Grants Officer

Full-time permanent appointment
- Work with internationally recognised researchers
- Attractive salary packaging & superannuation options

**About QIMR Berghofer**:
QIMR Berghofer is a statutory body under the Queensland Institute of Medical Research Act (1945). The mission of QIMR Berghofer is to promote better health through impactful medical research. QIMR Berghofer has a vision to lead the way to significant innovation in health outcomes, nationally and globally. We are committed to supporting ground-breaking research discoveries, achieving sustainability and achieving impact, maintaining an internationally recognised Medical Research Institute within the State of Queensland that is the primary focus of Medical Research within the State. We cooperate with, and where possible assist the work of other medical research institutions within the State and globally.

QIMR Berghofer Values:

- Excellence and Integrity
- Collaboration and Partnership
- Respect and Diversity
- Accountability

The Institute focuses its research within four key Programs:

- Cancer Research
- Infection & Inflammation
- Mental Health & Neuroscience
- Population Health

**About Research Grant Office**:
The Grants Office forms part of Office of the Deputy Director, providing assistance to all QIMR Berghofer researchers at every stage of the grant process, including pre
- and post-award administration, financial management and compliance with funding body requirements.

**Role Purpose / Responsibilities**:
In this role, you will:

- coordinate all aspects of post-award research grant administration including financial management of cost centres
- expenditure statements and reporting
- negotiation of research agreements
- provide information, support or advice to all levels of Institute staff on research grant-related matters.

In addition, you will also assist researchers and the research development team to attract competitive grant funding within Australia and overseas, and develop and advertise grant funding opportunities to QIMR Berghofer's researchers.

**About you**:
To be successful, you will have tertiary qualifications in accounting or equivalent financial experience and experience in the administration of research grants including budgeting, cost accounting, and preparation of management reports and financial statements.

Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage conflicting demands and multiple priorities and problem solving skills is essential as is highly developed communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to interact easily with all levels of staff. Experience managing research agreements will be highly regarded.

**Remuneration**:Salary range is $95,486 to $103,882 p.a. plus super, plus salary packaging. This is a permanent, full-time appointment.

**Closing Date**:11 August 2023

**What we offer**:

- Salary Packaging
- Bonus Superannuation
- State-of-the-art facilities
- Stimulating work setting focussed on cutting edge medical research
- Supportive/collaborative team environment
- Paid Parental Leave