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At MSF, our mission is to nurture and build resilient individuals, strong families, and a caring society. We offer meaningful and impactful people-centric careers in the design and delivery of policies, services and programmes. We are an all-inclusive and family friendly workplace where career growth is prioritised through a comprehensive suite of development opportunities to help our officers succeed today as well as be future-ready. We do this through various formal and informal learning and development programmes for officers to build different competencies and gain diverse work experiences within MSF, the Public as well as the Social Service Sectors.
About SMP
The Strategy and Master Planning (SMP) Division within MSF’s Sector Strategy and Development Directorate (SSD) develops the MSF sector master plan by reviewing the landscape of MSF services, planning the envisioned longer-term structure of services and providers, as well as developing key strategies to enable the sustainable delivery of services.

Ministry Of Social And Family Development
Manager/Senior Manager, Sector Planning, SSD/SMP
Contract
Closing on 12 Mar 2026What the role is
What you will be working on
The job holder will work with MSF divisions, the National Council of Social Service (NCSS), and other agencies to formulate and develop a medium to longer-term plan of how MSF’s key services should evolve to better address social needs. This includes strengthening the way MSF services and our network of providers are organised, and the strategies to support sustainable and effective delivery of services.
Specifically, he/she will be part of a team that:
• Oversees the master planning process in MSF and works with MSF divisions to identify key trends, projections and key longer-term shifts to strengthen the organisation of services and ensure more sustainable and effective delivery of services.
• Develop a systems view of future needs for social services, demand and supply for key social services
• Develops the envisaged sector and service structure and work with colleagues to align strategies for related sector development areas to enable the envisaged structure
• Works with divisions on their major sub-sector reviews of services to ensure alignment to the services and sector structure, including how best to organise providers for more coordinated and integrated delivery of social services
What we are looking for
• Past experience working in the social service or related sector, or in a policy role is an advantage
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with an ability to communicate, rally together and work effectively with multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Strong interest in social issues
• Good analytical, written and communication skills
• Able to take responsibility for projects and work independently
About your application process
This job is closing on 12 Mar 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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