Gap Funding Programs Lead - Planning & Governance

A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A*STAR's Innovation & Enterprise Group is seeking an Assistant Director / Senior Assistant Director to lead Gap Funding Initiative Operations in Singapore. The role focuses on planning, governance, and performance management across Gap projects, with hands-on coordination across stakeholders and dashboard-driven reporting.

You will help design protocols, support audits, and drive continuous improvement in grant administration and funding tracking within a sectorised operating model.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, Science or related discipline.
• 3–5 years in grants management, programme operations, governance, compliance, or related fields.
• Experience planning and implementing operational frameworks, controls, dashboards or reporting across multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Gap Funding planning and implementation under the sectorised operating model.
• Coordinate transition activities for Gap projects and track milestones.
• Support onboarding of sector AA teams to new policies, control processes and governance requirements.
• Design and refine implementation protocols and tools.
• Governance, compliance and assurance: monitor and support audits and SOP updates.
• Maintain documentation and action trackers for transparency and audit readiness.
• Develop and update sector-level performance dashboards and reporting inputs.

Skills

Grants management

Governance

Project tracking

Data analysis

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance or related field

Tools

iGrants

A*PS

Job description

A*STAR's Innovation & Enterprise Group is seeking an Assistant Director / Senior Assistant Director to lead Gap Funding Initiative Operations in Singapore. The role focuses on planning, governance, and performance management across Gap projects, with hands-on coordination across stakeholders and dashboard-driven reporting.

You will help design protocols, support audits, and drive continuous improvement in grant administration and funding tracking within a sectorised operating model.