Senior Manager/Assistant Director(Research

Ministry Of Social And Family Development

Contract

Closing on 12 Sep 2025

What the role is

The Strategy, International & Research (SIR) Directorate oversees and drives MSF's strategic planning, transformation, international engagement, as well as research and analytics efforts to achieve MSF's strategic outcomes.
The Research and Analytics Division (RA) drives MSF's research and analytics efforts, to strengthen the nexus between policy, practice, operations and research and analytics to support MSF outcomes, policies and programmes. Our work entails coordinating the social research agenda, conducting research and data analytics studies, and building research expertise for MSF.
As a Senior Manager/Assistant Director, you will be involved in strengthening the Ministry's longitudinal tracking and analysis capabilities. You will be involved in spearheading and coordinating the set-up and development of a centralised database to house longitudinal data variables, to enable cross-cutting insights on families' trajectories over time and to uncover predictors of outcomes. You will work closely with data engineers, data analysts and policy stakeholders.

What you will be working on

• Drive strategic engagements with Policy Divisions to understand and synthesise their key longitudinal research questions and data needs
• Drive strategic conversations with data source agencies to set up centralised database
• Partner data engineers to onboard the database onto MSF's data warehousing platform
• Assist with data processing and management (includes harmonisation of data definitions, establishing meta-data and documentation, development of business rules and development of data governance guidelines and processes)
• Manage key deliverables and timelines for the database set-up
• For candidates with more working experience, you may be expected to lead a team of 1-2 officers to drive this effort

What we are looking for

Requirements:
• Experience in processing and managing large datasets, and proficient in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, SQL)
• Prior experience in handling of longitudinal datasets would be an advantage
• Strong project management, interpersonal and communication skills
• Degree in Statistics, Data Science or other data analytics-related disciplines
Work Culture/ Environment:
• Opportunities for professional training and development
• Working arrangement that allows for 2 days work-from-home per week
• Dynamic and collaborative culture
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified within 4 weeks from the closing date of this position.

About Ministry Of Social And Family Development

"We are Professionals with Passion for People"
The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) develops the "heartware" for Singapore through our policies, community infrastructure, programmes and services. Our mission is to nurture resilient individuals, strong families and a caring society that can overcome challenges together.
We are committed and passionate in developing a strong social service sector, and play key roles in shaping the future of Singapore. Through these efforts, we hope to play a part in helping our citizens achieve their hopes and aspirations for themselves and their families.
A career in MSF is a challenging and fulfilling one that allows you to make a difference in shaping the lives of Singaporeans. If you are driven and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we welcome you to be part of the MSF Family

About your application process

This job is closing on 12 Sep 2025.

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 for other roles within Ministry Of Social And Family Development or the wider Public Service.