Singpass | Deputy Director/Head, Government Scientific Advisors Office

2 days ago

Singapore Singpass Full time

What the role is:
The National Research Foundation (NRF), a department under the Prime Minister's Office, sets the national direction for R&D and coordinates the research agenda of different agencies to transform Singapore into an innovative, entrepreneurial and knowledge-intensive economy, with R&D as a key driver.
What you will be working on:
Responsibilities:
Assist Director of the Government Scientific Advisors Office (GSAO) to support the Committee of Government Scientific Advisors (CGSA) in its work which includes providing advice on Singapore’s overall Science & Technology (S&T) agenda and producing evidence-based reports on strategic issues that inform policy formulation and implementation;
Conduct systematic reviews of the S&T literature to curate and analyse the evidence in defined areas within or across the Physical Sciences, Biological Sciences, Digital Sciences and Human/Social Sciences, and based on the findings, to develop initial drafts of how these should inform policy formulation;
Perform technology foresighting and work with multiple public agencies to conduct joint technology road-mapping exercises to identify high priority R&D themes and areas and their implications;
Analyse science & technology trends to identify potential new opportunities and threats relevant to the public sector such as epidemic preparedness, climate change and trust technology;
Guide the coordination and programme management of selected S&T related initiatives which involve multiple agencies and cut across a range of disciplines;
Other ad-hoc projects as assigned.
What we are looking for:
Requirements:
A high-performing individual, with at least 5 years of experience and technical expertise in science, engineering or economics, who preferably has worked in the intersections of S&T, policy and strategy. The candidate should possess strong analytical abilities, a broad sense of perspective, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to collaborate well with others across a diversity of sectors and disciplines.
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:
To provide secretariat support to the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council (RIEC), chaired by the Prime Minister;
To coordinate the research of different agencies within the larger national framework in order to provide a coherent strategic overview and direction;
To develop policies and plans to implement the five strategic thrusts for the national R&D agenda;
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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