Total 9 workforce administration job vacancies in singapore central singapore

The School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (EEE) invites applications for the position of Project Officer. 

The Project Officer will provide support to i-Lab in various areas, including equipment procurement, personnel management, website maintenance, and media outreach. The successful candidate will receive a 1-year contract with the possibility of long-term renewal.

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitating equipment procurement, personnel recruitment and onboarding, and travel arrangements.

• Overseeing the management of research accounts.

• Maintaining and updating the laboratory website and LinkedIn page.

• Conducting English proofreading of scientific documents to ensure accuracy and clarity.

• Providing general administrative support, such as organizing meetings, managing correspondence, and assisting with other ad hoc tasks as required, to contribute to the smooth functioning of i-Lab operations and foster a collaborative and efficient work environment.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Science

• Excellent social and teamwork skills

• Strong organizational skills

• Excellent writing skills and proficiency in English

• Previous administrative experience is advantageous

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

NTU Singapore is a research-intensive public University founded on science and technology, nurturing leaders and creating societal impact through interdisciplinary education and research. Over the years, NTU has achieved worldwide acclaim for its research output, innovation, and teaching excellence. As a key office anchored in the vibrant research culture and environment within NTU, we are seeking a Senior Executive Officer in Research Grant Administration to bolster the collective effort to consolidate and further advance NTU’s research standing and capabilities. He/she will support NTU faculty so that they can conduct their research effectively with compliance to regulations governing research fund management.

You will support in the administration of research grants and other research-related matters handled by the NTU Research Support Office. This includes coordination of grant calls with the Colleges and Schools in the University, assisting researchers and faculty in their grant submission and grant post award activities like reporting submissions, assisting researchers to understand grant agencies’ guidelines and coordination of review panel meetings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administrative support for various NRF grants

• Support in NRF grant calls including drafting of grant call announcement faculty, advising PIs and school administrators on funding guidelines, work processes and grant call opportunities

• Provide guidance to faculty and school administrators to better understand the grant requirements through checklists or guide or standardized forms

• Facilitate on the budget scrubbing process prior to the award of the project

• Coordinate internal review panel meeting to shortlist proposals, when required

• Assist awarded PIs with their letters of acceptence and facilitating research account opening

• Support the team to manage post award requests from faculty for their research grants (i.e. variation requests, report submissions), in accordance to the T&Cs of the research grants awarded)

• Provide support and guidance for RISE (Research Information System)

• Support in preparation of reports and statistical data

• Involve in any ad-hoc initiatives undertaken by the Office

Requirements:

• A Bachelor/Honours degree from recognised university with at least 1 to 2 years’ relevant work experience

• Preference will be given to candidates who have held administrative positions in a central office within a large organization and has a flair for communicating complex concepts via infographics or other visual means.

• Has high competency in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and others)

• Possess excellent writing, communication and interpersonal skills

• Excellent organizational, time management and planning skills

• Highly motivated individual with strong analytic skills, a keen eye for details, can multi-task and work independently and is a fast learner. 

Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI) is one of the top communication schools in the world, ranking 6th on this year Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings. The Research Office is established to support all research works at WKWSCI.

Being part of the Research Office at WKWSCI, this position supports the grant administration function in advising and assisting faculty and research staff members in all aspects of internally funded research projects and other scholarly research activities.

Responsibilities:

Research Grant Administration:

• Provides effective administration of research grant call applications and management of awarded grants

• Assumes the role as SAP Concur reviewer and first-level approver and work with the Finance department to provide the fastest and smoothest approver flow.

Communication of Research Information

• Creates weekly research e-newsletter to communicate information on internal and external grant calls to faculty and research staff members.

• Develops content for the school’s website for research grants, projects and achievements.

• Develops Research-related publications (Research Brochures /Pamphlets)

• Assists with the organisation of the monthly WKWSCI Speaker Series (Research Talks).

Monitoring Research Budgets and Assets

• Monitor budgets and expenditures relating to research grants

• Monitor deadlines for the submission of expenditure reports as well as progress and final reports

Requirements:

• A degree holder from a recognised university

• Proven administrative skills including the ability to handle data with accuracy.

• Excellent reporting with some finance working knowledge would be essential.

