Senior Manager/Assistant Director, Grant Process #grant #claims #finance

Are you passionate about enhancing workers employment and employability Can you connect workers with employers through job-matching, career guidance, and skills upgrading Ready to collaborate on recruitment, training, and job redesign to support nationwide skills development

If your answers are yes, we want you to join us and make a significant impact on the employment and employability landscape today!

We are seeking a highly effective Senior Manager/Assistant Director to join our Grant Process Team in our department dedicated to employment and employability!

In this role, you will support NTUC's sub-department. You will be the subject matter expert for grants and ensure compliance and accountability in grant administration. You will need to build a good rapport with internal and external stakeholders to achieve organizational objectives and deliver good client experience. A suitable candidate may deputize the Team Lead.

Job Responsibilities

1. Manage a team to oversee the day-to-day administration of grant processing matters, including the review and approval of applications and claims.
2. Engage, influence, and communicate with stakeholders on policies and procedures to ensure good governance and consistency in grant administration activities.
3. Responsible for effective and efficient SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures), be actively involved in the implementation and undertake improvements or updates to the SOPs.
4. Drive system implementations, from needs assessment to rollout, training, and optimization. Be a champion in AI adoption.
5. Direct audit processes, from preparation and internal reviews to external examinations, ensuring financial accuracy, regulatory adherence, and continuous improvement.
6. Provide consultation and advice to team members in executing policies, system processes and ensure smooth & efficient daily operations and accurate data records.
7. Track, analyze and report processing data to Team Lead and senior management, including preparing monthly Ops reports, processing targets and other reports. Handle audit activities as and when required.
8. Handle administrative duties, and undertake ad-hoc assignments to events/ projects assigned by management or HR.

Job Requirements

• Qualifications in Business Administration/Management, Accounting, Data Science or other relevant disciplines
• At least 8 years in grants management/administration or experience in conducting audit, evaluation and/or claims related work
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong problem solving, analytical and systems thinking abilities required
• Good communication skills (written, spoken and presentation) and detail-oriented
• Good team player with a strong sense of responsibility and initiative

Working Location: Jurong East, Devan Nair Institute

Designation and salary will be commensurate with experience.

We will only contact shortlisted candidates.