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National Research Foundation

Senior Executive/Executive and Secretary, Corporate Services

National Research Foundation

Permanent/Contract

Closing on 16 May 2025

What the role is

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.

What you will be working on

Responsibilities: • Assist Director/ Corporate Services in coordination of both internal and external meetings. • Support the Corporate Services’ policy administration and implementation plans; • Maintain Corporate Services databases, departmental filing and records systems; • Participate in the various transformation projects (eg. Digitalization, Robotic Process Automation, etc.) in Corporate Services; and • Manage/ participate in ad hoc initiatives and projects as assigned.

What we are looking for

Requirements: • Minimum 3 years of secretarial or administrative experience; • Strong written and communication skills; • Good collaborative and interpersonal skills; and • Ability to multi-task and strong team-player.

About National Research Foundation

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.