Assistant Director

Communicable Diseases Agency

Fixed Terms

Closing on 15 Sep 2025

What the role is

The One Health Office's role is to drive and improve One Health coordination and collaboration at the national level with key stakeholders.

As Senior/ Assistant Director for One Health Office of the Communicable Diseases Agency (iCDA), you will work with the Director and Deputy Director/ One Health Office to establish and build Singapore's One Health capabilities. If you are passionate about One Health, collaboration across sectors to achieve common objectives, and starting initiatives from ground-up, this may be the position for you.

You will be working in a dynamic environment that would require the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders at the same time.

What you will be working on

• Implement, and review the overall framework for One Health plans of actions for communicable diseases to safeguard public health and reduce incidence and impact of endemic and emerging diseases in Singapore.
• Implement national One Health research and surveillance programmes of endemic and emerging communicable diseases of One Health priority, which will inform prevention and control policies and strategies.
• Implement capability development efforts in One Health workforce core competencies.
• Provide desktop research and technical advice on specified One Health related issues and matters,.
• Collaborate with One Health partners to spearhead the implementation and monitoring of progress.
• Stay abreast of trends, best practices, and directions relating to One Health

What we are looking for

• Tertiary education in medicine, veterinary medicine, environmental health, public health, epidemiology. Relevant postgraduate qualifications (MSc, PhD) or certifications in public health or One Health related disciplines are advantageous.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in managing public health or One Health related programmes and initiatives.

• Possess managerial and organizational skills to manage collaborative activities with a team of public health and One Health professionals effectively.

• Possess basic public or One Health expertise and knowledge to interact effectively with local and international experts and assess scientific evidence.

• Possess strong analytical capabilities and capacity to think about issues comprehensively and systematically, to overcome barriers and achieve One Health actionable strategies.
• Possess strong interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills to drive effective collaborations with stakeholders within and outside of the agency.
• As part of the shortlisting process for this role, candidates may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.

About Communicable Diseases Agency

The Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) was established in 2025 as a statutory board under Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) to serve as the central authority for public health policymaking to manage and control the threat of communicable diseases. This is aimed at strengthening Singapore's public health capabilities built during the COVID-19 response to ensure a unified command and coordinated approach across all situations, from routine disease control to future outbreaks.
CDA safeguards the nation from communicable diseases through disease surveillance, outbreak investigations, vaccination programs, public education, and global health collaboration. Beyond domestic activities, the CDA aims to expand Singapore's global outreach and foster collaboration with international partners.

About your application process

This job is closing on 15 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 Communicable Diseases Agency or the wider Public Service.