Associate (Research and Admin) - 12 months contract

Singapore Children's Society; Singapore; On-site; SGD 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The Singapore Children's Society is seeking a Research Associate to join the Research Unit, providing day-to-day administrative support and coordinating research operations, ensuring smooth project delivery and data integrity.

Responsibilities include assisting in recruitment, scheduling visits, managing reimbursements, preparing reports, taking minutes, updating SOPs, coordinating events, and supporting knowledge management and grant administration.

Qualifications

• An interest in research, programme evaluation, and the social service sector.
• A diploma in psychology or other related fields.
• Past experience in social service agencies or research institutes is an advantage.
• Excellent time management and ability to multi-task and prioritize work.
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Strong organizational and planning skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook), Microsoft Forms, Google Drive and file sharing.
• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to relate to staff collegially.
• Commitment to a one-year contract with potential for permanency based on performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for research projects, including recruitment of study subjects and coordinating study visits.
• Prepare supplies and equipment for study visits.
• Conduct literature reviews, note-taking during interviews/FGDs, data transcription, cleaning and coding of data.
• Assist in preparing simple reports such as feedback reports.
• Act as secretariat for various research unit functions and manage meeting logistics including minutes.

Skills

Time management

Multi-tasking

Organizational skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Independence

Interpersonal skills

Education

Diploma in psychology

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Outlook

MS Forms

Google Drive

File sharing

Job description

The Research Associate is a member of the Research team providing day-to-day administrative support and coordinating of research operation roles

Responsibilities

Support the Research Unit in our research and evaluation work including but not limited to:

• Administrative support for research projects, such as assisting in the recruitment of study subjects, coordinating study visits, managing participant reimbursement.

• Preparation of research project's supplies or equipment prior to study visits to ensure the appropriate items are available when necessary.

• Conduct basic research activities such as literature review, note-taking during interviews/FGDs, transcribing data, cleaning/ coding of data.

• Assist in preparing simple reports such as feedback reports.

• Act as secretariat for the Unit's various functions, such as research committee secretariat, research and advocacy standing committee secretariat, ethics secretariat and evaluation secretariat.

• Organize and schedule research department meetings, manage agendas, and take minutes.

• Assist in the administration of the John M. Elliott Memorial Research Grant.

• Assist in the administration of our research newsletter.

• Assist in updating the Research Unit's standard operating procedures.

• To assist or organise events as required e.g. annual lecture, workshops, evaluation festival, team bonding etc.

• To support the team in administrative tasks such as RFPs, PDPA checks, etc.

• Support the Unit's efforts in Knowledge Management, such as working with centres to consolidate documents required.

• Coordinate DIK (Donation-In-Kind) items and volunteers.

• Undertake any other duties as may from time to time reasonably be requested by the research department.

Requirements

• An interest in research, programme evaluation, and the social service sector

• A diploma in psychology or other related fields

• Past experience working in social service agencies or research institutes will be an added advantage

• Shows excellent time management skill and ability to multi-task and prioritize work

• Able to pay attention to detail and problem-solving skill

• Able to demonstrate strong organizational and planning skill

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook), Microsoft forms, google drive and file sharing

• Proven ability to work independently and as part of team

• Ability to relate to staff in a collegial manner

• Able to commit to a one-year contract role, with opportunity to convert to a permanent position based on performance and organisational needs