Senior Assistant Manager, Research Management

About the role

The Research Office at the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CoHASS) oversees high-quality internal grant initiatives that address faculty research funding needs, offering seed funding, grant admin support, grant consultancy and workshops on grant writing. The Senior Assistant Manager works closely with CoHASS Research Administration to mobilise resources, support the Associate Dean (Research) with secretariat work and help turn conference and workshop discussions into research, publications and external grant proposals.

Key responsibilities

• Co-lead and oversee end-to-end administration of research grants, including grant call launches, review, approval and account creation.
• Own the internal seed grant schemes (Startup Grants, MOE Tier 1 Seed grants, SSHR 2030 Seed Grant), review processes, recommend improvements and advise School Research Offices.
• Build relationships with PIs and research managers, collect grant data and reports, and act as trusted advisor on complex faculty queries.
• Co-lead research publicity: plan and run initiatives for internal, external and SSHR 2030 grants, oversee College Research Centres, and coordinate event publicity across websites, posters and emailers.
• Co-lead data management and reporting processes and co-supervise research metrics and SSHR 2030 progress.
• Provide administrative leadership to the Associate Dean (Faculty), streamline workflows with School Associate Chairs and lead college-driven programmes.

Required profile

• At least a degree in a relevant field such as business management, project management or finance.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in research development, grant writing, funding strategy or research management, preferably in a university, research institute or R&D environment.
• Familiarity with the Singapore research funding landscape (NRF, MOE, A*STAR) is advantageous.
• Experience with large competitive grant proposals or multi-investigator submissions is an advantage.

Required skills

• Excellent technical writing, analytical, organisational and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong organisational and analytical skills, able to manage multiple deadlines and deliverables.
• Good communication skills and adaptability.
• Proficiency with digital tools for tracking, documentation and collaboration; familiarity with grant management systems is an advantage.