Assistant Manager, Planning & Systems (Governance)

This role oversees governance, financial and programme performance, and strategic planning for Community Mental Health initiatives, ensuring alignment with national priorities, regulatory requirements, and effective programme delivery.

• Drive good governance by tracking KPIs, budgets, risks, and workplan adherence, and recommending corrective interventions to HODs.
• Manage divisional financial oversight, including budget preparation, utilisation monitoring, cash flow management, reporting, and variance analysis.
• Monitor programme performance through quarterly KPI reporting, risk management, and analysis of trends and root causes.
• Ensure coherence of divisional workplans and robustness of planning assumptions across programmes.
• Oversee data governance and provide advisory support to ensure compliance with AIC guidelines and audit requirements.
• Support and coordinate audits, including internal audits and submissions to Audit Committees and annual reporting processes.
• Monitor, support, and facilitate the rollout and mainstreaming of Community Mental Health Masterplan programmes, including MOH-related initiatives.
• Lead divisional planning and stakeholder engagement to align workplans with national Mental Health and Dementia priorities and landscape needs.

Job Requirements

• Recognised university degree in any discipline.
• At least 3 years’ of relevant work experience, and familiar with programme implementation, grant management and/or project management.
• Experience in healthcare and/or social sector would be an advantage.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills; proactive, dependable team player who can also work independently.
• Self-motivated, positive and able to handle uncertainty.