Senior Manager/Assistant Director/Senior Assistant Director, SRTT CID, RAM Resea

Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
Singapore
SGD 100,000 - 125,000
Job description

We are recruiting a Senior Manager/ Assistant Director / Senior Assistant Director to join its multistakeholder team to manage and support the execution of A*STAR's Strategic Research and Translational Thrust (SRTT) as part of Central Initiative Directorate (CID). The SRTT are major strategic programmes in priority areas identified by A*STAR for long-term investment to pre-position A*STAR for advancement in emerging scientific domains.

The key job responsibilities of the Senior Manager/ Assistant Director / Senior Assistant Director for SRTT CID include the following:

  • Work with the Executive Director, Research Office (RO) and Deputy Director, SRTT CID to manage the A*STAR SRTT initiative at the portfolio and programme level.
  • Drive data analytics and dashboarding of SRTT programmes.
  • Building excellence in grants management through the development, refinement and implementation of best practices, within A*STAR.
  • Executing policies and processes pertaining to the administration of the funding initiative
  • Regularly reviewing progress of awarded grants to ensure that KPIs, milestones and budget utilisation is on track.
  • Support CID in engagements with SRTT Programme Managers and relevant research support teams to enable smooth SRTT execution, including monitoring and audit of budget utilization.
  • Assist the Central Initiative Directorate to administer the internal A*STAR funding initiatives led by the Research Office.
  • Coordinate with relevant stakeholders in closely monitoring SRTT programmes and facilitate timely check-ins for the periodic milestone reviews.
  • Secretariat duties for SRTT including and not limited to convening of evaluation panels and engagement of stakeholders and serving as liaison to internal applicants on matters relating to SRTT.
  • Ad hoc support as required

Job Requirements:

  • Degree with good knowledge of STEM discipline.
  • Minimally 5 years of relevant work experience.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to engage internal and external stakeholders, including research leaders.
  • Strong attention to details, e.g., grants terms and conditions.
  • PMP certification is highly recommended.
  • 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
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