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Security & Intelligence Division

Copy Editor

Security & Intelligence Division

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What the role is

You will help to improve the written quality of our papers, by applying your craft to a variety of topics and provide support to the Senior Copy Editor to maintain day-to-day operations effectively.

What you will be working on

• Ensure that writing house style is maintained, to ensure overall editorial consistency across projects • Provide timely and quality copy editing inputs to remove grammatical errors and improve the clarity, concision, logical flow, and argumentative tightness of a document • Support the design and delivery of training initiatives to improve copy editing. This includes the development of teaching materials, and the organisation and delivery of workshops to share learning points What you will gain: • Opportunity to help policymakers achieve more clarity on issues of vital interest to Singapore, by improving the written quality of submitted materials • Opportunity to hone your craft by reviewing analyses on a wide range of issues

What we are looking for

• At least three years of working experience either in copy editing or writing/vetting papers roles, preferably in a government agency or news agency • Strong stakeholder management skills • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills • Motivated team player, as well as an independent self-starter

About Security & Intelligence Division

We are an agency that provides strategic analysis to help advance and protect Singapore’s national interest, security and sovereignty. Our mission is to provide the government with strategic assessments of global and regional threats, and developments in the increasingly complex and volatile world.