Grants Operations & Governance Manager

A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A Senior Manager / Manager role at A*STAR focuses on establishing robust operating systems and governance for grant management and administration within the Director of Research functions.

You will liaise with grantors, review grant terms, coordinate inputs from stakeholders, and analyze statistics to support management planning. Strong communication, attention to detail, and data analytics skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM.
• Minimum 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
• Experience and/or keen interest in work related to governance and policy, especially in the research & development sector
• Strong knowledge on software tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• Establish critical operating systems and processes for the Director of Research (DOR) functions.
• Establish relevant guidelines in governing grant management and administration.
• Maintain liaison with grantors to ensure smooth operations on grant administration.
• Review Terms & Conditions of competitive grant calls to check for alignment and compliance.
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to solicit inputs to improve the operations of grant management and administration.
• Analyze critical statistics and provide critical summary for management’s planning.
• Disseminate grant calls to ARES and administer proposal submissions for relevant reviews by expert panels, councils, RO, etc.
• Follow up with relevant ARES and Corp Groups on LOAs received, ensuring T&C of LOAs are complied
• Follow up with relevant ARES and Corp Groups on Fund Requisition and Progress Reports
• Follow up with relevant ARES on processing of variation requests of projects
• Perform proper documentation of critical documents on approvals, projects, reports, etc.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Governance & policy understanding

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Independent

Education

University degree in STEM

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Tableau

PowerBI

Job description

A Senior Manager / Manager role at A*STAR focuses on establishing robust operating systems and governance for grant management and administration within the Director of Research functions.

You will liaise with grantors, review grant terms, coordinate inputs from stakeholders, and analyze statistics to support management planning. Strong communication, attention to detail, and data analytics skills are essential.