Senior Associate / Associate, Research Grants & Management

The Senior Associates/ Associates plays a critical role in supporting the functions of RGM which included the following:

• Provide the necessary staff support in establishing critical operating systems and processes for the Director of Research (DOR) functions
• Provide the necessary staff support in establishing relevant guidelines in grant management and administration
• Provide the necessary staff support in reviewing Terms & Conditions of competitive grant calls to check for alignment and compliance
• Liasing with grantors to ensure smooth operations on grant administration
• Liasing with relevant stakeholders to solicit inputs to improve the operations of grant management and administration
• Provide the necessary staff support in summarising critical statistics for management’s planning
• Disseminate grant calls to ARES (A*STAR Research Entities) and administer proposal submissions for relevant reviews by expert panels, councils, RO, etc.
• Follow up with relevant ARES and Corp Groups on LOAs received, ensure T&C of LOAs are complied
• Follow up with relevant ARES and Corp Groups on Fund Requisition and Progress Reports
• Follow up with relevant ARES on processing of variation requests of projects
• Perform proper documentation of critical documents on approvals, projects, reports, etc.
• Provide staff support for organising RO’s events, visiting professors, conference speakers, etc.

• Minimally a diploma qualification with a good knowledge of STEM discipline
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to engage internal and external stakeholders, including research leaders
• Strong attention to details, e.g. grants terms and conditions
• Strong problem solving, analytical and systems thinking abilities
• Strong knowledge on software tools such as Words, Excel, Powerpoint
• Resourceful and independent
• Relevant working experience will be an advantage