The Strategy Group leads and organises the Public Service to develop and implement the Government’s strategic priorities. The National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS) is part of the Strategy Group and is responsible for developing, coordinating and implementing Singapore’s domestic and international policies and strategies to tackle climate change. As a member of NCCS’ Economic Research team, you will support policy formulation and implementation work to advance Singapore’s contributions to global climate action, prepare Singapore for the impact of climate change, and ride on opportunities presented by a sustainable future.

Conduct economic research and analysis to support strategies and policies to advance Singapore’s contributions to global climate action, prepare Singapore for the impact of climate change, and ride on opportunities presented by a sustainable future. • Strengthen analytical rigour and evidence-based decision-making in the formulation of climate change policy, by aligning the climate change economic research agenda with Singapore’s policy objectives and priorities for climate change. • Undertake quantitative research and analysis on topics such as international benchmarking of climate change and sustainability-related performance, and the economic impact of climate change. • Oversee the development and use of models (e.g. TIMES, computable general equilibrium model) to identify decarbonisation pathways, optimal package of mitigation measures, and simulate carbon policy interventions. • Manage NCCS’ access to data and analytical resources, and champion data and digitalisation initiatives.

• Dynamic and self-driven • Strong analytical and communications skills (verbal and written) • Good team player • Skills in economic and data analysis is required • Skills in data science and analytics, and the ability to develop and run economic models (e.g. econometric models, CGE) and an understanding of climate science and technology would be an important plus We may refer you as a potential candidate for vacancies in other agencies we assessed you to be suitable for. By applying for this job, you are aware of, and are also giving PMOSG consent for the cross referral. If you do not wish to be cross referred, please inform us via this link: https://go.gov.sg/candidateoptout.

The Strategy Group in the Prime Minister’s Office drives Whole-of-Government strategic planning, and partners government agencies on policy development. It identifies key priorities and emerging issues over the medium to long term, such as population and climate change; it influences strategic resource allocation; and catalyses new functions and capabilities in order to deliver policies that are in the long-term interest of Singapore.