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Job Title: Senior Associate / Associate, Research Grants & Management
Requisition ID: 2740
Posting Start Date: 07/07/2026
Job Description
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.
Requirements:
- 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
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The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
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