Asst Dir / Snr Asst Dir (Drugs, Rehabilitation & Immigration Research)

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. The primary function of MHA’s Criminal Justice & Immigration Research Directorate (CJIRD) is to provide evidence-driven research support in the domains of criminal justice, safety, gambling, drugs, rehabilitation and immigration to help drive MHA’s key policy initiatives and development in these domains. CJIRD’s work facilitates the achievement of various Home Team desired outcomes. Within CJIRD, the Drugs, Rehabilitation & Immigration Research Team focuses on the domains of drug control, offender rehabilitation and immigration.

The job holder is responsible for: • Conducting research on issues related to illicit drugs, offender rehabilitation and immigration; • Managing research partnerships with external researchers; • Supervising the day-to-day work performed by junior MX officers in the Drugs, Rehabilitation & Immigration Research Team; and • Serving as co-deskhead for the Immigration & Checkpoint Authority (ICA) on statistical and research matters.

Job Requirements: • Have at least 8 years of relevant working experience. Past professional experience in a research role with supervisory duties is preferred; • Have a good Degree in statistics, economics, data science, sociology, psychology or other related disciplines. Post-graduate qualifications would be an advantage; • Able to proces, analyse data and information, and derive conclusions from patterns and trends based on sound reasoning. Familiarity with analysing large administrative datasets would be an advantage; • Proficient in using statistical analysis or business analytical software tools such as SPSS, STATA, R and Python; • Have good project management skills – able to manage timeline and contractual details effectively; • Have good writing and conceptualisation skills; • Have good interpersonal and communication skills and be able to collaborate effectively with other MHA-HQ divisions, Home Team Departments and external agencies on research studies and reviews; and • Have a good sense of perspective and judgment, possess the socio-political sensitivity to develop a holistic appreciation of situations. Our officers may be deployed to frontline positions or have frequent interactions with members of the public. 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.