The National Research Foundation (NRF) is a department within the Prime Minister's Office, and we set the national direction for research, innovation and enterprise (RIE) by developing policies, plans and strategies; funding strategic initiatives that strengthen our scientific and technological capabilities, grow our RIE talent base, and achieve economic and national impact; and fostering RIE collaboration in Singapore and internationally.

• Shape the overall talent strategy for building a vibrant RIE ecosystem to enhance Singapore’s economic competitiveness and capacity for addressing national imperatives; • Formulate, implement, evaluate, and review policies and programmes for RIE talent development; • Bring on board RIE ecosystem stakeholders, taking into consideration their needs and perspectives, including public research institutions, private sector organisations and partner agencies; and • Develop qualitative and quantitative assessments of our progress in attracting, developing and retaining talent, including global competitive benchmarking. • Plan and manage research grants administered by NRF Manpower. This includes secretariat duties to support the Fellowship Evaluation Panel (comprising eminent scientists from around the world) in awarding research grants. o Administer grant calls and awards. o Process claims. o Prepare periodic reports and updates to senior management.

• Background in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) or Economics is an advantage. • The candidate should possess strong analytical abilities, be able to pull together information from different sources, and be comfortable working with complex concepts and detailed numbers. • In addition, the candidate is required to have a broad sense of perspective, the ability to collaborate well with others, and good communication skills.

The National Research Foundation (NRF) was set up on 1 January 2006 as a department under the Prime Minister's Office. It was set up to perform the following: a) To provide secretariat support to the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council (RIEC), chaired by the Prime Minister; b) To coordinate the research of different agencies within the larger national framework in order to provide a coherent strategic overview and direction; c) To develop policies and plans to implement the five strategic thrusts for the national R&D agenda; and d) To implement national research, innovation and enterprise strategies approved by the RIEC, and to allocate funding to programmes that meet NRF's strategic objectives.