Job Description

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 behavioural change. The Department plans and implements the National Tobacco Control Programme through a multi-prong approach comprising public education, collaboration with partners and development of policies to support adoption of smoke-free lifestyle. This is to achieve HPB’s vision of making Singapore a nation of healthy people, and itself being recognised as a local and international authority on health promotion.
What you will be working on
You will play an active role in conceptualising, planning, coordinating and evaluating public education and smoking cessation programmes to reduce the prevalence of smoking in Singapore. You will be involved in the following: • Preventing the initiation of smoking and/or drinking among vulnerable population such as youth and women; • Educating, motivating and assisting smokers to quit smoking and/or refrain from binge drinking. You will be involved in fostering partnerships with government and non-government organisations as well as the private sector, to plan and coordinate programmes for specific target populations.
What we are looking for
• Possesses a University degree with qualifications in / experience working in Public Health, Health Promotion / Communications, Public Policy or other related fields of study; • Possesses at least 3 years of working experience managing projects related to conceptualising and planning programmes, preferably with experience working with workplaces and/or uniformed groups; • Possesses at least 3 years of working experience in monitoring and evaluating programmes or services; • Be able to develop and manage projects and campaigns at a national level; • Be experienced in communications and possessed good presentation skills; • Possesses strong analytical & organizational skills; • Be a good team player with strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with people at all levels; and • Be able to work independently and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.