Head/Deputy Head/Assistant Head, Research Security Coordinating Office

National Research Foundation; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Research Foundation (NRF) is a department under the Prime Minister's Office, guiding Singapore's Research, Innovation and Enterprise strategy. The role focuses on building a trusted Research Security environment within the RIE ecosystem and coordinating policy across multiple partners.

As part of the Research Security Coordinating Office, you will develop plans, interface with agencies and international counterparts, and communicate policies to stakeholders while collecting data to

Qualifications

• Experience working on security policy and operations is advantageous.
• Strong command of written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Develop plans and policies to build a trusted RIE ecosystem for handling sensitive data and knowhow.
• Interface with agencies and international counterparts to share Singapore's plans and learn from others.
• Communicate plans and policies to RIE ecosystem stakeholders to secure understanding and feedback.
• Collect and analyse data from internal and external ecosystems to benchmark and recommend policy improvements.
• Manage ReSec-related issues for assessing and safeguarding sensitive programmes and proposals.
• Perform Secretariat and related duties to support effective running of RSEC and NRF.

Skills

Security policy

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Team player

Job description

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:

A robust Research Security (ReSec) environment ensures that Singapore institutions can be trusted collaboration partners with various stakeholders when undertaking research involving sensitive technologies, while ensuring that open collaboration and sharing on non-sensitive research and development can continue to occur unimpeded and contribute to knowledge in the public domain. As part of the Research Security Coordinating Office (RSEC), the officer\'s responsibility is to develop and strengthen plans and policy for ReSec in the RIE ecosystem. The incumbent will:

• Develop plans and policies to build an RIE ecosystem that can be trusted by multiple different parties to manage sensitive, private and proprietary data and knowhow;


• Interface with relevant agencies and international counterparts to communicate Singapore\’s plans and policies, as well as learn from the practices of other countries and institutions;


• Communicate plans and policies to RIE ecosystem stakeholders, including Institutes of Higher Learning, Research Institutes and companies, to ensure they understand the importance and abide by prevailing plans and policies, as well as to take in their feedback on how to practice good ReSec;


• Collect and analyse data from international and local RIE ecosystems to benchmark and make recommendations on new plans and policies;


• Manage ReSec-related issues for assessing and safeguarding sensitive programmes and proposals; and


• Perform any functional work necessary for the effective running of RSEC and NRF (e.g. secretariat and accompanying officer duties and participate in workgroups and committees).

What we are looking for:

• Experience working on security policy and operations and/or familiarity with the research ecosystem will be advantageous


• Good awareness of current affairs


• Strong analytical abilities with a broad sense of perspective


• Excellent command of written and spoken English


• Excellent inter-personal skills


• Team-player, meticulous, resourceful, able to work in a fast-paced environment and to perform under pressure

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; andd) To implement national research, innovation and enterprise strategies approved by the RIEC, and to allocate funding to programmes that meet NRF\'s strategic objectives.