Manager / Senior Manager, Planning, Research & Ops Management (PROM), Research Office

4 weeks ago


Singapur, Singapore A*STAR Full time

The Planning, Research & Ops Management (PROM) is one of the 3 departments under the A*STAR Research Office (RO). This department drives RO's strategic planning and resources as well as manages A*STAR's internal grants aimed at seeding long-term strategic and multidisciplinary research, early research talent development and nurturing internationally competitive research investigators. The grants team also coordinates with relevant internal stakeholders to drive research alignment and competitiveness in external grant applications. The planning function of this department is expected to work closely with the A*STAR central Planning to coordinate and execute A*STAR's research policies. The PROM works closely with the other 2 RO departments, namely Strategy & Research Excellence (SRE) and Research Integrity Compliance & Ethics (RICE) to fulfill the mandate of the Research Office.

The Research Office is recruiting an Assistant Manager/Manager/Senior Manager (Research and Ops Management).

Job Responsibilities:

Collate and check grants documentation (e.g., proposals, research progress reports, variation requests, fund requisitions); Facilitate internal proposal evaluation process to ensure alignment of research priorities and competitiveness; Execute policies and processes relating to the administration of funding initiatives; Communicate funding initiative policies and processes to stakeholders; Liaise with grantees on pre- and post- award matters; Collate and prepare data for reporting to stakeholders; Support RO and Council scientific leadership in identifying talent for competitive research investigatorships; Coordinate with relevant stakeholders in closely monitoring major external competitive grants and facilitate timely check-ins for the periodic milestone reviews by funders; and Work in a team to implement an effective end-to-end grants workflow to support A*STAR researchers from applications, execution, monitoring, grants variations to closure of project.

Job Requirements:

Minimally a university degree with a good knowledge of STEM discipline Relevant work experience commensurate with level of responsibilities, minimally 2 years for Manager level Strong attention to details and meticulous in reviewing fund requisitions to comply with grants terms and conditions Keen interest in work related to governance and policy, especially in the R&D sector Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to engage internal and external stakeholders Able to manage multiple stakeholders while keeping to grants timeline

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