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Communicable Diseases Agency

Fixed Terms

Closing on 11 Sep 2025

What the role is

The CDA is a new government agency that is being established by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to oversee Singapore's communicable diseases preparedness, prevention and control, surveillance, risk assessment and outbreak response.

As a Senior/Public Health Officer of the Immunisation Policy and Strategy (IPS) Division, you will be contributing to the Division's objective of minimising morbidity and mortality of vaccine-preventable diseases of public health importance through shaping national immunisation policies and strategies.

You will be working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment that would require the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders at the same time.

What you will be working on

You will ensure the smooth function of the National Immunisation Registry (NIR), including attaining high quality data, monitoring, reporting and analysing immunisation coverage in Singapore in relation to prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases. You will oversee the functions of NIR by working with the relevant stakeholders, including providing supervision and training to the vendor engaged to provide services to support the NIR functions. In addition, you will manage public enquiries and requests on vaccination related issues involving the NIR from members of public and healthcare professionals.

As the key administrator of the NIR system, you will also be involved in establishing and maintaining system linkages for data flow, ensuring proper data governance, as well as maintaining the NIR system to ensure its operational readiness.

As part of the review of the national vaccination programme, you will monitor the NIR data closely, support the conduct of relevant statistical analysis on an ongoing basis to understand disease trends, vaccination coverage and implications. You will also generate relevant reports to inform policy decisions.

Due to the cross-cutting nature of the work, you will have the opportunity to interact with respective MOH and healthcare stakeholders, in the maintenance and improvement of the NIR system.

What we are looking for

Job responsibilities

• Effective managing of accurate and secured information on notification of vaccination records received from Public Healthcare Institutions and private General Practitioners to the NIR
• Verify, review and update procedures as needed operationally and/or by regulatory requirements
• Maintaining the NIR system to ensure its operational readiness
• Ensure compliance to protocols for information security and management
• Working with stakeholders on the data flow to and from the NIR
• Enhance enablers to drive the national immunisation programmes

Job Requirements

• Work experience in public health-related field would be an added advantage
• Good personal management and organisational abilities to engage a large variety of stakeholders

• Possess good leadership skills and strong project management to lead the vendor team to work effectively and meet stipulated timelines

• Meticulous, with an eye for details, to ensure that the NIR is maintained with good quality data

• Forward-thinking, analytical mindset
• Good data literacy, with the ability to read, work with, analyse and communicate data
• Committed to work and willingness to work under pressure
• Good understanding of local and international communicable disease control principles

As part of the shortlisting process for this role, candidates may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.

About Communicable Diseases Agency

The Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) was established in 2025 as a statutory board under Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) to serve as the central authority for public health policymaking to manage and control the threat of communicable diseases. This is aimed at strengthening Singapore's public health capabilities built during the COVID-19 response to ensure a unified command and coordinated approach across all situations, from routine disease control to future outbreaks.
CDA safeguards the nation from communicable diseases through disease surveillance, outbreak investigations, vaccination programs, public education, and global health collaboration. Beyond domestic activities, the CDA aims to expand Singapore's global outreach and foster collaboration with international partners.

About your application process

This job is closing on 11 Sep 2025.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and for other roles within Communicable Diseases Agency or the wider Public Service.

Our goal is to secure the public sphere by employing a skilled professional to enforce laws related to public health and safety.

This Enforcement Officer will play a vital role in maintaining order and ensuring compliance with regulations.

• To patrol designated areas and enforce laws and regulations as needed
• To respond to public inquiries and concerns, providing accurate information and assistance

• Citizen of Singapore or holding Permanent Residency status
• Possess a valid Class 2B driver's license
• Minimum secondary education
• Able to work a regular schedule with alternating days off

• A competitive salary package including a bonus of SGD $3,500 paid over a period of one year

The selected candidate will be part of our efforts to create a safer and more compliant community.

What you'll be doing

• Review client records and assess care needs across medical, functional, cognitive, social, and financial aspects
• Conduct assessments using relevant tools and integrate findings from other health professionals
• Identify care issues and red flags, applying clinical reasoning to guide interventions
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement care plans
• Promote community care programmes, initiatives, and grants to clients and caregivers
• Advocate for clients' and caregivers' preferences while ensuring compliance with guidelines
• Educate and support clients and caregivers for effective self-care and community engagement
• Serve as a point of contact for clients, caregivers, and community partners
• Contribute to improving systems, processes, and services within the community care framework

What we're looking for

• Diploma level and above in Nursing/ Social Work/ Community Care or related healthcare related studies
• 2 - 5 years of working experience in healthcare setting
• Experience in bedside nursing, community care, case management, or care transitions preferred
• Strong assessment, clinical reasoning, and care coordination skills
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership abilities

