Job Description

Reporting to the Business Partner Lead, the staff will provide pre- and post- award research grant administration support to researchers in assigned units.

Responsibilities will include:

1. Support researchers in proposal preparation and submission.

2. Conduct checks to ensure compliance with grant application and submission guidelines.

3. Coordinate the collation of internal assessments and approvals for various grant-related requests.

4. Work with the contracts office to initiate the development of agreements.

5. Assist with post-award management matters (e.g. account creation, project changes, ensure required ethics approval/certificates are obtained, monitor report deadlines and submissions, etc.)

6. Work with relevant offices to track manpower hired under projects for reports to fund agencies.

7. Monitor research team eligibility and initiate preparation of mitigation plan/request for replacements in team members.

8. Manage overspending/overcommitment of budget, clear outstanding commitment for completed projects.

9. Generate monthly stakeholder reports.

Qualifications

•    Degree with at least 2 years of working experience
•    Prior experience in grant or research administration would be advantageous
•    Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to relate well with people at all levels and good service orientation.
•    Self-starter with good organisational and administrative skills and the ability to multi-task in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
•    Able to work independently, or in a team, with self-awareness in meeting deadlines
•    Good command of written and spoken English language. 

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: Office of the Deputy President(Res&Tech)

Department : Office of the Deputy President(Res&Tech)

Employee Referral Eligible: No

Job requisition ID : 25740