Associate (Research and Admin) - 12 months contract

Singapore Childrens' Society; Singapore; On-site; SGD 36,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Singapore Childrens' Society’s Research Unit seeks a capable Research Associate to provide day-to-day administrative support and coordinate research operation activities. The role involves assisting in recruitment, coordinating visits, reimbursing participants, and maintaining equipment for studies.

You will help with literature reviews, data transcription, reporting, and serving as unit secretariat for committees.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Administrative support for research projects, such as assisting in recruitment of study subjects, coordinating study visits, and managing participant reimbursement.
• Preparation of research project supplies or equipment prior to study visits.
• Conduct basic research activities such as literature review, note-taking during interviews/FGDs, transcribing data, and data cleaning.
• Assist in preparing simple reports such as feedback reports.
• Act as secretariat for the Unit’s functions and committees.
• Organize and schedule research department meetings, manage agendas, and take minutes.
• Assist in 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.
• Support events and knowledge management tasks, and coordinate DIK items and volunteers.
• Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably requested by the research department.

Skills

Time management

Multi-tasking

Organizational skills

Planning skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Independence

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Education

Diploma in psychology or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft 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