Senior Manager/ Manager / Assistant Manager (Digital Society Division)

You will formulate, assess and review strategies, policies and programmes to achieve MDDI’s vision of a safe and inclusive Digital Society, where Singaporeans are empowered to harness opportunities afforded by digital technologies, and able to thrive in a digital future. Key policy domains include digital access; inclusive digital design; digital proficiency, literacy and future readiness; digital well-being, citizenry, and safety.

• Contribute to the division’s efforts to develop, drive, coordinate and review digital society policies, strategies and programmes for individuals and key target segments across MDDI, its agencies (i.e. the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), the National Library Board (NLB), the Cyber Security Agency (CSA), the Government Technology Agency (GovTech)) and across the Whole of Government (WOG), working closely with relevant ministries and agencies.
• Contribute to the coordination and driving a whole-of-MDDI approach and strategy to promote an inclusive, safe and trusted digital environment for citizens, and ensure that approach is relevant, cohesive and effective in addressing emerging issues.
• Commission research studies, conduct environment scans and collaborate with local and overseas academia and think tanks to enhance understanding of international and local developments to ensure currency of digital society policies and ensure desired outcomes are achieved. This includes working with MDDI divisions to coordinate research agenda and to propagate research outcomes across Whole of Government (WOG) where relevant.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of tools and approaches for the measurement and assessment of Digital Society outcomes in Singapore
• Provide secretariat work for committees and structures that will drive the above.

• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Strong ability to analyse and think critically about complex issues
• Background in a relevant discipline (e.g. social sciences, communications)
• Passionate about the promotion of digital inclusion, digital literacy and digital well-being
• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills, good stakeholder management skills with appetite to cope with the evolving demands of working on social policies in the tech sector
• Work experience in public sector or social services agencies would be advantageous, but not necessary
• Candidates with more years of work experience will be considered for the more senior positions.