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.

To assist Director, USS in the areas of strategy, plans and policy. The role of USS is to develop and strengthen Singapore’s Research, Development & Demonstration (RD&D) capabilities in the energy, water, built environment, waste, mobility, and food sectors. The objective is to leverage these capabilities to foster innovation that can address National Challenges. As the Deputy Director, USS, you will: • Develop new RIE strategies, review and strengthen existing strategies in USS areas of interest; • Partner and coordinate between government agencies, Institutes of Higher Learning, Research Institutes and companies to identify challenges that can be addressed through RIE and to develop USS research initiatives; • Develop schemes to leverage good research outcomes from RIE projects for commercialisation; • Develop policies, strategies and systems to promote data sharing across the USS RIE ecosystem; • Directly manage strategically important NRF-funded projects (e.g. review and manage budget and resource allocation); and • Perform and lead the USS team in any functional work necessary for the effective running of USS and NRF (e.g. secretariat and accompanying officer duties and participate in workgroups and committees).

• Background in science and engineering related disciplines; • At least 7 years of work experience in planning and policy making and in managing science or engineering activities or programmes; • Excellent command of written and spoken English; • Strong interpersonal and communication skills; • Independent, and yet a team-player who is able to take the initiative in fluid situations; and • Meticulous, adaptable and a quick learner who is comfortable to work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

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 Senior 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.