What the role is: The Research Team under the Child Development division plays a cross-cutting role to develop and drive ECDA’s research strategy, by coordinating research initiatives, partnerships, and knowledge translation activities that support evidence-based policy development and practice improvements across Singapore's early childhood sector. As an Assistant Director in the Research Team, you will lead a team to work closely with MSF and ECDA Divisions, other government departments, relevant research agencies/institutes and preschools to inform evidence based early childhood policies, programmes and practices. This role supports ECDA’s efforts to push for quality preschools through a sustained focus on research to build up knowledge, establish strategic partnerships with the research community and more effectively translate research to policy and practice.