Health Promotion Board

Senior Manager, Standards & Compliance (2-Year Contract)

Fixed Terms

Closing on 07 May 2026

What the role is

The Health Promotion Board’s vision is to make Singapore a nation of healthier people.

Come be a part of this journey if you’re passionate about creating boundary-pushing work that drives behavioral change.

You will be a part of HPB’s Youth Preventive Health Service, which delivers comprehensive health screenings and preventive care to approximately 400,000 school-going children across Singapore.

Our mission is to identify growth and developmental conditions early whilst providing timely vaccination and follow-up care. We are establishing a robust Quality Assurance and Governance Framework to ensure the highest standards of care across our four departments: (1) School Health Sreening, (2) Student Health Centre, (3) School Engagement Hub, and (4) Nursing.

What you will be working on

As a key member of Youth Preventive Health Service team, you'll have to be comfortable to put on many hats.

You will develop and implement a comprehensive six-pillar Quality Assurance and Governance Framework that consolidates existing departmental standards into a unified system for consistent oversight and continuous improvement.
You will conduct independent compliance assessments and validation across all departments, challenging teams to provide evidence-based compliance rather than assumptions whilst maintaining collaborative relationships
You will work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders, internal and external, including department heads, clinical teams, and senior leadership whilst maintaining the objectivity required for credible oversight.
You will establish performance monitoring systems with real-time dashboards, validate data integrity, and provide independent assurance reports to senior leadership on compliance status and risk areas.
You will support governance functions including QA Committee meetings, strategic planning sessions, and drive closure of compliance gaps through corrective action plans and follow-up validation.

What we are looking for

An ideal candidate will be a dynamic and self-motivated individual with at least 5 years of working experience in healthcare quality assurance, compliance, or audit roles. Experience in framework development and independent validation will be an added advantage. The candidate should also possess:

Strong collaborative and partnership building skills; confident to work with clinical teams and department heads whilst maintaining independence for credible oversight.
Prior experience in healthcare quality assurance, compliance, audit, or framework implementation.
Ability to work cohesively in fast-paced healthcare environments and navigate complex stakeholder relationships with exceptional diplomatic skills.
Able to work well in matrix organisations and highly dynamic healthcare teams.
Work independently with minimal supervision whilst providing objective challenge and validation.
Strong result-orientation and enjoys the challenge of uncovering gaps between perceived and actual compliance.
High emotional intelligence with professional integrity and courage to ask probing questions constructively.
Strong ability to distil and communicate complex compliance findings in a concise and coherent manner (written and oral).

About your application process

This job is closing on 07 May 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 Health Promotion Board or the wider Public Service.

About Health Promotion Board

Established in 2001, the Health Promotion Board’s (HPB) vision is to build a nation of healthy people. We aim to empower residents in Singapore to attain optimal health, increase the quality and years of healthy life, and prevent illnesses, disability and premature death. To achieve this, HPB drives national health promotion and disease prevention programmes, spearheads health education initiatives and creates a supportive environment in Singapore where healthy lifestyle options are available and accessible for healthy living every day.

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