work across all HTDs in MHA, as well as relevant SMEs in WOG and the private sector. Separately, he/she will also support the Directorate's corporate planning workstreams (e.g. organise events involving MHA Senior Management).
Key deliverables include developing a systematic approach to identify emerging developments & trends relevant to MHA, identifying topics requiring further study, and the annual publication of P&O's foresight report to support HTDs in their workplan process.
The officer will also support the Directorate's corporate planning workstreams.
What we are looking for
- Good analytical and critical-thinking skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Good stakeholder management skills
- Ability to handle concurrent workstreams
- Willingness to work as a team
- Experience in strategic planning and futures work would be a plus, but not a must-have
All new appointees will be appointed on a two-year contract in the first instance. We wish to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified within 30 days upon closing of the advertisement.
About your application process
This job is closing on 16 Feb 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 Home Affairs or the wider Public Service.
About Ministry of Home Affairs
We work as a team, in partnership with the community, to make Singapore our safe and secure Best Home.
Learn more about Ministry of Home Affairs