Job Description

What the role is:You lead a team to manage and oversee the development of Psychological Defence capabilities and provide comprehensive psychology support along a peace to war continuum.What you will be working on:On this, you plan and employ qualitative and quantitative methods to deliver an evidence-based approach for diagnosing issues and providing professional advice, expertise, and specialist skills to enhance individual, team, and unit psychological readiness as well as organisational effectiveness. In addition, you provide leadership on best practices in job/appointment assessment and build expertise in knowledge areas and techniques (e.g., psychological interviewing and individual profiling), plan, design, and implement all pre, post, and during operations assessment systems to identify potential areas for development, and provide immediate crisis management in the event of critical incidents.What we are looking for:You must have a tertiary qualification, preferably a Masters, in Psychology, with at least 6 years\' relevant experience. You should possess excellent communication skills, both oral and written, to liaise, consult, and negotiate with commanders, as well as strong interpersonal skills to establish partnerships and collaborations with internal and external agencies. In addition, independent thought, maturity, and innovation are essential to champion and grow the practice of psychology within the command. You may be required to periodically travel overseas for work. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.About MINDEF:The mission of MINDEF and the Singapore Armed Forces is to enhance Singapore\'s peace and security through deterrence and diplomacy, and should these fail, to secure a swift and decisive victory over the aggressor. The Defence Executive Officer (DXO) scheme is the non-uniformed career scheme of MINDEF that offers myriad opportunities in various job functions, such as corporate communications, cyber security, data analytics and visualisation, defence policy, finance, HR, psychology, and more. Embodying the same level of commitment towards defence, DXOs work together with their military counterparts to contribute to MINDEF/SAF\'s mission and ensure Singapore\'s security and stability. United by this common cause, our lines of defence complement each other to secure the prosperity and progress of our nation.

Ministry of Defence