Assistant Manager/manager, Erfp Research Management - Singapore - Nanyang Technological University

Nanyang Technological University

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Singapore

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Wei Jie

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Description

ABOUT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION (NIE)

The National Institute of Education (NIE), Singapore, is Singapore's national teacher education institute and we are proud to be an integral part of the nation's education service. We play a key role in the preparation of teachers and in the provision of teacher professional and school leadership development programmes.

We are committed to our vision of being An Institute of Distinction:
Leading the Future of Education and our mission to Inspire Learning, Transform Teaching and Advance Research. Read more about
NIE- here
- .Education Research Funding Programme Office

This is a 1 year contract post and may be renewed depending on the individual's performance and Institute's needs.

Responsibilities:

Manage and ensure research grant administration policies, guidelines and terms and conditions are in accordance with the research grant funding agencies' and institute's regulations.
Coordinate and support postaward research grant processes such as project fund virement, budgeting, cashflow planning, monitoring and analysis of the budget for ERFP competitive research grant funding.
Coordinate and support postaward research grant processes including project amendments, data collection requests, project progress and final reports.
Monitoring of funds approved for each research grant funding and the tranche and maintain project financial database and records.
Draft and review research grant administration guidelines and documents.
Initiate improvements to existing processes and ensure SOPs are updated timely.
Organise and manage events by the office.
Manage and maintain unit's website, project databases, records and documents.
Support the unit on finance and admin operations.
Coordinate and support the administration of preaward research grant processes from grant call opening till approval.
Perform administrative, budgetary and compliance checks and liaise with various units and departments.
Advise research teams on pre to post research grant processes and guidelines, human resource and financial administration guidelines.
Coordinate with IT department on system testing.
Liaise with stakeholders, external parties and auditors.
Assist in organizing, facilitating, providing support and recording of minutes for meetings.
Support the unit in drafting of policy papers, collate KPIs and generate reports for management and stakeholders.
Assist with any other duties as and when assigned.

Requirements:

A University degree
Preferably with 3 to 5 years of working experience in research grant and/or project management in an educational institution
Preferably with financial and data analysis and/or accounting experience
Possess excellent writing and interpersonal skills
Able to communicate professionally and work with faculty and staff across various administrative units.
Strong numerical skills and meticulous with good analytical skills
Strong planning and organizational skills
Able to maintain high standards of confidentiality of sensitive materials
Able to monitor compliance in policies and uphold governance of policies
Strong team player with the ability to work independently under pressure and highly adaptable
Able to learn fast, multitask and work within tight timelinesClosing Date

23 June 2023

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Hiring Institution:

NIE