Capability, Manager

Job description

Ministry of Digital Development and Information

Permanent/Contract

Closing on 30 Nov 2025

What the role is

The Smart Nation Group – Digital Government (SNDG), under the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and administratively managed by the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI), plans and prioritizes key Smart Nation and digital government projects, raises the standards of Government ICT and services, builds long-term capabilities for the public sector, and promotes adoption and participation in digital and smart innovations.

It takes a whole-of-nation effort, and we will actively engage the public, the industry and fellow agencies as we build a Smart Nation together.
The Government Data Division (GDD) within SNDG plays a central policymaking role in advancing data governance excellence across the public sector.

Its responsibilities include: (a) formulating and implementing whole-of-government (WOG) data policies that guide the strategic management, sharing, and utilisation of data as a national asset; (b) identifying and driving new initiatives to improve the exchange of data within Government agencies, and sharing of Government data with commercial partners and the public; and (c) strengthening data governance by developing policies relating to responsible use of data, as well as driving the development of capabilities, institutionalizing structures and standardising tools for WOG.

What you will be working on

We are looking for someone with experience in policy and capability building, with good grasp of data management, governance and related domain knowledge.
You will be part of a team refreshing strategies, spearheading capability development policy and efforts, and driving the implementation of high-impact initiatives to advance public sector data governance outcomes.

Key initiatives include
• Undertake workforce planning and strategy to professionalise public sector data governance workforce
• Strengthen local talent pipeline and upskilling opportunities for the data governance workforce, through designing training roadmap and comprehensive learning interventions
• Shape career pathways through the development of a refreshed competency framework and designing structured progression routes, so as to enable fulfilling and attractive careers
• Develop strategic workforce attraction and retention strategies
• Institutionalize cross-agency learning and capability uplift, through establishing Community of Practice (CoP) and other collaboration
This role offers a unique opportunity work with stakeholders to shape capability development policies at a systems level and drive their implementation across the public sector.

What we are looking for

We are looking for dynamic and self-motivated individuals who value integrity, teamwork and excellence.

If you share our passion in shaping Singapore into a Smart Nation, we welcome you to join us
Candidates should have:
• Background in related domains such as public policy, Business, Law, Information/Computer Science, Data Analytics/Statistics, Engineering, or any related field
• Relevant experience in one or more of the following:
o Policy and strategy
o Data Governance and policy
o Workforce development
o Capability building
o Regulatory compliance
o Data management
o Data privacy regulations
The ideal candidate possesses the following skills:
• Experience in policy and capability building, with a sound grasp of technical concepts to bridge policy and implementation
• Strong systems perspective and able to see the big picture
• Good perspective taking skills, able to analyse issues from different agencies' standpoints
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills that can create a consensus on action from a wide spectrum of external and internal stakeholders
• Work with cross-functional teams, including IT, legal and business stakeholders
• Resourceful and proactive, particularly in proposing alternate solutions to achieve desired outcomes
• Analytical and creative
• Excellent written communication skills

About Ministry of Digital Development and Information

The Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) drives Singapore's digital development in four key domains — the economy, government, security, and society.

MDDI oversees the development of the infocomm technology, cybersecurity, and media sectors; the Government's digitalisation initiatives; and the national library, national archives, and public libraries.

The Ministry is also responsible for effective public communications, and the Government's information and public communication policies.

About your application process

This job is closing on 30 Nov 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 Digital Development and Information or the wider Public Service.

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