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 or as a Grant Intermediary.

The role of the Asst Manager/Manager/Senior Manager includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Secretariat duties for the grant schemes under Coordinating Offices, including running of grant calls, convening of evaluation panels and engagement of stakeholders.
• Executing policies and processes pertaining to the administration of the grant schemes,
• Communication of the grant schemes' policies and processes to public sector research performers.
• Liaising with grantees on pre and post award matters.
• Ensuring proper submissions of progress reports to the Coordinating Offices for assessment.
• Ensuring cash and budget utilisation is on track for awarded projects.
• 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 governance/grants administration
• Experience and/or keen interest in work related to governance and policy, especially in the research & development sector
• Strong problem solving, analytical and systems thinking abilities
• Proficient in basic data handling, processing and analysis.
• Resourceful and independent
• Able to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders