Job Description

The Office of Grants Administration serves to provide oversight in grants management and compliance, in order to promote effective stewardship of RIE funds managed by A*STAR as an Implementing Agency, as well as grants held by A*STAR as grant recipients.

The Industry Alignment Fund ? Pre-Positioning (IAF-PP) funding initiative aims to increase alignment of public sector research with industry outcomes, through supporting industry-aligned capabilities and the development of multidisciplinary and integrated programmes with early industry involvements.  Programmes were required to demonstrate integration and viable pathways to early industry involvement within a three- to five- year timeframe.

The role of the Senior Officer/Assistant includes, but is not limited to, the following:

·         Secretariat duties for the funding initiative, including convening of pre-award and post-award evaluation panels

·         Executing policies and processes pertaining to the administration of the funding initiative,

·         Communication of the funding initiatives? policies and processes to public sector research performers.

·         Liaising with government stakeholders and grantees on pre and post award matters.

·         Regularly reviewing progress of awarded grants to ensure that KPIs, milestones and budget utilisation is on track.

·         Building excellence in grants management through the development, refinement and implementation of best practices, within A*STAR and through working with other funding agencies

Requirements

·         Good tertiary degree

·         For Manager / Senior Manager roles, minimum 2 years? experience in public sector policy/planning/governance roles

·         Experience and/or keen interest in work related to governance and policy, especially in the research & development sector

·         Experience with public sector industry collaborations is an advantage.

·         Keen interest in cutting edge science & technology

·         Strong problem solving, analytical and systems thinking abilities

·         Resourceful and independent

·         Able to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders