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.

The role of the Asst Manager / Manager / Senior Manager includes, but is not limited to, the following:

Collation and checking of grants documentation (e.g. proposals, reports, variation requests, fund requisitions) to facilitate proposal evaluation process.
Secretariat duties for the funding initiative, including scheduling meetings, procurement and logistics, record keeping (writing minutes) to facilitate review process.
Executing policies and processes pertaining to the administration of the funding initiative.
Communication of the funding initiatives' policies and processes to public sector research performers.
Liaising 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.
Regularly reviewing progress of awarded grants to ensure that KPIs, milestones and budget utilisation is on track, and highlight issues for early intervention.
Building excellence in grants management through the development, refinement and implementation of best practices, within A*STAR and through working with other funding agencies.

Requirements

Good tertiary degree
For Manager / Senior Manager roles, minimum 2 years' experience in public sector policy/planning/governance roles
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 and analytical thinking abilities, and good writing skills
Resourceful and independent
Able to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders

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