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What the role is
The Senior/Public Health Officer supports the Assistant/Deputy/Director in formulating and implementing disease prevention and control strategies to protect the health of Singaporeans by reducing the burden of disease infections through effective rapid response and outbreak management, surveillance programmes, policymaking, and prevention programmes for the long-term care sector.
You will be working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment that would require the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders at the same time.
What you will be working on
You will be performing key day-to-day functions within the Healthcare Epidemiology unit of NICHE as follow:
Conduct disease epidemiological investigations, propose control measures to break the chain of transmission in long-term care facilities^
Implement and evaluate control measures
Engage and collaborating with relevant government agencies and stakeholders on policies to control the spread of infectious diseases
Prepare epidemiological reports on disease situations, including regular updates, to management
Conduct after action reviews when indicated
Part of the work will require the officer to be onsite (e.g., MSF homes, senior day care centres, active ageing centres) for outbreak investigations, where necessary. To protect the staff, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) training and the necessary immunity screening will be done prior to deployment.
Long-term care facilities include nursing homes, MSF homes (comprising adult disability homes, children and young persons homes/children disability homes, welfare homes, sheltered homes, senior group home, transitional shelters/crisis shelters, adults disability hostels, and safe sound sleeping places), active ageing centres, senior day care centres, and community care apartments.
What we are looking for
Job responsibilities
Assisting in the formulation of evidence-based policies to control the spread of infectious diseases, evaluation of the effectiveness of the current controls and measures in place today, and recommend improvements to disease control strategies based on evolving epidemiology of diseases and analysis of current disease control programmes and international practices for the long-term care sector.
Engaging and collaborating with the sector lead i.e., MSF and relevant stakeholders in the long-term care sector, to formulate, implement, monitor and review policies and standard operating procedures for control of disease outbreaks. You will be working closely with the key stakeholders to align strategy, share information, review and refine processes, and maintain high-quality surveillance data for this sector.
Leading disease epidemiological investigations, identify possible sources of transmission, propose control measures to break the chain of transmission, recommend control measures, and assist with communications to sector lead, relevant stakeholders and the public.
Prepare disease-specific epidemiological situation reports, including regular updates to CDA and MOH Senior Management. Prepare professional inputs, liners, FAQs, and replies for external queries including from media, other government agencies.
Be the point of contact to stakeholders and their partners for public health matters.
Providing admin support for meetings, assisting in the preparation of agenda, meeting materials, and note-taking.
Crisis communication during public health events: Communicate critical information to stakeholders including healthcare providers, the public, and media during disease outbreaks to ensure timely, coordinated, and effective responses while managing rapid and accurate dissemination of information under time pressure.
Interagency coordination: Regularly coordinate with government agencies, healthcare institutions and internal health bodies to align priorities and approaches, ensuring seamless data exchange and resource sharing.
Public information and education: Consistently provide the public and external agencies with up-to-date and accurate information about disease prevention and control measures, making complex information understandable and fostering public trust and compliance.
Job Requirements
Tertiary qualification, preferably good honours in a life science discipline; nursing background; or related disciplines e.g., bioengineering, allied health.
Postgraduate degree in Public Health or Epidemiology or equivalent would be an advantage
2-3 years experience in public health would be an advantage
Analytical mindset
Ability to work under pressure and simultaneously on different projects
Excellent organisational skills and resourcefulness
Good inter-personal and communication skills
Willing to work beyond office hours, especially during outbreaks
Willing to continuously keep up-to-date on new developments in the communicable diseases field
As part of the shortlisting process for this role, candidates may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.
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Communicable Diseases Agency

Fixed Terms

Closing on 11 Sep 2025

What the role is

As an officer in the Advanced Methods and Analytics Division, you will be part of a team that conducts infectious disease modelling to inform national policy development, surveillance and preparedness. This role requires not only relevant technical expertise but preferably a broad scientific knowledge of infectious diseases as well. You will be working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment that would require the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders at the same time.

What you will be working on

You will develop and deploy cutting-edge mathematical models on infectious disease related projects. Your work will transform complex data into clear, actionable insights that support evidence-based public health decision making and interventions. The core areas of work will include, but are not limited to:

• Nowcasting and forecasting: Predicting infectious disease dynamics in real-time. Scenario modelling:
• Simulating potential outcomes of different disease scenarios, public health strategies and interventions.
• Long-term projections: Deriving long-term disease burden and making future-looking predictions.

