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.

Senior Executive/Executive and Secretary, Corporate Services
National Research Foundation
Permanent/Contract
Closing on 16 May 2025
What the role is
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.