Grants Management:
- Funding source information dissemination.
- Assistance with proposal development and ensuring compliance to funding agency requirements.
- Grants pre-submission oversight and internal pre-screening of research proposals.
- Grant management, both pre and post award, and grant reporting.
- Monitoring timely submission of scientific and financial reports.
Research Administration:
- Coordinate obtaining statutory clearances for research projects.
- Liaise with the researchers and administration to ensure timely implementation of research activities.
- Provide executive and administrative support to all research and development activities of the Centre.
Scientific Assessments and Collaborations:
- Coordinate internal and external research assessment exercises, research capacity building programs as well as national / international research collaborations.
- Coordination with MoUs / agreements for collaborations.
Intellectual Property Management and Technology Transfer:
- Liaise with attorneys / patent agents and researchers for protection of intellectual property of the Centre.
- Coordinate technology transfer exercises and administration of suitable agreements and contracts for technology licensing.
Financial Management:
- Monitor timely expenditure on grants.
Scientific Meetings:
- Conduct Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) meeting and preparation of SAC report of the Centre, and large / multi-institutional grants.
- Preparation of presentations for stakeholder / review meetings and coordination.
Other Activities:
- Preparation and submission of ad-hoc reports to the funding agencies and collation of annual report of the Centre.
- Any other activity assigned.