• Preferably 2 to 3 years of relevant work experience. Prior working experience in an academic institution will be an advantage.

• Sound interpersonal, communication and analytical skills

• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, word)

• Ability to do content management and creation of information on research (Website, social media and newsletters)

• Positive attitude with strong desire to learn new skillsets

To provide planning and administrative support for Postgraduate programmes to enable operations and services are delivered to meet the needs of various stakeholders (eg. instructors, students, etc…).

Responsibilities

• Course management: Plan, manage and administer courses (including preparatory courses) involving schedules, course registration, fees payment, venues, case studies, evaluations, certificates and related logistics.
• Faculty management: Manage and handle faculty appointment, approvals, agreements, payments and faculty's requests.
• Exam management: Responsible for the exam process involving preparation of exam package, printing of exam scripts, marks entry, moderation, mark lists and related activities.
• Student management: Build good relationship with students and attend to their requests on programme related matters.
• Class administration: Provide administrative and logistics support to weekday and weekend face-to-face classes. To setup, manage and support hybrid and online classes.
• Office Administration: Support overall management of programme on invoice payment, track budget and expenditures, collate statistics for school accreditation (eg. EQUIS & AACSB) and information required by other departments.
• Other duties and activities to support programme operations and overseas study segment.

Requirements

• Diploma or Degree
• At least three years’ experience in education industry is preferred.
• Knowledge of Microsoft office – Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
• Meticulous with an eye for details.
• Possess initiative, able to work independently with minimal supervision and as a team player.
• Excellent customer service skills and enjoy working with people.
• Ability to multi-task, prioritise and handle operations in a timely manner.
• Have strong planning, administrative and organisational skills.
• Good communication and writing skills with ability to communicate and interact well with diverse stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Excel is preferred.

Established in 1981, the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) https://www.ntu.edu.sg/eee is one of the founding Schools of the Nanyang Technological University. Built on a culture of excellence, the School is renowned for its high academic standards and research. It is one of the largest EEE schools in the world, with more than 130 faculty members and an enrolment of more than 4,000, of which about 1,000 are graduate students.

We invite applications for the position of Assistant Manager, Student Administration. The incumbent shall support admission as well as student life initiatives and activities to enhance student’s learning experience for MSc programmes.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Admissions Management and support: Managing the admissions process, including receiving and reviewing applications, verifying documentation, and evaluating eligibility criteria.

• Student Support: Providing ongoing support to current students, addressing their concerns, answering questions, and connecting them with appropriate resources and support services.

• Student Orientation: Planning and organizing orientation programs to familiarize new students with the campus, facilities, academic policies, and support services available to them.

• Collaboration: Collaborating with other departments, such as academic affairs and student services, to ensure effective communication and support for students.

• Reporting: Generating reports and providing data analysis related to admissions and student support activities.

Requirements:

• At least a good bachelor’s degree from a recognized Institute of Higher Learning.

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in student life and support.

• Possess strong communication skills and problem solving skills with good time management.

• Able to handle stress and passionate in assisting students.

• Detail-oriented.

• IT savvy and proficient in MS Office applications (mainly word, excel, PowerPoint).

• Data analytic skills and experience will be an advantage.

• Possess a “can-do” attitude, ability to work fast and smart independently.

• A team player with strong interpersonal skills, able to work collaboratively.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The Nanyang Centre for Public Administration (NCPA) at the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore invites applications for Research Associate.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Director of NCPA (Prof Liu Hong) and other research staff at NCPA, as well as the School of Social Sciences

• Coordinate NCPA's research activities within NTU (including the Lien Ying Chow Legacy Fellowship Programme) and with external partners

Job Requirements:

• Master's degree in one of the relevant fields of public administration, public policy, Asian Studies, political science, and international political economy from a reputed university

• At least three years of relevant experience

• Ability to work collaboratively with team members is particularly welcome

• Strong background and demonstrated experience in research, field work, data collection and analysis, and publication

• Demonstrated experience using both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies would be preferred

Applicants must state their work plan and demonstrate how their expertise relates to the research programmes and provide cover letter, CV and one writing sample.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The Nanyang Centre for Public Administration (NCPA) at the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore invites applications for Research Associate.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with Director of NCPA (Prof Liu Hong) and other research staff at NCPA, as well as the School of Social Sciences

