NVPC is the national agency dedicated to growing a culture of volunteerism and philanthropy in Singapore. By engaging individuals, organisations, communities and leaders across the people, private and public sectors, we seek to create a more caring, inclusive, and compassionate society. Together, we envision Singapore as a City of Good, where everyone is able to give every day and everywhere (3Es), contributing their time, talent, treasure, ties and testimony (5Ts). Learn more at *************
Job Descriptio
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To strengthen NVPC’s role as the national agency and knowledge centre on Singapore’s giving landscape by leading and supporting rigorous, applied research that informs strategy, programmes, partnerships, sector engagement and policy conversation
s.Anchored in the National Giving Study, the role will manage national-level and other strategic research projects end-to-end — from proposal development, study design, ethics clearance and fieldwork coordination, to data cleaning, analysis, interpretation, reporting and research translation. The jobholder will also support studies across areas such as corporate giving and purpose, nonprofit governance, volunteering, impact evaluation and behavioural insights, translating organisational needs into researchable questions and actionable insight
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Responsibilit
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1. End-to-end research leadership and project manage
- mentLead or support national-level and strategic studies, with the National Giving Study as the primary anc
- hor.Manage the full research cycle, including proposal development, study design, timeline planning, ethics clearance, procurement, vendor/fieldwork coordination, data management, analysis and report
ing.2. Research design, data quality and analytical ri
- gourDesign and review research frameworks, survey instruments, sampling plans, fieldwork protocols, data cleaning processes and analytical pl
- ans.Apply sound quantitative and/or qualitative methods, including descriptive analysis, cross-tabulation, hypothesis testing and regression analy
- sis.Familiarity with more advanced methods, such as factor analysis, clustering, segmentation, longitudinal analysis or causal inference approaches, would be an advan
tage3. Insight generation and applied sense-ma
- kingAnalyse and interpret research findings, identify meaningful patterns, and develop coherent evidence-based narrati
- ves.Connect findings to practical questions across giving, volunteering, corporate purpose, nonprofit governance, impact evaluation and behavioural insights where relev
ant.4. Research communication and knowledge transla
- tionDevelop research reports, management briefs, presentation decks, talking points and other knowledge produ
- cts.Tailor research messages for different audiences, including internal teams, senior management, partners, sector stakeholders and external audiences with varying levels of technical familiar
ity.5. Internal consulting and research advisory sup
- portWork with business teams to understand their questions, constraints and evidence ne
- eds.Translate organisational or programme challenges into feasible research questions, study designs, evaluation plans or behavioural insight opportunit
- ies.Provide practical research advice while taking into account operational realities and stakeholder ne
eds.6. Team and organisational contribu
- tionSupport cross-functional work, organisational events, administrative processes, procurement, vendor management, documentation and other non-research responsibilities as nee
- ded.Contribute to team learning, collaboration and knowledge managem
ent.
Qualifica
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Masters' Degree in Social Sciences, Public Policy, Statistics, Data Analytics, Evaluation, or related discip - lines.Experience in applied social research, survey research, programme evaluation, policy research, or related fields. Experience managing large-scale household or population-level surveys would be an adva
- ntage.Strong grounding in research design, survey methodology, quantitative analysis, and social science research me
- thods.Experience in questionnaire development, data cleaning, statistical analysis, report writing, and translating findings for non-technical stakeho
- lders.Proficiency in quantitative analysis techniques such as descriptive statistics, cross-tabulation, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis. Familiarity with advanced methods (e.g. factor analysis, clustering, segmentation, longitudinal analysis, or causal inference) would be advanta
- geous.Proficiency in statistical software such as SPSS, Stata, R, or Python. Familiarity with Mplus or other latent variable modelling software would be an adva
- ntage.Ability to manage research projects end-to-end, including proposal development, timeline planning, ethics/IRB clearance, vendor coordination, fieldwork management, analysis, and repo
- rting.Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex findings into practical insights and recommenda
- tions.Adaptable, collaborative, and pragmatic, with the ability to balance research rigour with operational real
- ities.Interest in giving, volunteering, corporate purpose, nonprofit governance, social impact, behavioural insights, or Singapore’s social sector would be an adva
ntage.