Associate Director, Research Funding and Operations - [Archived Advertisement]

About the job

Swinburne University of Technology has an ambitious goal of growth in research performance and impact, as set out in its 2020 Research and Innovation Strategy. As part of this agenda, the university has plans to double its research income by 2020. In order to support these objectives, Swinburne seeks an experienced research management professional to drive and support operational performance in research funding and contracts administration. As our Associate Director, Research Funding and Operations, you will lead a team of research management professionals (~4-6FTE) that support our three Faculties. With your natural affinity for collaboration, you will build relationships with research sponsors and internal stakeholders to oversee all pre-award and post-award grants management and contract administration within Swinburne Research.

To be successful in the role, you will have:

• Relevant qualifications with extensive research management experience, education or training.
• Outstanding people and team leadership skills.
• Demonstrated experience in proactively managing major grant funding schemes (e.g. Australian Research Council) or similar competitive programs with the goal of submitting high quality, competitive applications.

A full list of the selection criteria is available within the position description

What we offer
The diverse culture within Swinburne is a source of strength. We are proud to be recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality 2016 and of key initiatives such as our Pride@Swinburne Strategic Action Plan and our Reconciliation Action Plan which are integral components of our 2025 vision to be world class university creating social and economic impact through science, technology and innovation.

To find out more about the extensive benefits offered to Swinburne employees please visit: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/about/jobs/why-work-at-swinburne/

As we are a Child Safe Organisation, all appointments are subject to a valid Working with Children’s Check, therefore it will be a mandatory requirement to have and maintain a current Working with Children Check.
Please do not email or send paper applications, all applications must be submitted online.

For further information about the position, please contact Tania Bezzobs (Executive Director, Research Office) on +613 9214 5268.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Recruitment team on +61 3 9214 8600 (option 2).

Position number: TBC
Applications close 5pm, Wednesday 13 September 2017