[What the role is]
GovTech is the lead agency driving Singapore’s Smart Nation initiatives and public sector digital transformation. As the Centre of Excellence for Infocomm Technology and Smart Systems (ICT & SS), GovTech develops the Singapore Government’s capabilities in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Application Development, Smart City Technology, Digital Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity.[What you will be working on]
GovTech is the lead agency driving Singapore's Smart Nation initiative and public sector digital transformation. We harness the power of technology to make lives better for citizens, businesses, international audiences and the public service sector.
Digital Economy Products (DEP) is a division within GovTech run like a modern product company, solving important underserved problems spanning across Healthcare, Manpower, Trade-Industry-Finance, National Development, and Sustainability sectors.
Designers at DEP are key to our success. They work closely with product managers, researchers, software engineers, and public sector stakeholders, bringing purposeful ideas to life with excellent visual and interaction design, skillfully shaping how users feel when using our services.
About the product
Through the GreenGov initiative, the government has committed to the public its aim to achieve net-zero emissions by approximately 2045. Furthermore, it has established clear and measurable milestones to facilitate progress across all agencies. Since the year 2021, agencies have utilised the eGreenGov portal, which is housed within the National Environment Agency’s Waste and Resource Management System (WRMS), to report various environmental data of their respective premises.
The Public Sector Sustainability Office (PSSO) reviews the progress of agencies, provides updates to the Cabinet, and produces the annual GreenGov report championing the GreenGov initiative. They intend to help agencies identify opportunities to improve resource efficiency and climate resilience, and partner them to streamline the process of implementing these improvements.
Responsibilities
Understand PSSO’s mission and users’ needs
Create mockups and intuitive user flows that drive climate action at scale
Test early designs with users; iterate with feedback
Create detailed user interface specifications
Guide engineers in implementing your designs
Execute overall aesthetics that align with branding and design principles
Help progressively build and adapt a design system, that scales and flexes across a variety of user groups for the product
As a designer on this product, you’ll also get to learn and experiment with green design practices, taking a truly systemic approach towards responsible design and tech for public good.
[What we are looking for]
We’re looking for a designer with:
Demonstrated ability in interaction and visual design — ideally 5+ years of experience in digital design
Great visual design sense and eye for detail
User- and data-focused design mentality
Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
Experience building responsive and accessible designs
Communicate well with users and engineers
A “can-do” attitude
Want to work for public good — respectfully pushing back if something is not in the public’s interest, including that of the environment.
These will be a plus:
Experience creating a simple and elegant design system
Interest in continually growing your visual design craft
Strong belief and drive for sustainability is a plus!
Overall, we look for people who are collaborative, value open communications, and take initiative to improve things.
GovTech is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diverse voices and perspectives, as we believe it is key to innovation.
Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks.
We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust you to manage your time to deliver your best.
Learn more about life inside GovTech at go.gov.sg/GovTechCareers