Grants Officer

**Job no**: 0038366
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full time; Continuing
**Department**:Research, Innovation and Commercialisation
**Salary**:UOM 6 - $89,182 - $96,563 p.a. plus 17% super (pro rata for part-time)

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 (RIC)**

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.

Research Grant and Contract Services (RGCS) within RIC supports the submission of grant proposals (Idea to Proposal) and the post-award administration (Contract to Output) for a wide range of Australian and international research funders.

**About the Role**

As the Research Grants Officer, you will report either into the Idea to Proposal area or into the Contract to Output area of RGCS and will be expected to work flexibly across these areas. In the Idea to Proposal area, you will focus on supporting academics to submit high quality grant proposals to a range of domestic and international research funding schemes. In the Contract to Output area, you will focus on assisting academics with all aspects of post-award administration of research funding.

This Position will focus predominately on the Idea to Proposal area.

Responsibilities include:

- Provision of pre
- and post-award administrative grant support such as reviewing grant proposals
- Contribute to pre-award planning and preparation including the review, submission and acceptance of grants
- Negotiation and acceptance of research funding and post-award compliance oversight of grants
- Coordinating communication between research funders and researchers

**About You**

Along with your good judgement, initiative and ability to undertake tasks with minimum supervision, you will be passionate about delivering exceptional service with a proven record of influencing and engaging others. You will also remain flexible in your approach to work and be 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 have excellent administrative and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks, and work to competing deadlines whilst maintaining high level attention to detail.

You will also have:

- A tertiary qualification with subsequent relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training
- Strong communication skills with experience in maintaining effective stakeholder relationships
- Demonstrated capacity to evaluate and interpret complex rules, policies and procedures

**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

**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**
- Tertiary qualification with subsequent relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training
- Demonstrated capacity to evaluate and interpret complex rules, policies and procedures

**Applications close**: 28 AUG