Service Development Specialist

The Service Development (Employment) Division aims to enhance and increase employment and employability opportunities for persons with disabilities. The team works with private and public employers, industry partners, social service agencies, and stakeholders such as Special Education Schools, Institutes of Higher Learning and hospitals, to design and implement pilot initiatives to further this cause.

One of the pilot initiatives includes the Enabling Business Hub, a regional hub that brings training and work opportunities closer to where persons with disabilities live, offering job training and job support around the region to all persons with disabilities, including those with higher work support needs.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Possess good oversight of EBH’s operations and performance, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and effective collaboration with service providers, tenants, and stakeholders.
• Lead the development of strategic partnerships with industry leaders, employer networks, and professional associations to champion inclusive hiring at a national level.
• Spearhead the design and execution of high-impact initiatives aimed at closing systemic gaps.
• Oversee the negotiation, governance, and performance monitoring of complex funding agreements, ensuring accountability, compliance, and strategic alignment with funding bodies.
• Lead the team in supporting corporate planning matters such as reports to the Ministry, budgets, workplans, and communications such as speeches and media engagements.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum 8 years of working experience; including experience in public policy, business development, or operations management.
• Familiarity with the disability sector, and experience in partnerships and contract management is an advantage.
• Meticulous and comfortable with data collection, preparation, analysis and visualization.
• Technologically proficient e.g., using automation tools, collaborative tools, etc.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Team player with the ability to work under tight deadlines, adaptable to changing circumstances, and resourceful in problem-solving.

Additional Information

Send your resume to us by clicking the “Drop your resume / Apply” button now, or email us at [email protected]. Please state in your detailed resume your:
1. Current and expected salaries and annual package
2. Reason for leaving current employment (if applicable)
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be informed.