Job Description

What the role is:

• You will be part of the team to formulate, develop, exercise, coordinate and execute the plans for peacetime contingency, crisis and national emergencies.

• You will participate actively in ops planning and other related work to staff, champion and coordinate matters within SFA and Whole-of-Government (WOG) levels. These work streams help SFA maintain operational readiness and respond capabilities to situations and crises at WOG level.

Scope/Duties

• To maintain situational awareness of food security/safety through horizon scanning and other means, synthesise and sense-make information for pre-emptive management of potential crisis/incident that may impact or is detrimental to SFA\'s mission.
• To develop and strengthen food supply resilience policies for commonly consumed food items and extended commodities to ensure a continued and well-diversified food supply for Singapore.
• To curate and coordinate demand interventions with relevant Divisions to shape consumer demand and adaptability to build food resilience, including engaging external stakeholders for potential collaborations.
• To initiate, develop and implement food supply chain-related operations plans with relevant Divisions to ensure effective response towards peacetime contingencies, plausible/emerging scenarios and national emergencies.
• To actively engage internal and external stakeholders for the purpose of monitoring and ensuring compliance of parameters and guidelines relating to the implementation of operational policies.
• To assess and develop international cooperation with partner countries on food security/safety, which include implementing policies.
• To build internal capacity and capability on data analysis and interpretational skills in order to process and synthesise large amount of information to extract meaningful insights, to better inform operational decision-making.
• To develop topic-focused sense-making assessment papers (think pieces) on issues of interests relating to food security/safety through assessments on factors that could have impact on Singapore\'s food supply; i.e. climate change, geopolitical, export restrictions, and to provide insights for forward planning of mitigating/regulatory measures.

Qualifications/ Other Requirements

• A degree with preferably 2 years of relevant experience in internal audit or big 4 audit
• Strong fundamental knowledge in the principles of governance, risks and controls.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with relevant experience in engaging relevant stakeholders within and outside organisation.
• Possess strong analytical skills with an eye for details and ability to comprehend the big picture.
• Ability to manage complex issues and interrelated factors, to cope with \xe2\x80\x9cuncertainties\xe2\x80\x9d and \xe2\x80\x9cgrey\xe2\x80\x9d areas in information management and analysis.
• Able to perform independently under time-constraint, in a fast-paced environment and comfortable to work as part of a team.
• Strong command of written and spoken English; able to speak and present to a large audience.

Work LocationSFA HQ at JEMWe regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified for the interview.About Singapore Food Agency:The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is a new Statutory Board formed under the \'Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) to oversee food safety and security. The SFA will serve as the single point of contact for public feedback on food-related issues, and strengthen management of foodborne disease outbreaks to protect public health. The SFA will also facilitate more business-friendly regulations with oversight of all food safety policies and consolidation of food laboratory capabilities to deepen competencies in food diagnostics, and research and development in food safety.

Singapore Food Agency