Senior Assistant Director/ Assistant Director (One Health Office)

[What the role is]

The CDA is a new government agency that is being established by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to oversee Singapore’s communicable disease preparedness, prevention and control, surveillance, risk assessment and outbreak response. 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 (CDA), 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 areas related to 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.