This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that helps shape SFA's plans, priorities and organisation design to ensure and secure the supply of safe food. You will experience a fast- paced environment that enables you to acquire transferable skillsets in corporate planning, organisation development, enterprise risk management, resource management, board management, market research, event management and facilitation.
Singapore Food Agency
Manager/Assistant Director
Fixed Terms
Closing on 16 Mar 2026What the role is
What you will be working on
You will be part of a dynamic team responsible for the following:
- Develop longer term plans, connecting insights across the agency, and proactively identify opportunities for organisational improvement and growth.
- Develop, implement, monitor, and review the agency’s corporate priorities and annual work plans to achieve its overall goals as part of the corporate planning process.
- Track progress and analyse the performance and risk metrics, including reporting at the Management and Board levels and provide recommendations for continuous improvements.
- Work with diverse stakeholders (such as IHLs) to conduct market research and analysis to identify market trends, competitive landscapes, and potential opportunities.
- Diagnose, design and implement organisation development interventions to drive SFA culture, innovation and Public Sector Transformation, including designing engagement plans and shaping internal communications narratives to convey SFA’s priorities and strategies and organizing staff engagement events.
- Develop and implement strategic resourcing plans, including manpower and financial resourcing, to drive organizational efficiency.
- Perform secretariat duties for Board and key management meetings, amongst others.
You should also have a strong sense of intellectual curiosity and be comfortable in contributing as an individual contributor, manager, or peer leader – depending on the situation. Given the fluid nature of the work, you must be open to other work assigned to you such as organising leadership conversations, coordinating management workshops and developing communication materials.
What we are looking for
- Fast learner, resourceful, adept in handling dynamic and ambiguous situations, and possess strong systems thinking and writing skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills, and ability to manage projects with multiple dependencies and stakeholders.
- Motivated team player organised and able to work independently and in cross-functional teams.
Work Location: SFA @ JEM
About your application process
This job is closing on 16 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 Singapore Food Agency or the wider Public Service.
About Singapore Food Agency
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is a new Statutory Board formed under the ‘Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) to oversee food safety and security. The SFA will serve as the single point of contact for public feedback on food-related issues, and strengthen management of foodborne disease outbreaks to protect public health.
The SFA will also facilitate more business-friendly regulations with oversight of all food safety policies and consolidation of food laboratory capabilities to deepen competencies in food diagnostics, and research and development in food safety.
Learn more about Singapore Food Agency