Assistant Director, Internal Audit

Health Promotion Board

Fixed Terms

Closing on 16 Sep 2025

What the role is

Looking for a job that actually makes a difference?

Join us at the Forefront of Shaping Healthier Lives

The Health Promotion Board's vision is to make Singapore a nation of healthier people.

Come be a part of this journey if you're passionate about creating boundary-pushing work that drives behavioral change.

You will be a part of HPB's Internal Audit team, which strives to enhance and protect organisational value by providing risk-based and objective assurance, advice, and insight. You will seek to be the subject matter expert in Internal Audit, supporting Management and collaborating with Businesses in the discharge of their Corporate Governance responsibility and improving internal controls of the Agency.

What you will be working on

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

As a key member of Internal Audit team, your objective is to collaborate with the business units to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of governance, risk management and control processes. Reporting into the Deputy Director, Internal Audit, you will be responsible in partnering with all Business and Risk Owners to thoughtfully manage those risks and propose practical and constructive internal controls in the Corporate Governance structure. Scope of work will include but not limited to:

• Assisting in the development and review of the annual risk-based audit plan.
• Planning and performing end-to-end Financial, Compliance and Operational Audits to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal control systems.
• Providing practical and value-added recommendations based on best practices to improve the governance, risk management and control processes.
• Preparing/reviewing audit reports for submission and presentation to the management and the ARMC.
• Managing and guiding the audit team members in the conduct of audit projects.
• Monitor and manage outsourced internal audit service providers in delivering the audit plan and providing recommendations to management.
• Providing secretariat support to the ARMC.
• Performing investigation or any other ad-hoc assignments as required.
• Conducting consulting/advisory projects as directed by Director, Internal Audit.
• Building in-depth understanding of HPB's emerging business needs and transformation areas, and participate in developing strategic audit approaches in tandem.
• Conducting planned and ad-hoc audits, or special investigations as directed by Director, Internal Audit.
• Monitoring of closures of audit issues by management and support the Director to appraise ARMC.
• Assisting in liaison between management, AGO and other audit bodies and in management of whistle blowing channel.

What we are looking for

BE PART OF THE TEAM

Join our team if you are a team player with strong leadership and communication skills, enjoys working in a highly matrixed and fast-paced environment, and have proven experience in reviewing governance, risks and internal controls.

You should have a minimum of 8 years of internal audit experience. Additionally, you should also possess the following:

• Demonstrated ability to build relationships, influence decisions, and partner with stakeholders to deliver on shared objectives.
• Confidence in decision-making in highly matrixed, complex & ambiguous situations.
• Analytical thinker with strong quantitative skills and demonstrated experience in developing actionable insights.
• Familiarity with Audit Committee secretariat duties and knowledge of data analytics tools will be an added advantage.
• Prior experience in or knowledge of public sector entities will be an added advantage.

In addition, having relevant qualifications or experience in Accountancy, Business, Engineering or Science or possessing a professional qualification or relevant certification such as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), or Certified Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) would also be a plus.

About Health Promotion Board

Established in 2001, the Health Promotion Board's (HPB) vision is to build a nation of healthy people.
We aim to empower residents in Singapore to attain optimal health, increase the quality and years of healthy life, and prevent illnesses, disability and premature death.
To achieve this, HPB drives national health promotion and disease prevention programmes, spearheads health education initiatives and creates a supportive environment in Singapore where healthy lifestyle options are available and accessible for healthy living every day.

About your application process

This job is closing on 16 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 Health Promotion Board or the wider Public Service.