Assistant Manager/ Manager / Senior Manager, Office of Grants Administration

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 either as an Implementing Agency, or a Grant Intermediary.

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

• Secretariat duties for the funding initiative, including running of grant calls, convening of evaluation panels and engagement of government stakeholders.
• 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.
• 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
• Keen interest in cutting edge science & technology
• Strong problem solving, analytical and systems thinking abilities
• Experience in data analytics and visualisation tools (R/Python/Tableau/PowerBI) will be an advantage
• Resourceful and independent
• Able to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders