Snr Manager / Assistant Dir (Training Resources & Capabilities) - Contract

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 Training and Competency Development Division (TCD) is MHA’s staff authority for major and cross-cutting Training and Learning (T&L) issues and ensures that training policies and plans are progressive and future-proofed. It is responsible for charting the overall strategic direction for Home Team (HT) training policies, resource development and training transformation. This includes driving and coordinating T&L capability development such as fitness training resources within the HT, ensuring resource optimisation and synergy in T&L efforts across the Home Team Departments (HTDs) and Agencies.

1. Enable and optimise T&L technology and infrastructure across the HT • Work with MHA HQ Divisions, HTDs and Home Team Science and Technology Agency to plan and develop shared training technologies and infrastructure • Facilitate regular reviews of cross-cutting T&L systems and initiatives to ensure alignment and progress • Identify areas of commonality across agencies to support integration and collaboration • Support the development of masterplans and coordination of demand aggregation efforts for shared capabilities (e.g. simulation and emerging learning technologies) • Facilitate benchmarking and knowledge exchange on T&L technologies 2. Enable workforce planning and resource optimisation for T&L • Work with HTDs and Agencies to understand manpower needs and structures for T&L • Assess T&L-related manpower and resource requests to ensure optimisation across the HT and alignment with broader HT priorities • Support efforts to optimise manpower structures for key T&L capabilities 3. Oversee fitness training policies and capabilities • Formulate and review policies and initiatives related to fitness training and testing (i.e. IPPT) across the HT • Manage the HT fitness training and testing contract, and work with HTDs to monitor performance of vendor and address issues • Coordinate with agencies such as Ministry of Defence, ActiveSG and HomeTeamNS to align policies and implementation approaches • Track and analyse fitness performance (e.g. IPPT participation and passing rates) across the HT • Recommend policy improvements and interventions to strengthen fitness outcomes 4. Improve systems and processes for fitness training and testing operations • Work with stakeholders to review and streamline end-to-end processes (e.g. IPPT training and testing) • Identify gaps and facilitate improvements across agencies • Support implementation and change management efforts 5. Enable procurement and contract management • Work with stakeholders to develop or coordinate requirements for training-related systems and services under TCD’s purview • Support procurement processes and vendor selection • Oversee contract performance and ensure delivery meets agreed standards 6. Facilitate partnerships and collaboration • Engage public agencies, industry partners and institutions to facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing • Support development of joint initiatives where relevant 7. Support T&L governance and coordination • Serve as part of the secretariat for T&L meetings • Coordinate inputs, track follow-ups and support implementation of key decisions

• Experience in project coordination or management, preferably in organisation-wide initiatives • Ability to work across multiple stakeholders and facilitate alignment • Experience in policy, systems planning or resource coordination • Interest in leveraging technology to improve systems and processes • Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills • Self-driven and able to translate broad directions into actionable outcomes • Experience in training and learning, fitness training or workforce planning in public sector or large organisations would be a bonus Note: this is a contract role. We wish to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified within 30 days upon the closing of the advertisement.