Senior Executive, Research Grant Administration

Responsibilities:

• Administrative support for various A*STAR Grants

• Support in A*STAR grant calls including drafting of grant call announcements to faculty, advising PIs and school administrators on funding guidelines, work processes and grant call opportunities.

• Provide guidance to faculty and School administrators to better understand the grant requirements through checklists or guides or standardized forms

• Facilitate on the budget scrubbing process prior to the award of the project

• Coordinate internal review panel meeting to shortlist proposals, when required

• Assist awarded PIs with their letters of award and facilitating research account opening

• Support the team to manage post award requests from faculty for their research grants (i.e. variation requests, report submissions), in accordance to the T&Cs of the research grants awarded)

• Provide support and guidance for RISE (Research Information System) and iGrant related enquiries

• Support in preparation of reports and statistical data

• Involve in ad-hoc initiatives undertaken by the Office

Requirements:

• A Bachelor degree from recognised university with at least 1 to 2 years relevant work experience

• Preference will be given to candidates who have held administrative positions in a central office within a large organization

• High competency in Microsoft applications

• Good writing, communication and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent organizational, time management and planning skills.

• Highly motivated individual with strong analytic skills, a keen eye for details, can multi-task and work independently as well as on a team

• Willing to learn on the job. 

Hiring Institution: NTU