Grants Officer

Job no: 0058988
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full time; Continuing
Department/School: Research, Innovation and Commercialisation
Salary: UOM 5 – $76,886 – $88,312 p.a. plus 17% super 

The University of Melbourne would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campuses are situated, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung Peoples, the Yorta Yorta Nation, the Dja Dja Wurrung People. We acknowledge that the land on which we meet and learn was the place of age-old ceremonies, of celebration, initiation and renewal, and that the local Aboriginal Peoples have had and continue to have a unique role in the life of these lands. 

About Research, Innovation and Commercialisation
Research, Innovation and Commercialisation (RIC) is a specialist team dedicated to enabling the University's research and innovation mission working closely with our academic and professional colleagues, industry partners, funding and government agencies.  We have a passion to see our academics and their collaboration partners succeed, achieve research excellence and translate their discoveries into real-world innovation and impact.  RIC operates University-wide across all ten Academic Divisions and Chancellery.
 
About the Role
As a Grants Officer, you will be responsible for providing administrative support to assist researchers and the University in meeting their obligations to research funders and partner organizations. This position will primarily report to the Contract to Output area where you will be responsible for delivering post-award administration of research funding to academic staff. Reporting to a Senior Research Grants Officer, you will coordinate communication between research funders and researchers to ensure timely reporting on the grant process.  

Responsibilities include: 

• Provision of post-award administrative support for funded research, taking responsibility for high quality outcomes to stakeholders. 
• Negotiation (where necessary) and acceptance of research funding and post-award compliance oversight of grants in cooperation with Academic Divisions, COO Portfolio), Chancellery, external research partners and external funding agencies  
• Provide high quality, impactful advice and information to academic researchers and Faculty research administrators.
   

About You
To be successful in this role, you must be passionate about exceptional service delivery with a proven record of influencing and engaging others. You must also be prepared to be flexible in your approach to work and able to work in a wide range of team environments. Your strong customer-centric focus will ensure you build and maintain strong working relationships. 

You will also have: 

• Tertiary qualification with subsequent relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training. 
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills with demonstrated ability to prioritise tasks, work to competing deadlines whilst maintaining a high level of attention to detail 
• Demonstrated capacity to evaluate and interpret complex rules, policies and procedures 

Please note: To be considered for this role you must have current valid work rights for Australia. 

About the University
The University of Melbourne is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement. 

Benefits of Working with Us
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits: 

• Flexible working arrangements, generous personal, parental and cultural leave 
• Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading 
• Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs 
• Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club 
• Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families 

To find out more, visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits . 

Be Yourself
We value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and encourage and celebrate diversity.  First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, females, people of all ages, with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live. 

Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining your interest and experience.  Please note that you are not required to provide responses against the selection criteria in the Position Description. 

We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected] . 

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