Senior Manager, Office of Research

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Singapore Management University is a place where high-level professionalism blends together with a healthy informality. The 'family-like' atmosphere among the SMU community fosters a culture where employees work, plan, organise and play together building a strong collegiality and morale within the university.

Our commitment to attract and retain talent is ongoing. We offer attractive benefits and welfare, competitive compensation packages, and generous professional development opportunities all to meet the work-life needs of our staff. No wonder, then, that SMU continues to be given numerous awards and recognition for its human resource excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• External Grants Administration
• During the pre-award stage: Assist grant applicants who are interested in applying for research grants, and review research grant applications so as to ensure that the applications meet the funding agencies' requirements.
• During the post-award stage: Review progress reports and grant variations prepared by grant awardees for onward submission to funding agencies. This includes advice on justifications for grant variations, checks for accuracy, consistency, and completeness for the various reports to be submitted to the funding agencies.
• Research Contracting
• Review RCAs together with internal stakeholders to ensure that terms are aligned with the university's positions for research collaboration agreements and the university's interests, while escalating non-standard clauses to management for discussion and approval.
• Negotiate RCAs with external research partners together with internal stakeholders.
• Multi-disciplinary And Knowledge Exchange Research X (MAKER-X) engagements
• Support the planning and logistics for MAKER-X engagements.
• Executing the engagements and post-workshop follow-ups according to the approved agenda, which include performing any secretariat duties and regular reporting to management on outcomes from each engagement.
• Execute thematic research grant calls and review process for research collaborations with strategic research partners.
• Planning & Policy
• Support SMU university level research meetings by providing secretariat support, preparing meeting materials and monitoring and following up from meeting discussions.
• Articulate SMU research activities and performance of SMU in research in reports to SMU senior management and external stakeholders such as MOE.
• Review or draft university level research policies and attend to ad hoc policy related queries with regard to Research Data Management.
• Any other matters in other ORe functions where assistance is required.

• At least a Bachelor's Degree in any major.
• Minimum 7 or more years of working experience is preferred.
• Experience in research and grant management, and report writing will be highly advantageous.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and ability to influence and communicate effectively with external stakeholders, faculty and senior management.
• Pro-active, independent and resourceful with strong decision-making skills and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Meticulous, attention to detail, and exercise care in delivering quality work.
• Resourceful and responsible.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proficient in the use of online meeting platforms for virtual meetings such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

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Candidates who do not possess the stipulated qualifications but have relevant work experience may still apply. Remuneration and appointment terms shall commensurate with qualifications and experience. SMU reserves the right to modify the appointment terms where necessary.