Senior/Manager, Policy & Strategy Development(Contract ending 30 December 2027)

[What the role is]

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.

The Policy and Strategy Development Division is part of the Policy, Research and Surveillance Group in the Health Promotion Board. The Division’s mission is formulating public health policies and strategies, as HPB progresses beyond promotional approaches to employ regulatory and policy levers to modify health behaviours. Areas of focus include sodium reduction strategy, substance abuse (tobacco and alcohol), as well as emerging areas of public health concerns.

This position offers the right candidate the opportunity to define and develop evidence-based national policies and strategies in preventive health, to achieve a supportive and sustainable environment for healthy lifestyle behaviours. This is an exciting opportunity to solve some of the most critical issues facing preventive health in Singapore today. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to engage senior stakeholders from across the government and businesses, and influence decision making on public health policies. The successful candidate will also work closely with industry and academic experts, as part of the consultation and strategy development process.

[What you will be working on]

• Independently manage projects, keeping on top of timelines and deliverables, and work in a cross matrix manner and hold regular meetings with multiple stakeholders to advance the work.

• Consult actively with government agencies, companies and experts, to address key stake holders and their concerns, with the objective of achieving successful and sustainable policy and implementation. For e.g. Ability to independently coordinate meetings across relevant stakeholders to seek views and consensus, and provide reports and updates to management.

• Monitor and evaluate policies and strategies to assess impact and review approaches, where necessary, to collaborate with relevant stakeholders e.g. academic institutions and government agencies

• Facilitate collaborations and foster strategic alliances, both local and international, to support policy advocacy and lead conversations on emerging public health issues.

• Address and formulate responses from queries from companies, experts and members of public

• Review and analyse public health findings in the area of diet and nutrition, as well as market data from a wide range of sources, and develop evidence-based policies and strategies that address public health gaps in the general and targeted populations.

• Conduct literature reviews where needed, surveys, and analysing data to gain insights into the area of claims and consumers’ perception.

• Assist with or take charge of ad-hoc projects or tasks as may assigned from time-to-time.

[What we are looking for]

An ideal candidate will be a dynamic and self-motivated individual with at least 3-5 years of working experience in policy development work. Experience in project or account management will be an added advantage. The candidate should also possess:

• Strong grounding in public health policy, nutrition, or preventive health

• Ability to synthesise evidence into clear policy options

• Comfortable operating in ambiguous, multi‑stakeholder policy environments

• Strong written, analytical, and influencing skills

• Experience in leading or contributing to complex policy or regulatory initiatives

• Ability to work cohesively in fast-paced teams and navigate stressful, ambiguous situations in a positive manner.

• Able to work well in matrix and highly dynamic teams.

• Work independently with minimal supervision.

• Strong result-orientation and enjoys challenges