Team Leader, Research Grants and Contracts

**Job no**: 0038360
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**: Full time; Continuing
**Department**:Research, Innovation and Commercialisation
**Salary**:UOM 8 - $110,709 - $119,829 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 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 Team Leader, Research Grants and Contracts, you will be responsible for leading a team as part of the Contract to Output area. You will focus on assisting academics with all aspects of post-award administration of research funding, while working closely with the Team Manager to effectively and sustainably deliver services across the grant life cycle.

You will also liaise with research funders to plan, oversee and develop new workflows of complex tasks and provide high quality advice to stakeholders. In addition, you will also be expected to work on organising seminars, co-ordinating with other areas of University administration, as well as data entry into research management systems.

Responsibilities include:

- Leading a team to support academics with all aspects of post-award administration for research funding
- Negotiation (where necessary) and acceptance of research funding and post-award compliance oversight of grants
- Coordination of communication between research funders and researchers to ensure timely reporting on grant progress and final reports
- Provision of pre-award administrative grant support such as reviewing grant proposals prior to submission

**About You**

You will demonstrate excellent administrative and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks, work to competing deadlines and maintain high level attention to detail. You will also have strong communication skills with experience in maintaining effective stakeholder relationships. Along with your ability to evaluate and interpret complex rules, policies and procedures and thrive in a flexible, changing and fast-paced environment, you demonstrate good judgement and the ability to undertake tasks with mínimal supervision.

You will also have:

- Tertiary qualification with subsequent relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training
- Experience leading, coaching and developing members of a team
- Experience working in a University environment and delivering information sessions/seminars _(desirable) _
- Expert knowledge of research funding and contracting, with a specific knowledge in relation to Australian Research Council funding and contracting _(desirable)_

**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 i