Research Grants Officer

**Research Grants Officer (International)**:
**Position no**:0038353
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full-time; Continuing
**Department**:Research, Innovation and Commercialisation
**Salary**:UOM 6 - $96,459 - $104,413 p.a. plus 17% super
- **Support academics in interpreting the terms of funding agreements and requirements of grant policy**:

- **Engage with funders and stakeholders to shape impactful research.**:

- **Brilliant benefits and a flexible hybrid work environment**

**About the Role**
The Research Grants Officer will support academics in post-award administration in the Contract to Output area. The role will involve entering into agreements to manage incoming international grant funding, ensuring compliance with guidelines, and liaising with research funders. Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work flexibly across different teams will be key to success in this role.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Offering post-award administrative support, negotiating research agreements, and ensuring compliance with grant conditions in cooperation with stakeholders, and coordinating communication between researchers and funders.
- Maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, providing advice to researchers, assisting with reporting to senior management, and supporting training, seminars, and data entry for research management.

**Who we are looking for**

You will have excellent administrative and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines while maintaining attention to detail. You will demonstrate strong communication skills, building effective stakeholder relationships, show initiative and good judgement, and thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment.

You will also have:

- Tertiary qualifications with relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and/or training.
- Proven ability to evaluate and interpret complex agreements, rules, policies, and procedures.
- Experience in a University environment and delivering information sessions or seminars.
- Previous legal experience, including contractual negotiations and drafting, with familiarity in handling US federal or international grants such as the Wellcome Trust.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements please refer to the attached PD.

**Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.**This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

**Your new team - Research, Innovation and Commercialisation (RIC)**
Research, Innovation and Commercialisation (RIC) is the central facilitator of research funding in the University, taking advantage of the full diversity of research funding opportunities. RIC is a specialist team dedicated to enabling the University's research and enterprise mission working closely with our academics, professional colleagues, industry partners, funding agencies 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.

**What we offer you**
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services, and discounts on graduate courses. For more information check out our benefits page

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- **Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience**

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