Assistant Manager/Manager/Senior Manager (Financial Governance Team), FFD

The Finance and Facilities Division (FFD) is responsible for the Ministry’s financial matters, procurement management and facilities development and management. FFD promotes proper stewardship of the Ministry’s resources by applying best practices across its various functions. The Finance Branch provides financial stewardship and partnership by optimising resource allocation and management, in addition to delivering sound financial administration. The Financial Governance Team oversees governance policies to ensure effectiveness, as well as compliance to various financial controls and grant governance requirements. Responsibilities We are looking for a proactive and dynamic individual to join the Financial Governance Team (FGT). In this role, you will help to strengthen MSF’s financial governance, including grant governance, through policy development, compliance, data & analytics, and cross-agency coordination. To be a strong contributor, you will need to: • Understand governance and risk management concepts and requirements; • Apply concepts to develop governance policies; • Partner MSF’s divisions in the management of grants in compliance with the Instruction Manual on Grants Governance and continuously improve policies, processes and systems to strengthen grant governance and enhance operational efficiency; • Monitor and report on governance and compliance standards, including identifying trends and areas for improvement; and • Leverage on data, analytics and AI tools to raise governance standards. The scope of governance and risk management will primarily relate to financial control and grant administration, and will extend to performance evaluation and cross-agency coordination. Responsibilities: You will be part of a team responsible for improving financial and grant governance standards in MSF through policies, capability building and data analytics. To do so, you will need to partner with MSF divisions and Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) entities to: • Review and develop governance frameworks, processes, and systems to meet specific targets and timelines; • Validate MSF divisions’ compliance with governance standards; • Utilize and deploy AI tools for better understanding of, and compliance with, governance requirements; • Develop and raise financial governance competencies among MSF’s grant officers; and • Drive and support data analytics framework and processes to meet risk management, fraud detection, investigation, and other reporting requirements. You will also be required to oversee and collaborate with MSF divisions to implement programme evaluation plans to improve accountability and ensure that programme objectives are achieved. Requirements • For the Assistant Manager post, candidates with a relevant tertiary qualification may be considered • For the Manager/ Senior Manager post, a tertiary qualification with at least 5 years of relevant work experience • A good understanding of governance and risk management concepts • Analytical thinker with good problem-solving skills • Good written and verbal communication skills • Familiarity with public sector grant administration would be an advantage • Experience with developing and/ or utilizing AI tools would be an advantage