Senior Assistant Manager, G&A (Division of Community Outreach & Philanthropy)

About Us

The National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) is a leading national and regional tertiary cancer centre, attending to the majority of cancer cases in Singapore's public healthcare sector. We offer world class oncology care by having the best talent give the best care, lead the best clinical and translational research and grow the best educational efforts to improve cancer outcomes.

About the Role

The Senior Assistant Manager, Governance & Administration plays a key role in ensuring strong governance and effective administration of the NCCS Cancer Fund and NCC Research Fund. The incumbent serves as Secretariat to both funds and their respective committees and advisory panels, while executing grant administration processes to ensure that donor funds are handled responsibly in accordance with governance requirements.

Working closely with the Board & Senior Management as well as internal stakeholders, the role supports the effective stewardship of philanthropic funds and contributes to advancing NCCS's mission in cancer care, research & education.

This role reports to the Senior Assistant Director of Governance & Administration within the Division of Community Outreach & Philanthropy.

Some of the Key Responsibilities Include

• Provide secretariat support to the Board of Trustees (NCC Research Fund), Institution Fund Committee (NCCS Cancer Fund), advisory panels, and related meetings.  This includes preparing meeting documents, recording accurate minutes, and following up on matters arising

• Track and manage governance compliance matters, including the IPC status of the NCC Research Fund, appointment terms for Board and Committee members, and annual Conflict of Interest declarations

• Collate responses for the Governance Evaluation Checklist and Status Report for annual submission

• Liaise with SingHealth Fund on matters relating to NCCS Cancer Fund, including charity governance

• Support the day-to-day operations of the Charity Funds as required

• Collate annual budget requests from respective departments and seek Board/Committee approval ahead of each financial year

• Facilitate and follow up on financial matters arising from Finance and Audit & Risk Committee meetings for both Funds

• Support and strengthen internal control processes in the management of the Charity Funds

• Conduct regular donation reconciliation checks, identifying and resolving discrepancies in close coordination with the NCCS Finance Department and Fundraising team

• Assist with grant-related matters and provide cover for grant management staff, including grant calls, review, award issuance, fund disbursement, and progress tracking for Oncology ACP awards via Duke-NUS

• Provide overall general office administrative support to the Division

Job Requirements

• Degree in Business Administration, Accountancy, Finance or related fields

• At least 4 years of relevant working experience in administration, finance/accounting, or governance-related roles

• Prior experience with Grant-making for either Government Grants or Philanthropic Grants will be an added advantage

• Prior management experience will be an added advantage

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint, and digital workflow platforms

• Strong communication, organisational, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism