Executive (Food Export and Fisheries Management)

[What the role is]

The mission of SFA is to ensure and secure a supply of safe food for Singapore.

The officer will be part of a dynamic team in Food Export and Fisheries Management Department to support the regulation and operations of Fisheries-related matters, such as fishing vessel management, sustainable fisheries-related controls and interagency incident-response arrangements.

[What you will be working on]

• Coordinate and carry out administrative procedures relating to fisheries management, licensing, catch and trade documentation, and other fisheries related matters.
• Support implementation of workstreams to deter illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, including interagency coordination on concept of operations and related follow-up actions.
• Conduct and coordinate inspections, surveys and checks relating to fishing vessel management workstreams, including inspections of fishing vessels and joint investigation with relevant agencies on fisheries-related incidents.
• Support the digitalisation and operational workflows of fisheries management, including system enhancements, data processes, records management, and stakeholder correspondence.
• Attend, investigate and follow-up on public/industry feedback related to commercial fishing vessels and fisheries issues which may require working across various government agencies.
• Assist with reviews and data analysis of data related to food supply/fisheries issues, engaging and collaborating with relevant stakeholders such as food industry, shipping agent community and other agencies, where required.
• Carry out any other duties assigned by supervisor.

[What we are looking for]

• Knowledge in Food Science/Food Technology/Chemistry/Life Sciences/Biology/Environmental Studies or Science-related discipline
• Knowledge in IT applications will be an advantage, such as familiarity with MS Office (e.g. Word, Excel), MS Azure, Power BI
• Relevant experience in managing administrative work, customer’s enquiries and feedback
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Physically fit to perform job duties which may include vessel boarding

Work Location:

• SFA HQ at JEM Office Tower 52 Jurong Gateway Road (S)608550