What we are looking for

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Develop and deploy infectious disease transmission-dynamic models to address key national communicable disease concerns.
• Partner with stakeholders to design, develop and address project-related questions, identify knowledge gaps, and address key gaps through appropriate analysis.
• Adapt and extend existing state-of-the-art models, or design and build new models where appropriate.
• Parameterise models by analysis of appropriate data and literature review.
• Synthesise evidence from literature, surveillance and other data sources to understand the natural history and epidemiology of infection, and the effectiveness of control measures.
• Prepare and present project outputs to stakeholders

Job Requirements:

• Minimally a recognised education in a quantitative discipline (e.g. mathematics, physics, computational biology or economics).
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in modelling infectious disease dynamics or in a comparable specialism.
• Demonstrated experience of programming in PYTHON and/or R, or any other directly transferrable language e.g. C++.
• Ability to identify, frame, formulate and solve problems, make judgments based on analysis and interpretation of complex data or situations, as well as assess and devise appropriate responses.
• Ability to work with considerable initiative and independence and as a team member in a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to communicate highly complex ideas, methods, and disseminate results clearly and succinctly to a wide audience of varying technical levels, including non-technical audience.

Attributes and aptitude:

• Analytical thinking.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Strategic thinking and planning abilities.
• Collaborative mindset.

About Communicable Diseases Agency

The Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) was established in 2025 as a statutory board under Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) to serve as the central authority for public health policymaking to manage and control the threat of communicable diseases. This is aimed at strengthening Singapore's public health capabilities built during the COVID-19 response to ensure a unified command and coordinated approach across all situations, from routine disease control to future outbreaks.
CDA safeguards the nation from communicable diseases through disease surveillance, outbreak investigations, vaccination programs, public education, and global health collaboration. Beyond domestic activities, the CDA aims to expand Singapore's global outreach and foster collaboration with international partners.

About your application process

This job is closing on 11 Sep 2025.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and for other roles within Communicable Diseases Agency or the wider Public Service.

Communicable Diseases Agency

Fixed Terms

Closing on 11 Sep 2025

What the role is

As an officer in the Preparedness and Resilience Planning Division, you will be part of a dynamic team in formulating strategies and developing comprehensive policies and plans to anticipate, prevent, and respond to communicable disease outbreaks and public health emergencies. Your responsibilities will encompass developing a Whole-of-Government (WOG) readiness strategy and plan to guide key sectors in developing pandemic preparedness capabilities/capacities to support national resilience towards pandemic. This includes familiarising with the International Health Regulations (IHR) and how our key partners adhere to them. You will be collaborating with these partners to ensure effective response strategies, facilitate operational plan development and mitigate preparedness and response gaps.

You will be working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment that would require the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders at the same time.

What you will be working on

Your key responsibilities will include the following:

• Strategic Planning: Develop and implement strategies and policies for disease preparedness and resilience planning, including readiness strategies to identify, develop and build up pandemic preparedness capabilities/capacities across the Whole-of-Government, and a robust framework for readiness monitoring and evaluation.

• Situational Analysis: Synthesize information from a wide range of sources in a complex environment to provide rigorous analysis to guide decision-making and action.

• Policy Development: Translate findings from readiness evaluations and best practices to guide policy development for disease preparedness and resilience.
• Coordination and Collaboration: Collaborate with multi-sectoral agencies to ensure a coordinated and effective response to infectious disease threats. This includes planning readiness evaluations and engagement efforts to ensure smooth operationalisation of pandemic preparedness strategies and plans.

What we are looking for

• Minimally education in public health, epidemiology, infectious diseases, or equivalent or work experience in public health-related field would be an added advantage.
• Able to work effectively in a team and collaborate with others.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively communicate complex information to diverse audiences, including policymakers, healthcare professionals, and the public.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze situations and data, assess risks, and develop evidence-based recommendations. Demonstrate strong ability to breakdown complex issues, identify patterns and develop innovative solutions to address the challenges.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, demonstrating flexibility, resilience, and adaptability to changing circumstances and priorities.
• Commitment to upholding ethical standards, confidentiality, and professional integrity in all aspects of work.

Key Competencies Required:

• Thinking Clearly & Making Sound Judgements – Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities to support the crafting of sound policy recommendations; ability to grasp timelines, operating context and ground realities.
  Learning & Putting Skills into Action – Possesses the drive and curiosity to learn and- new skills, knowledge and new ways of working.
• Improving & Innovating – Ability to seek continual improvements, and to innovate and experiment while managing the risks involved.

• Working Effectively with Stakeholders – Ability to mobilise and rally partners and stakeholders towards a collective purpose.

• As part of the shortlisting process for this role, candidates may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.

About Communicable Diseases Agency

The Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) was established in 2025 as a statutory board under Singapore's Ministry of Health (MOH) to serve as the central authority for public health policymaking to manage and control the threat of communicable diseases. This is aimed at strengthening Singapore's public health capabilities built during the COVID-19 response to ensure a unified command and coordinated approach across all situations, from routine disease control to future outbreaks.
CDA safeguards the nation from communicable diseases through disease surveillance, outbreak investigations, vaccination programs, public education, and global health collaboration. Beyond domestic activities, the CDA aims to expand Singapore's global outreach and foster collaboration with international partners.

