The incumbent will support the People & Culture Group (PCG), Business Partnership Teams – NRF and S&TPPO, in enhancing HR operations and staff initiatives.
We are looking for self-motivated individuals who value teamwork, to join our dynamic BP team.

National Research Foundation
Temp Officer, Human Resource (11 Months)
Contract
Closing on 25 Mar 2026What the role is
What you will be working on
• Manage administrative processes in HR operations throughout the employee lifecycle (e.g. recruitment, onboarding, movements, deployments, exits). This also includes liaising with Vital on employee record creation and management;
• Manage the internship programme, including coordinating with hiring departments on internship requirements, recruitment and processing internship documentation and administrative matters;
• Plan, coordinate and implement staff engagement initiatives;
• Assist the BP team in the planning of staff events (i.e. including planning, logistical arrangement, communications etc).
• Support the knowledge management activities for the team, including proper filing and archiving of documents (including proper organisation of e-Pfiles), and updating of HR systems;
• Review and streamline administrative processes, as well as propose suitable solutions to automate workstreams (e.g. RPA); and
• Any other ad hoc duties as assigned.
What we are looking for
i. Background in HR or Public Service preferred;
ii. Proactively plan and think through issues at work, before making the appropriate recommendations;
iii. Able to engage stakeholders from all levels, and possess strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills; and
iv. Flexible, adaptable and able to multi-task.
About your application process
This job is closing on 25 Mar 2026.
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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