Manager (Infrastructure Policy and Planning)

Ministry Of Social And Family Development

Permanent/Contract

Closing on 12 Sep 2025

What the role is

The mission of Ministry of Social and Family Development is to nurture resilient individuals, strong families and a caring society. At MSF, we are professionals with passion for people. We develop the "heartware" for Singapore through our policies, community infrastructure, programmes and services. Through these efforts, we hope to nurture resilient individuals and families, and play a part in helping our citizens achieve their hopes and aspirations for themselves and their families.

What you will be working on

Strategy and Master Planning (SMP) develops sector strategies to tackle emerging issues, plans the longer-term structure of services and infrastructure, and oversees the account management of key Social Service Agencies to support service delivery.
The job holder will work with MSF divisions and other agencies to formulate and develop a medium to longer-term plan of infrastructure needs across the social sector. It will involve development of policies and driving of projects to ensure infrastructural sufficiency, flexibility and enable a sustainable sector with well-planned services.
Specifically, he/she will be part of a team that:

• Formulates and establishes MSF's infrastructure policies on the development of social service facilities, including developing a longer-term plan for key infrastructure needed to deliver social services.

• Works with divisions to project service needs, evaluate infrastructure proposals, set up internal platform(s) to better coordinate assessment and securing of sites and explore new ways of siting services such as co-location models.

• Assesses sites based on strategic needs, conducts feasbiltiy studies (e.g. accessbility analysis), work with divisions and WOG agencies to secure commitment for co-location.

• Conducts high-level project planning, design phasing, secure funding.

• Plans for transitions from existing to new premises.

What we are looking for

• Good analytical, written and communication skills

• Excellent stakeholder management skills with an ability to communicate, rally together and work effectively with multiple internal and external stakeholders

• Strong project management skills

• Knowledge of infrastructure planning and development processes
The office location is at Westgate (Jurong East).
You will be notified whether you have been shortlisted within 4 weeks from the closing date of this job posting.

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.