About your application process

This job is closing on 11 Sep 2025.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and for other roles within Communicable Diseases Agency or the wider Public Service.

The Community Health Visitor (CHV) will deliver health and social integrated care for mother and child, focusing on antenatal and postnatal care, developmental-centred parenting, parent-child interaction and family well-being, with the aim of optimising every child's potential for healthy growth and development. The CHV is the keyworker who will support the mother-child dyad and family through home visits and clinic service touchpoints, also providing service coordination between patient/client/family with healthcare and social service systems.

Job Responsibilities:

• To support the pregnant mother during the antenatal period by providing anticipatory care and advice to optimise health, nutrition and improve birth outcomes.
• Conduct mental wellness screenings and nutritional assessments for the pregnant mother, and to work with the trans-disciplinary team to make appropriate referrals when required.
• To support mother and main caregivers in the postnatal period in parentcraft skills.
• To build rapport and cultivate a positive relationship with parents/caregivers to impart child development knowledge and skills and facilitate parent-child bonding, developmental-centred parenting and family well-being.
• Conduct child development screening and work with the trans-disciplinary team to make family-centred recommendations.
• To collaborate and partner community and social service agencies, or hospital specialists to provide necessary support for client and family. This includes inter-agency case conferences and discussions.

Job requirements and Competencies:

• Degree in Early Childhood Development, Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, Special Education, Nursing or equivalent OR
• Diploma in Early Childhood Development, Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, Special Education, Nursing or an Advanced Healthcare related diploma from a recognized institution; with 2-3 years relevant work experience, which may include working with vulnerable children and families in a community setting or in infant and early childhood development (preferred).
• Passionate and committed to work with pregnant mothers, caregivers and children from vulnerable families
• Excellent team player with good interpersonal, communication and writing skills.
• Dynamic, problem-solver, efficient, resourceful individual.
• Demonstrates initiative and has good organisational skills.
• Ability to independently travel to and from clients' homes for service delivery.

Focusing on optimizing child health development, parent child bonding and relationships, maternal mental wellness, together with a holistic approach in supporting families through empowering them in trauma informed practice interventions.

To deliver a well-rounded family-centered care to the children who have been exposed to adverse childhood experiences through early identification from screenings of the index child and family.

Job Description:

• Adhere to programme protocol and maintains confidentiality at all times.
• Ability to effective managed needs and to maintain a good rapport and engaging relationships with families.
• Conducts comprehensive screening assessments using standardized tools (child development, child behaviour, parent-child interaction and maternal mental health) at regular planned touch points and escalate need for referral if a screening identifies an issue.
• To maintain accurate timely documentations and conducts comprehensive screening assessments using standardized tools (child development, child behaviour, parent-child interaction and maternal mental health) at regular planned touch points and escalate need for referral if required.
• Works closely with the child and family to provide early intervention within the home setting as feasible, such as when mild developmental delays or behaviour/trauma related symptoms are identified.
• Coordinates and provides planned trauma informed interventions.
• Monitors and provide education to caregivers with respect to child' health status, immunisations, including medical follow-up, physical health, dental health, mental health, and nutritional intake.
• Actively participates in training workshops- for caregivers including biological/foster parents and community partners.
• Provides and participates in all professional development opportunities through journal club readings, workshops, seminars, conferences and/or any approved courses by ANCHOR management.
• Builds capacity by sharing knowledge, through participation in professional development and practice development activities, mentoring and orientating new staff, providing constructive feedback to colleagues, and participating in research and quality assurance initiatives.

Job Requirement:

• Degree in Nursing, Social work, Counseling, Psychology or Early childhood certifications or equivalent qualifications in related field.
• Prior experience of working with children/families exposed to various social adversities is desirable.
• Team player with great interpersonal, good communication and problem-solving skills.
• Good time management skills.
• Ability to respond to unexpected crisis situations from families.
• Demonstrates empathy, caring and compassion in working with the families.
• Willing to travel within Singapore to perform home visits.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified through email. Thank you for your applications.

• Opportunities for professional development
• Accessible location
• Attractive remuneration

As a Dietitian (Community Health) , you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Perform nutrition and dietetics assessment
• Review treatment plan and implement changes
• Monitoring patients progress
• Maintaining and updating patients' records
• Provide education and counselling to patients in nutritional support
• Assist in ward rounds
• Ensure up-to-date dietetic industry knowledge
• Involved in quality improvement programs
• Any other duties assigned within the team

Requirements:

• Master's Degree / Bachelor Degree in Dietetics and Nutrition

To apply, simply click on the ''apply'' button in the job advertisement or alternatively, you can send in your resume via email

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