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Through supporting data-driven research, it aims to drive scientific excellence, strengthen national research innovation capabilities and competitiveness, as well as create impactful solutions. The Office operates under the purview of NRF, and is administratively hosted in A*STAR.\nThe RIE TRUST Office will coordinate and implement the RIE Data System, comprising harmonised data governance frameworks and interoperable data infrastructures to enable data research. The Office draws on learnings from ongoing efforts in the Human Health and Potential (HHP) domain and is extending to support other RIE domains such as Urban Solutions & Sustainability.\nRIE TRUST Office Partnerships is responsible for \nAssessing potential partners' capabilities and relevance that will advance RTO’s work to enable data analytics for the RIE ecosystem.\nDeveloping and managing strategic partnerships as well as key partnership accounts with external stakeholders (e.g. public sector entities, private companies and international institutions)\nOversee and project manage key multi-party collaborative initiatives, ensuring agreed deliverables is achieved for all parties.\nSpecifically, this role will focus on\nIdentifying, cultivating and managing new partnerships with public research organisations, public and private sectors. This involves researching potential partners, assessing alignment with RIE priorities, domain partners' priorities, TRUST’s framework and developing partnership strategies that create mutual value.\nOverseeing and prioritising inter-team and external-facing partnerships, working collaboratively with RTO implementation teams to ensure successful partnership outcomes.\nWorking closely with Contracts team in the process of stakeholder engagements to ensure proposed partnership arrangements are legally feasible and structured in accordance to TRUST Framework.\nWorking alongside Comms team in planning and executing engagement activities such as conferences, workshops and networking events, that strengthen partnerships and advance shared objectives.\nProviding secretariat support for RTO-related meetings e.g. cross teams and steering committee. \nJob requirements\nMinimum BSc in sciences, data, business, marketing or related discipline; and preferably at least 3-5 years of relevant experience in R&D/business development/partnership management/science/data\nStrong communication (oral and written) and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders at all organisational levels\nExcellent project management capabilities and negotiation skills with experience coordinating complex initiatives involving multiple parties\nStrategic thinker, ability to multi-task, proven problem-solving skills and resourceful individual who can work independently in a fast-paced environment.\nVersatile in working independently as well as an effective team player\nCandidates with work experience on any of the following areas will be considered favourably:Prior experience working in data-related partnerships management and business development in the public research ecosystem;\nKnowledge of basic contract law and agreement structures is advantageous.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3362,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-25T18:38:00Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":32,"reasons":["conf:9","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-26T03:43:20Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/astar-managersenior-manager-partnerships","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/astar-managersenior-manager-partnerships.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-26T03:43:20Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3982,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":1018,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-27T00:00:00Z"}}}