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.
National Research Foundation
Deputy/Assistant Head, Communications
Permanent/ContractClosed
What the role is
What you will be working on
The NRF Corporate Communications Division works closely with all divisions in the organisation to drive the RIE agenda in Singapore. As part of the CCD team, you will have the opportunity to be deeply involved in many aspects of NRF’s work including the development and organisation of flagship events, as well as the curation and production of communication collaterals.
• [Strategic comms] You will support the planning and delivery of strategic communications – including finessing media messages and ensuring overall alignment with our message house - to build stronger awareness of NRF’s work and better engagement of our key stakeholders. Working closely with partners and senior leaders, you will help shape clear messages, coordinate announcements, and ensure updates connect back to a broader narrative.
• [Media relations] Plan and manage media events including drafting press materials as well as managing media queries and coverage,
• [Content creation & curation] Conceptualise content for various purposes and platforms, including for NRF’s social media channels and website
• [Media monitoring] Work with appointed media monitoring vendor to prepare and disseminate daily news briefs, as well as craft summary/analysis of media coverage on salient RIE-related coverage where required
• [Events Management] Support overall logistics for flagship events and senior management engagements
What we are looking for
• Background in Mass Communication, New Media, Design & Media preferred;
• Minimum 2 years of relevant working experience;
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• Meticulous and a strong team player;
• Highly motivated and enjoys working on different types of projects;
• Keen interest in science and technology topics; and
• Experience in science communication would be useful, though not mandatory.
About your application process
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within National Research Foundation or the wider Public Service.
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.
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