Senior Assistant Manager, TRP Central Admin (2-year contract)

National University of Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in Singapore seeks a qualified candidate to lead faculty recruitment and facilitate academic staff reviews. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree and possess at least 8 years of experience in research administration, showcasing leadership and excellent interpersonal skills. This role supports the operational priorities within the research program.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years working experience in research administration.
• Proficient in managing operational and financial matters.
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Lead recruitment of faculty candidates.
• Facilitate mid-term review and promotion of academic staff.
• Supervise appointments of research staff and academic visitors.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description

1. To lead the recruitment of faculty candidates on tenure-track and practice track.
2. to faciliate the University's process of mid-term review (MTAR) and promotion & tenure (P&T) of academic staff.
3. To supervise the appointments and reappointments of research staff, adjunct staff Visiting Professors and academic visitors.
4. To serve as Programme Business Partner for Immunology Translational Research Programme which includes managing the operational and financial matters to support the programme's research priorities
5. To facilitate the other functions for the ITM eg organization of events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
• At least 8 years working experience in research administration in tertiary institutions, particularly in academic affairs function.
• Highly organized individual and adaptable to a dynamic work environment.
• Exhibits initiative, proven effective leadership & team management and ability to work under pressure/deadlines.
• Excellent command of English, both written and spoken.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders.
• Proactive approach to problem solving with growth mindset.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint applications.
• Proven track record with business improvement strategies and implementation
• Knowledge and experience in research bibliometrics (eg Scopus) will be advantageous

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Department : Dean-Med-WIL@NUS

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 30104