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Istana

Istana

Senior Executive, Household

Permanent/Contract
Closing on 05 Apr 2026

What the role is

Specific Job Responsibilities: • Identify section-wide training needs and manage delivery of training plans. • Administer standard operating procedures to enhance standards of service staff. • Develop and implement work safety policies to ensure safety for entire section by complying to government safety regulations and conducting investigations of incidents. • Project coordination including creating content, monitoring project plans and schedules, organising stakeholders meetings, ensuring timelines are met and supervising vendors/contractors in their service delivery e.g. Istana Open Houses, Community Projects. • Manage inventory and logistical support • Scribe for operation, training and work safety meetings.

What you will be working on

[Service Workforce Capability Development] • Identify learning needs of service staff and design simple interventions to develop capabilities (e.g. new learning content) • Conduct on-the-job training in accordance to standard curriculum • Organise learning materials and document SOPs in agency’s knowledge management system • Work with external training providers to organise learning and development programmes and events [Procurement Operations] • Oversee procurement operations, processes and execution to minimise lapses and non-compliance; provide advice on appropriate methods when situation is ambiguous to comply with procurement policies and processes • Monitor execution of procurement operations for accuracy and consistency with policies and processes; provide advice on impact of any changes to procurement operations efficiency, effectiveness and control oversight • Identify areas of improvement in procurement operations processes; perform root cause analysis to investigate and rectify lapses/non-compliance • Manage non-complex communications on contractual obligations between suppliers and end-users; escalate issues to appropriate stakeholders to resolve issues in a timely manner [Thinking Clearly and Making Sound Judgements] • You develop solutions for problems encountered in the course of carrying out your work tasks, guided by background knowledge and past experiences. • You examine complex problems using data and information to determine underlying issues. [Serving with Heart, Commitment and Purpose] • You put yourself in the shoes of stakeholders to understand their needs and concerns. • You discuss action plans with your supervisors for more complex work tasks. • You take responsibility for your decisions and actions and follow up promptly to remedy situations where necessary. [Working Effectively with Citizens and Stakeholders] • You guide stakeholders on where to access relevant information, online and offline. • You identify and highlight cases that require special consideration to your supervisors and propose solutions to meet stakeholders' needs.

What we are looking for

[Personal traits] • Meticulous • Independent [Work Experience & Knowledge] An ideal candidate should possess the following: • Singapore Citizenship • Minimum 3 years of relevant working experience in similar position • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel • Good written and communications skills • Knowledge of different types of structured and unstructured learning interventions • Has experience in working in a fast-paced environment • Selected candidates will be offered a contract of 1 year in the first instance.

About your application process

This job is closing on 05 Apr 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 Istana or the wider Public Service.


About Istana

To support the constitutional, ceremonial and community roles of the President, and to uphold and maintain the dignity of the office of the President.

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