Manager / Senior Manager, Office of Grants Administration

A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research; Singapore; In loco; SGD 90.000 - 150.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A*STAR Research is recruiting a Manager/Senior Manager for Horizon 2 within the Office of Grants Administration in Singapore. You will drive grant calls, evaluate proposals, and liaise with government stakeholders to ensure rigorous governance and timely reporting.

We seek candidates with a tertiary degree and 3–5 years in grant administration, strong analytical and writing skills, and the ability to work independently while collaborating with internal and external partners.

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree required and relevant professional experience.
• 3–5 years in grant administration or research funding.
• Interest in governance, policy, science and technology.
• Strong writing and analytical skills.

Mansioni

• Oversee grant calls, evaluation panels, and meeting logistics.
• Prepare data and KPI reports for stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with grants management policies.
• Engage with government stakeholders and grantees.
• Organize events and roadshows for grant calls.
• Monitor budgets, milestones and early intervention issues.

Conoscenze

Grant administration

Policy governance

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Report writing

Formazione

Bachelor's degree

Descrizione del lavoro

Job Description

The Office of Grants Administration serves to provide oversight in grants management and compliance, in order to promote effective stewardship of RIE funds managed by A*STAR as an Implementing Agency or Grant Intermediary, as well as grants held by A*STAR as grant recipients. The role of the Manager / Senior Manager for Horizon 2 includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Perform Secretariat duties for funding initiatives, including the running of grant calls, convening of evaluation panels, engagement of government stakeholders, scheduling of meetings, logistics, writing of minutes to facilitate review process.
• Execute policies and processes pertaining to the administration of the funding initiatives.
• Communicate funding initiative policies and processes to public sector research performers
• Liaise with grantees on pre- and post-award matters
• Collation and preparation of data for reporting to stakeholders
• Cleaning, maintenance and analysis of project KPI and other data
• Review the progress of awarded grants regularly to ensure that KPIs, milestones and budget utilisations are on track, and highlight issues for early intervention.
• Monitor awarded projects to ensure compliance with grants management policies and procedures
• Establish/build excellence in grants management through the development, refinement and implementation of best practices within A*STAR and through working with other funding agencies
• Collation and checking of grants documentation (e.g. proposals, reports, variation requests, fund requisitions).
• Organisation of roadshows/events/workshops in relation to grant calls

Requirements

• Good tertiary degree
• Minimum 3 - 5 years of relevant working experience in grant administration/research funding
• Experience and/or keen interest in work related to governance and policy, especially in the research & development sector
• Keen interest in cutting edge science & technology
• Strong problem-solving, analytical thinking abilities, and good writing skills.
• Resourceful, responsible and independent
• Able to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders