Research Administration Officer

Summary

Full-Time, 12-Month Contract

At the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), we are committed to achieving innovative, ground-breaking health and medical research that fundamentally improves the quality of life for all people.

The ROSA Research Centre is seeking a highly motivated Research Administration Officer to join their team, providing high-level administrative and research support to the ROSA Director, Associate Director and broader research team. The Research Administration Officer will support the team with meeting coordination, maintaining up-to-date records of ROSA administrative needs and research outputs and general administrative tasks to enhance communication and efficiency across projects.

About the role

Key responsibilities include:

- Schedule and coordinate ROSA Advisory Committee and other governance committee/project-specific meetings, minutes, and action items.
- Maintaining relationships and coordination with local aged care assessment sites and teams for the delivery of necessary documentation for ROSA.
- Provide general research administration support for research team. This includes team meetings (e.g., book meetings/rooms, schedule invites, agendas), finance (e.g., prepare expense reports, submit invoices, schedule payments), and IT matters (e.g., order new software/computers for the team).
- Assistance in the development and implementation of ROSA-related communications and materials (e.g., newsletters, reports, infographics) both internally and externally.
- General support for the consumer and industry engagement of ROSA activities. This includes organising/setting up meetings, providing required documentation (e.g., agendas, minutes), assistance with presentation preparation, processing Consumer representative claims.
- Provide support to the ROSA Director/Associate Director in drafting reports to funders and other research administrative requirements.
- Manage the ROSA team’s ongoing projects, grants, and documentation in various platforms, including in-house documentation, NHMRC/SAPPHIRE and PURE.
- Support with the submission and dissemination of ROSA outputs including scientific publications, including coordinating the submission of manuscripts and reports as needed from the ROSA Director/Associate Director.

About You
- Degree qualification in a relevant field with relevant experience.
- Honours qualification is desirable.
- Meticulous attention to detail; methodical with excellent record keeping skills.
- Demonstrated experience in providing high level support to research projects and research staff/teams.
- Highly motivated and can prioritise workload and to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work independently, seeking support when necessary to complete the task.
- Ability to work in a team, establish positive relationships and rapport effectively.
- Advanced proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite of products.
- High level written and verbal communication skills.
- Sound time management skills.

Special Requirements
- Some out of hours’ work may be required.

As a not-for-profit organisation, SAHMRI employees can access salary packaging options up to $15,900. Salary packaging lets you pay for things like the everyday costs of living with money from your salary before tax. This reduces your taxable income, meaning you could pay less tax and take home more of what you earn. For more information on salary packaging please see the Maxxia website.

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Applications close: Wednesday 30th April 2025

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