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: - Support evidence-based policy development by reviewing RIE-related policies, including funding and programme management approaches, and ensure the adequacy and relevance of RIE programmes and funding schemes. Where needed, this could entail the development of novel or experimental programmes and/or policies via pilots and innovative approaches.
- Conduct environmental scans and do sense-making of Singapore’s strategic positioning in RIE, including an assessment of...