Deputy Director, Plans, Policy & Strategy (PPSD)

at  GVT Government Technology Agency GovTech

The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) aims to transform the delivery of Government digital services by taking an “outside-in” view, putting citizens and businesses at the heart of everything we do. We also develop the Smart Nation infrastructure and applications, and facilitate collaboration with citizens and business to co-develop technologies.
Join us as we support Singapore’s vision of building a Smart Nation - a nation of possibilities empowered through info-communications technology and related engineering.
The Cyber Security Group (CSG) is the cybersecurity arm of GovTech that is committed to creating a trusted digital Government for Singapore.
As a Deputy Director of Workforce and Training, you will be joining the Plans, Policy & Strategy (PPSD) Cluster in CSG which oversees cybersecurity strategies, policy, and resource-planning. You will be tasked to lead, develop and drive cybersecurity workforce development initiatives, develop training strategies and deliver cybersecurity hygiene programmes to protect IT assets and manage user behaviour within the Whole-of-Government (WOG).

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Infocomm Security, Computer Science, Computer/Electronics Engineering or Information Technology preferred
• CISSP and/or CISA certifications would be an advantage.
• At least 10 years in a team leading role with experience running cybersecurity programmes or government related programmes.
• Knowledge of and interest in emerging cybersecurity threats and trends about the latest cybersecurity technologies, tools, and solutions, and continually assessing their applicability to Government systems
• Familiarity with statistical methods and econometrics would be an advantage
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Clear and logical thinking, and analytical mindset; ability to grasp complex topics and distil into clear and easy-to-understand concepts; ability to develop creative solutions and form logical, coherent reasoning.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Able to work independently and persevering attitude.
• Singapore Citizen only
  We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company as we believe that diversity is meaningful to innovation. Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks. This includes generous leave benefits to meet your work-life needs. We trust that you will get the job done wherever you are, and whatever works best for you – so work from home or take a break to exercise if you need to*. We also believe it’s important for you to keep honing your craft in the constantly-evolving tech landscape, so we provide and support a plethora of in-house and external learning and development opportunities all year round.
  Learn more about life inside GovTech at go.gov.sg/ GovTechCareers .
  Stay connected with us on social media at go.gov.sg/ ConnectWithGovTech .

Please refer the Job description for details