Civilian Specialist Careers

Combine critical thinking with an investigative mindset to provide insights to potential threats and the likely impact to national security.

Agency: Singapore Police Force, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority, Singapore Prison Service, Central Narcotics Bureau

Your role

As a specialist in the intelligence domain, you will:

• Provide critical analysis support and capability for the Police Intelligence Department (PID)

• Process criminal intelligence from various sources

• Assess operational strategies needed for immediate ground decisions in on-going intelligence operations

• Analyse information by creating links and piecing seemingly unrelated data together to form a useful picture for law enforcement and policy formulation

• Produce timely intelligence reports and make presentations to management

In addition, a Specialist Analyst will conduct research and produce actionable intelligence to support operations and investigations.

Investigate commercial crimes, analyse financial intelligence and formulate policies to safeguard Singapore’s integrity as a world-class financial and commercial centre through vigilant and professional enforcement of the law. Your role includes investigating highly complex money laundering offences and associated financial crimes, perform data analysis to detect criminal activities and participate in policy formulation and crime prevention outreach.

As a Commercial Affairs Officer (CAO), you can look forward to a challenging and varied career in the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD).

You will take on different roles, including the following:

1. Financial Intelligence Analysis – Officers will gain technical knowledge in data analysis to develop useful financial intelligence that leads to or support investigations. Officers will also get the opportunity to delve into policy and external liaison work and assist to develop and implement IT solutions to harness financial intelligence. 

2. Investigation – Officers will investigate into commercial fraud and abuses, assist in criminal legal proceedings arising from the investigations, and evaluate recommendations made to the Attorney-General’s Chambers on the appropriate actions to be taken against offenders. Officers will liaise with organisations such as banks, law firms, audit firms, as well as government and quasi-government agencies to maintain the integrity of the economic structure in Singapore. 

3. Policy Formulation and Outreach – Officers work closely with local and international law enforcement agencies to develop anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism strategies, policies and benchmarks. Officers will get to explore new areas of financial crime investigation, make recommendations on law reform and build coalitions with our international counterparts.

As a new CAO, you will go through structured training programmes on financial crime investigation, financial intelligence analysis and key legislation enforced by CAD. At the appropriate juncture, officers will be given the opportunity for job rotation and local/foreign secondment stints.

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Work within a Home Team department or at Ministry headquarters and provide vital psychological assessments, psychological interventions, and scientific psychological and behavioural research. You will contribute to operational, organisational and policy decision-making for the Home Team departments and the Ministry.

Agency: MHA Headquarters, Singapore Police Force, Singapore Civil Defence Force, Immigration & Checkpoints Authority, Singapore Prison Service, Central Narcotics Bureau

Your role

You will be responsible for the application of psychological sciences in psychological assessment, intervention, research and development in new and existing programmes and services. Your work will help to improve the effectiveness of Home Team officers, the organisation and Home Team operations.

As a Home Team psychologist, you will have numerous opportunities throughout your career to develop professionally in these domains:

• Clinical Psychology, Counselling Psychology and Crisis Psychology

• Forensic Psychology and Forensic-Clinical Psychology

• Investigations, Criminal and Forensic Psychology

• Industrial, Occupational, Organisational and Health Psychology

• Communications and Cyber Psychology

• Psychological Research and Development

Apply for positions through Careers@Gov

If you are shortlisted, you will hear from us via email within 2 to 4 weeks.

If you are shortlisted, here’s what to expect:

Interviews: We will have conversations to get to know you better. Come ready to share your background, career goals, strengths, and achievements. This is also your opportunity to learn about us—ask questions about the role and our workplace culture to help you decide if it is right for you.

Assessments: Depending on the position applied for, you might be required to take written tests and medical examinations.

If successful, you will receive a formal offer 5 to 6 weeks after your interview.

Progress of your Application

You may check the status of your application on Careers@Gov at any time.

We will do our best to keep you updated during the process, and feel free to contact your hiring manager if you have any questions.