Associate Director (research Grants, Pre-award)

UQ

Toowong, Queensland, Australia
Strategic oversight of pre-award grant development
Support researchers through grant applications
Manage complex grant submission pipelines
Elevate UQ’s research funding success in a senior leadership role, providing strategic oversight of pre-award grant development and positioning researchers for success in major national and international funding schemes

Job Summary

  • Elevate UQ’s research funding success in a senior leadership role, providing strategic oversight of pre-award grant development and positioning researchers for success in major national and international funding schemes.
  • The Associate Director (Research Grants, Pre-Award) plays a key leadership role in advancing the University’s research funding success by overseeing the strategic and operational delivery of pre-award research grant services.
  • This role operates within a high-volume, deadline-driven environment that supports major national and international funding submissions across the University.

Matching Summary

Elevate UQ’s research funding success in a senior leadership role, providing strategic oversight of pre-award grant development and positioning researchers for success in major national and international funding schemes.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Strategic oversight of pre-award grant development
  • Support researchers through grant applications
  • Manage complex grant submission pipelines
  • Expert strategic advice on funding opportunities
  • High-volume, deadline-driven environment

Nice-to-have

  • Work alongside brightest minds
  • Contribute to a better world
  • Equity, diversity, and inclusion

Key Requirements

  • Significant experience in higher education research
  • Strong understanding of research funding landscape
  • Ability to interpret policy and analyse complex information
  • Experienced leader managing high-performing teams
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Unrestricted work rights in Australia

Work Rights

Unrestricted work rights in Australia

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