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What the role is:

The Singapore Public Service offers an attractive career proposition for those who seek to make a difference in service of Singapore and Singaporeans. To navigate a more complex and fast-changing environment, the Public Service needs a diversity of strengths and perspectives in our leadership ranks. We therefore welcome leaders with different backgrounds, who wish to contribute their skills and perspectives in the Public Service to make a meaningful impact to Singapore and Singaporeans. If you take up a public service leadership career, we will invest in your development so that you can lead effectively in the Public Service, for today and tomorrow. A key feature of pursuing a public service leadership career is the opportunity for you to undergo structured job postings across different public agencies, to expose you to critical job experiences and key issues facing Government.

What you will be working on:

Here are some areas you could contribute to, across the key sectors of Government: • Social: Shape the ‘heartware’ of Singapore – cultivating a more cohesive, resilient, caring and inclusive society. • Economy Building: Contribute to Singapore’s growth, macro-economic stability, industry regulation and a conducive business environment. • Infrastructure & Environment: Contribute to making Singapore a vibrant, clean, liveable city with sustainable development, robust infrastructure and good connectivity. • Security: Keep Singapore safe and secure through robust enforcement capabilities and sound security policies. • Central Administration: Ensure effective and efficient use of resources and help develop a consultative and customer-centric Public Service. • Info-Comm Technology & Smart Systems: Enable better use of data and harnessing of new technologies by the Government to build a digital economy and digital society, in support of Smart Nation.

What we are looking for:

An ideal candidate will be one who: • Believes in and demonstrates the Public Service Values of Integrity, Service, Excellence. • Has the passion to serve and a commitment towards building a better Singapore and to improve the lives of current and future generations of Singaporeans. • Demonstrates strong leadership qualities, interpersonal skills and cognitive thinking capacities. More senior candidates should have a strong track record in demonstrating these key areas through past work experiences. • Is a Singapore Citizen. *Note: The above application route is for candidates who are not currently serving in the Public Service. If you are a public officer, you should contact your Ministry/Agency HR team for more details. For new graduates, or individuals with around 1 year of working experience, you can look forward to a structured development programme on the PSLP General Phase (GP) that will expose you to the key job roles in the Public Service (i.e. across roles in policy, operations, stakeholder management). This will support your foundational development as a young leader. You will also get to experience work in at least 2 sectors to support you in understanding your longer-term career preferences and aspirations. You can obtain updates on the status of your application through the same portal. For shortlisted candidates, PSD will contact you to provide details of the selection process. • Information on the PSLP and PSC Master’s Scholarship • For more information on the PSLP, please visit http://www.psd.gov.sg/what-we-do/developing-leadership-in-the-service/public-service-leadership-careers and the FAQs section on the website for further clarification. You may also find out more details of the PSC Master’s Scholarship at https://www.scholarships.gov.sg.

About Public Service Division

[About PSD] The Public Service Division (PSD) aims to build a first-class Public Service for a successful and vibrant Singapore. We do this through public sector leadership development, capacity and capability building and the promotion of quality services at all levels of the Public Service. We are looking for outstanding candidates with the vision and passion to contribute to help shape Singapore. [Why Join Us] When you join PSD, you become part of a community that learns together and cares for one another. We look out for your well-being and partner you in your career growth. Being in the business of developing People and driving transformation makes our work deeply Purposeful. What you do will impact our public officers and agencies, and in turn make a difference to Singapore and Singaporeans. If you share our passion in reimagining the Possibilities and pushing boundaries to shape a first-class Public Service, we welcome you to join us! You can also connect with us via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/public-service-division |People, Our Pride| Service, Our Pledge | Integrity, Our Core | Excellence, Our Quest|

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