• Coordinate NCPA's research activities within NTU (including the Lien Ying Chow Legacy Fellowship Programme) and with external partners

Job Requirements:

• Master's degree in one of the relevant fields of public administration, public policy, Asian Studies, political science, and international political economy from a reputed university

• At least three years of relevant experience

• Ability to work collaboratively with team members is particularly welcome

• Strong background and demonstrated experience in research, field work, data collection and analysis, and publication

• Demonstrated experience using both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies would be preferred

Applicants must state their work plan and demonstrate how their expertise relates to the research programmes and provide cover letter, CV and one writing sample.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The incumbent for this position will be the key administrator for the MSc Mechanical Engineering programme in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The incumbent will also assist with other functional tasks for the Graduate Studies Office, as required.

Job Description

• Administrate all processes from admissions to matriculation, coursework and graduation pertaining to the assigned MSc programme.

• Manage and attend to administrative processes pertaining to MSc dissertation submission and examination.

• Attend to procurement requests and work requests for the Graduate Studies Office.

• Contribute to and support events organized by the Graduate Studies Office such as Orientation and Welcome sessions, Workshops, Alumni networking event, Industry Seminar series, Graduation Dinner, Programme Retreat, and any Overseas Outreach trips.

• Attend to enquiries by prospective students, current students, and faculty.

• Facilitate preparation of data and statistics as and when required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or Diploma with 3-5 years of relevant work experience, preferably in student administration services

• Effective communication and organisational skills

• Event planning and management

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Detail-oriented

• Good interpersonal skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Responsibilities:

1) To manage and to provide administrative support in postgraduate research programmes

• Administrative support to scholarship, applications, admissions, reports, statistics, and research attachment.

• To provide guidance to faculty and students whenever required for postgraduate programme document submission such as PhD and MEng.

• Equipped with a good knowledge and understanding on administrative process, faculty and students are able to prepare the programme documents independently.

• To liaise with ACR and OA on various administrative process.

• Ensure that the Oral Exam and QE documents are submitted to OA without delay and on or before deadline.

• Provide assistance to faculty and students in postgraduate programme process and flow. This helps to ensure that the documents are submitted within schedule without the delay and queries from OA and scholarship agency.

2) Adoption of technologies to improve operational efficiency

• Implement a digitalized system to keep the information of supervisors and students. Ease of the documents retrieval whenever required and minimize human error.

• Enhance the level of automation in various procedures related to postgraduate programmes.

3) To resolve outstanding issues

• Problem investigation and to arrive at solutions to resolve the various issues and appeal cases.

• To preempt the potential problems that could arise from disputes.

• To ensure faculty follow policy and procedures of school and university.

4) To provide the documents to OA, CoE, and various departments

• To analyse the various statistical data related to admissions and to implement an efficient approach to derive the statistics.

• To review applications and admission to support the School in research strategic planning.

5) Supervisory and delegating

• Oversee functions and responsibilities of support staff; Allocate tasks to appropriate staff with the right skills; Brief and monitor progress of delegated tasks.

• Ensure that tasks are completed satisfactorily and efficiently within allocated time frame.

• Coach new skills to the support staff to cope with the changes.

• Continue to improve the current administrative process.

6) Reimbursement of claims

• Liaise with finance and supervisors on the complexity of the claims.

• Coach support staff on handling the different requirements of claims related to conferences and research attachment.

7) New faculty support

• Assist the new faculty onboard our School in postgraduate programmes.

Requirements:

• Degree in any discipline

• Candidates who have held administrative positions in a central office within a large organisation would be preferred

• At least 3 years of relevant working experience

• Knowledge of contract management and financial management

• Proficient in MS Office applications

• Able to handle database/administrative systems

• Good working attitude, communication and management skills

• Ability to multi-task and work independently with staff and faculty at all levels

• Meticulous and analytical

• Think long-term with eye for details

• Responsible, resourceful, self-motivated and eager to resolve issues on a timely manner

• Be creative and improvise new ideas to improve the current administrative process

• Able to work independently with minimal supervision; shows great initiative