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.

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

• Collation and checking of grants documentation (e.g. proposals, reports, variation requests, fund requisitions) to facilitate proposal evaluation process.
• Secretariat duties for the funding initiative, including scheduling meetings, procurement and logistics, record keeping (writing minutes) to facilitate review process.
• 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 grantees on pre-and post-award matters.
• Collation and preparation of data for reporting to stakeholders.
• Cleaning, maintenance and analysis of project KPI and other data.
• Regularly reviewing progress of awarded grants to ensure that KPIs, milestones and budget utilisation is on track, and highlight issues for early intervention.
• 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
• Keen interest in cutting edge science & technology
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking abilities, and good writing skills
• Resourceful and independent
• Able to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders