Associate Director (research Grants, Pre-award)

Yukoneq

Toowong, Queensland, Australia
Strategic oversight of pre-award grants
Research funding landscape expertise
Interpreting policy and complex information
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 grants
  • Research funding landscape expertise
  • Interpreting policy and complex information
  • Managing high-performing teams
  • Client-focused research support services

Nice-to-have

  • Collaborative work across complex organization
  • Contributing to a better world
  • Fostering inclusive and accessible recruitment

Key Requirements

  • Significant experience in higher education research
  • Strong understanding of research funding landscape
  • Ability to interpret policy and analyze complex information
  • Experienced leader with team management skills
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
  • Unrestricted work rights in Australia

Work Rights

Unrestricted work rights in Australia

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