We are recruiting a Assistant Director / Senior Assistant Director to join its multistakeholder team to manage and support the execution of A*STAR's Strategic Research and Translational Thrust (SRTT) as part of Central Initiative Directorate (CID). The SRTT are major strategic programmes in priority areas identified by A*STAR for long-term investment to pre-position A*STAR for advancement in emerging scientific domains.

The key job responsibilities of the Senior Manager/ Assistant Director / Senior Assistant Director for SRTT CID include the following:

• Work with the Executive Director, Research Office (RO) and Deputy Director, SRTT CID to manage the A*STAR SRTT initiative at the portfolio and programme level.
• Drive data analytics and dashboarding of SRTT programmes.
• Building excellence in grants management through the development, refinement and implementation of best practices, within A*STAR.
• Executing policies and processes pertaining to the administration of the funding initiative
• Regularly reviewing progress of awarded grants to ensure that KPIs, milestones and budget utilisation is on track.
• Support CID in engagements with SRTT Programme Managers and relevant research support teams to enable smooth SRTT execution, including monitoring and audit of budget utilization.
• Assist the Central Initiative Directorate to administer the internal A*STAR funding initiatives led by the Research Office.
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders in closely monitoring SRTT programmes and facilitate timely check-ins for the periodic milestone reviews.
• Secretariat duties for SRTT including and not limited to convening of evaluation panels and engagement of stakeholders and serving as liaison to internal applicants on matters relating to SRTT.
• Ad hoc support as required

Job Requirements:

• Degree with good knowledge of STEM discipline.
• Minimally 10 years of relevant work experience.
• 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.
• PMP certification is highly recommended.
• Experience and/or keen interest in work related to governance and policy, especially in the research & development sector.
• Keen interest in cutting edge science & technology.
• Strong problem solving, analytical and systems thinking abilities.
• Experience in data analytics and visualisation tools (R/Python/Tableau/PowerBI) will be an advantage.
• Resourceful and independent

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.