Senior Manager/Manager/Assistant Manager (Community Grants Governance)

Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth; Singapore; On-site; SGD 72,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth is seeking to strengthen grants governance and management across the sector. The role focuses on developing sector-level frameworks and processes to manage risk, prevent non-compliance and fraud, and enhance governance capabilities with data and AI-driven analytics.

You will engage with community grants agencies and stakeholders to promote best practices, governance standards and capacity-building, with additional ad-hoc duties as needed.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of working experience in grant governance and administration or risk management.
• Strong system and process thinking to design practical governance frameworks.
• Highly resourceful, self-motivated and a team player.
• Excellent writing, presentation, communication and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop sector-level frameworks, plans and processes to strengthen risk management and tackle non-compliance, abuse and fraud of grants.
• Develop sector-level strategies to leverage data and AI for grant governance and analytics for fraud detection and prevention.
• Identify measures to build officers’ capabilities in governance, data analytics and fraud detection.
• Share best practices in grants governance through Communities of Practice and engage with agencies such as MOF-Grants Governance Office.

Skills

Grant governance

Risk management

Project management

Communication skills

Job description

What the role is:

Community grants support projects/initiatives that aim to develop an active citizenry with a shared responsibility to care for and uplift others and include localised grants at the municipal level. By leveraging the arts, culture and sports, among others, such projects/initiatives enable Singaporeans to (i) mix and build bonds with others from different backgrounds or communities; (ii) pursue their diverse aspirations; and/or (iii) give back to society, such as through volunteerism and giving. Community grants also support ground-up projects initiated by non-government applicants that meet community and social needs, strengthen community spirit, and contribute to nation-building. You will be part of a team that strengthens grants governance and management of the community grants sector.

What you will be working on:

Develop sector-level frameworks, plans and processes to strengthen risk management, and tackle non-compliance, abuse and fraud of grants.

• Develop sector-level strategies to leverage on data and AI tools for strengthening of grant governance and management capabilities, including working to enhance the sector’s grant administration system in the areas of data analytics for fraud detection and prevention.
• Identify measures to build community grant officers’ capabilities in grants governance and administration, data analytics and fraud detection and prevention.
• Share best practices in grants governance and administration via Community of Practices and other platforms.
• Engage and work closely with community grants agencies and stakeholders such as MOF-Grants Governance Office, in building agencies’ grants governance and administration capabilities.

In addition, you may be assigned other ad-hoc duties from time to time.

What we are looking for:

• At least 3 years’ working experience in grant governance and administration, risk management or grant audits preferred. Experience in project management relating to grant administration system would be an added advantage.
• Strong system and process thinking skills to conceptualise governance frameworks that are practical and feasible.
• Highly resourceful, self-motivated and a team player.
• Good writing, presentation, communication, and project management skills.

About Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth

We aim to build a cohesive and resilient society, deepening the sense of national identity and affinity for Singapore through strengthening community bonds, promoting of the arts and heritage, youth engagement, sports development, volunteerism and philanthropy.