Grants & Research Operations Coordinator

A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research is seeking a staff support professional to help establish operating systems for Director of Research functions and to assist with grant management, governance, and compliance. You will liaise with grantors and internal stakeholders to streamline proposals, LOAs, fund requisitions and reporting.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, communication with research leaders, and independent work to maintain rigorous grant processes and event

Qualifications

• Diploma qualification with a good knowledge of STEM discipline.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to engage internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong attention to details, e.g. grants terms and conditions.
• Strong problem solving, analytical and systems thinking abilities.
• Resourceful and independent.
• Knowledge on software tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Provide staff support in establishing critical operating systems and processes for the Director of Research (DOR) functions.
• Provide staff support in establishing guidelines in grant management and administration.
• Provide staff support in reviewing Terms & Conditions of competitive grant calls to check for alignment and compliance.
• Liaising with grantors to ensure smooth operations on grant administration.
• Liaising with stakeholders to solicit inputs to improve grant management and administration.
• Provide staff support in summarising critical statistics for management’s planning.
• Disseminate grant calls to ARES and administer proposal submissions for relevant reviews by expert panels, councils, RO, etc.
• Follow up on LOAs received and ensure T&C of LOAs are complied.
• Follow up on Fund Requisition and Progress Reports.
• Follow up on processing of variation requests of projects.
• Document critical documents on approvals, projects, reports, etc.
• Provide staff support for organising RO’s events, visiting professors, conference speakers, etc.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Systems thinking

Independent

Education

Diploma in STEM

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research is seeking a staff support professional to help establish operating systems for Director of Research functions and to assist with grant management, governance, and compliance. You will liaise with grantors and internal stakeholders to streamline proposals, LOAs, fund requisitions and reporting.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, communication with research leaders, and independent work to maintain rigorous grant processes and event