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Manager/Assistant Manager (Sanitation Section)

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Job Description - Manager/Assistant Manager (Sanitation Section)

[What the role is]

The Western Regional Office (WRO) is the operational arm of the Environmental Public Health Group and handles a diverse range of environmental public health functions, including vector control, sanitation and public feedback management for the western regions of Singapore.

You will lead and guide a team of officers to keep the vector population low, to minimise the transmission of vector borne diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, malaria, and diseases associated with rodents, flies and cockroaches, with emphasis on tackling rodents. The Manager/Assistant Manager is required to work closely within a team, with other NEA departments as well as other partners and various government agencies/bodies.

[What you will be working on]

What you will be working on:

  • Lead a team of officers to provide vector control operational, administrative, and logistical support to execute both dengue preventive surveillance and dengue outbreak ops.
  • Identify and prioritise areas/hotspots for vector control surveillance.
  • Supervise and deploy vector control officers/workers and outsourced pest control operators to carry out vector control work.
  • Liaise with various stakeholders and relevant agencies (e.g. TC, HDB, NParks) on vector control matters and review their vector control programme.
  • Attend, investigate and resolve feedback from members of public and stakeholders related to public health.
  • Administer training, welfare, uniform, equipment and discipline matters to ensure motivated and effective staff performance.
  • Conduct inspections, enforcement and follow up on enforcement action against owners/occupiers of premises for vector and public health related offences.
  • Prepare and submit reports for MP feedback, media feedback and appeals to management.
  • Prepare and serve Orders to owners/occupiers of high-risk premises.
  • Educate the public on good environmental practices.

[What we are looking for]

What we are looking for:

  • Keen interest in environmental public health matters
  • 1 to 2 years of relevant working experience
  • Able to communicate in a friendly and composed manner with the public
  • Good team player with good communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills
  • Good written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
  • Outgoing and pleasant personality, independent, and resourceful
  • Self-driven, meticulous and always ready to strive for improvement
  • Keen to take initiative and carry out plans
  • Able to perform enforcement duties indoors and outdoors, and work on weekends and after office hours
  • Analytical, organised and able to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment managing multiple priorities and stakeholders at the same time
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