Senior Assistant Manager, Research Development

Nanyang Technological University; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NTU Singapore’s School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences invites applications for the Senior Assistant Manager, Chair’s Office Central Administration. You will strengthen the School’s research funding portfolio by supporting funding strategy development and preparing large competitive research grant proposals.

You will work with Principal Investigators to identify opportunities, coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, and ensure high-quality submissions to national, industry and international

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in research development, grant writing, funding strategy or research management.
• Familiarity with Singapore research funding landscape (e.g., NRF, MOE, A*STAR) is advantageous.
• Experience in preparing large competitive research grant proposals or coordinating multi-investigator submissions.
• Excellent technical writing, analytical, organisational, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic funding initiatives to expand School’s research portfolio and align proposals with national and international priorities.
• Identify and evaluate funding opportunities from national agencies, industry partners and international programmes.
• Drive and coordinate the preparation of large competitive research grant proposals, including drafting narratives and consolidating inputs.
• Manage end-to-end proposal development with timelines, budgeting and compliance checks.
• Collaborate with PIs to refine concepts and position proposals to maximize funding potential.
• Provide advisory support on grant budgeting during proposal development and post-award financial matters.
• Support faculty in post-award activities including progress reporting and variations.
• Support implementation of research data governance practices as required.

Skills

Grant writing

Strategic funding

Stakeholder engagement

Budgeting

Education

Master’s or PhD in Science/Engineering

Tools

Budgeting software

Job description

The School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences in NTU invites applications for the position of Senior Assistant Manager for Chair’s Office Central Administration. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in strengthening School’s research funding portfolio by supporting funding strategy development, preparing large competitive research grant proposals, and assisting faculty in overseeing research grant expenditure. The appointee will work closely with Principal Investigators (PIs) to identify strategic funding opportunities, coordinate multidisciplinary inputs, and facilitate high-quality submissions to national, industry and international funding programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic funding initiatives to expand School’s research portfolio and align proposals with national and international research priorities.
• Identify and evaluate funding opportunities from national agencies, industry partners and international programmes, advising PIs on the alignment with NTU / School strategy and funding criteria.
• Drive and coordinate the preparation of large competitive research grant proposals, including drafting technical narratives, consolidating multidisciplinary inputs, and ensuring alignment with funding agency requirements.
• Manage the end-to-end proposal development process, including timeline coordination, budget planning and compliance checks.
• Collaborate with PIs to refine research concepts, articulate project significance and innovation, and position proposals to maximize funding potential.
• Provide advisory support on grant budgeting during proposal development and coordinate with relevant offices on post-award financial matters.
• Support faculty in post-award activities, including progress reporting, grant variations and administrative coordination where required.
• Support the implementation of School’s research data governance practices as School’s Research Data Governance Manager, advise faculty on compliance with institutional and funder requirements.

Requirements

• Advanced Degree (Master’s or PhD) in Science or Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in research development, grant writing, funding strategy or research management, preferably in a university, research institute, or R&D environment.
• Familiarity with Singapore research funding landscape (e.g., NRF, MOE, A*STAR) is advantageous.
• Experience in preparing large competitive research grant proposals or coordinating multi-investigator submissions.
• Excellent technical writing, analytical, organisational, and stakeholder engagement skills.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU

A research-intensive public university, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has 33,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Engineering, Business, Science, Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences, and Graduate colleges. It also has a medical school, the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, established jointly with Imperial College London. NTU is also home to world-class autonomous institutes – the National Institute of Education, S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Earth Observatory of Singapore, and Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering – and various leading research centres such as the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) and Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N). Ranked amongst the world’s top universities by QS, NTU has also been named the world’s top young university for the past seven years. The University’s main campus is frequently listed among the Top 15 most beautiful university campuses in the world and has 57 Green Mark-certified (equivalent to LEED-certified) buildings, of which 95% are certified Green Mark Platinum. Apart from its main campus, NTU also has a campus in Novena, Singapore’s healthcare district. Under the NTU Smart Campus vision, the University harnesses the powerof digital technology and tech‑enabled solutions to support better learning and living experiences, the discovery of new knowledge, and the sustainability of resources.

For more information, visit www.ntu.edu.sg

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