Assistant Director

2 weeks ago

Singapore Ministry of National Development Full time

**What the role is**

The officer will work closely with MND Family agencies to administer grant governance of R&D programmes, build capabilities in R&D project management, and foster partnerships with the research community and industry to translate research outcomes for operations.

**What you will be working on**

Your primary duties include but are not limited to the following:

- Administer the research grants (budgeting, financial reporting, disbursement etc.) for MND Research Fund and Cities of Tomorrow R&D Programme, that include formulating fund governance guidelines and disbursement policies to ensure proper project and financial governance;
- Develop service standards, implementation guides and curate knowledge development programmes for MND agencies administering R&D initiatives and managing R&D projects. This includes introducing digital initiatives, such as data analytics and digital project monitoring, to optimise work processes;
- Support Innovation & Enterprise strategies for the Built Environment, which includes working with MND agencies to translate and deploy R&D outcomes. This requires the officer to promote industry investment, involvement in research and innovation, facilitate access to translation and engineering capabilities, and propagate innovation to support industry transformation.
- Be familiar with and keep abreast of latest developments in science and technologies, including industry interest areas, relevant to MND and to the National Research Foundation’s Urban Solutions and Sustainability (USS) domain, and identify new emerging areas of strategic interest.
- Oversee R&D projects such as those under the Cities of Tomorrow/Land & Liveability National Innovation Challenge (L2NIC), and MND Research Fund.

**What we are looking for**

You should preferably possess:

- At least 3-5 years of work experience in finance, budgeting and/or grants administration;
- Prior experience in technology translation/management and/or good working knowledge of the R&D landscape in Singapore would be a bonus;
- Good analytical skills, with an ability to take strategic perspective when formulating proposals and recommendations;
- Strong planning and organisational abilities;
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

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