Graduate Research Candidature Officer
Job No.: 689506
Location: Clayton campus
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Fixed-term appointment until 31st May 2027
Remuneration: $83,424 - $95,825 pa HEW Level 5 (plus 17% employer superannuation)
- Amplify your impact at a world top 50 University
- Join our inclusive, collaborative community
- Be surrounded by extraordinary ideas - and the people who discover them
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a detail-oriented and service-driven professional to join our Graduate Research team as a Graduate Research Scholarships Officer.
In this pivotal role, you’ll support the effective administration and management of graduate research scholarships, ensuring smooth processes and outstanding service delivery. You’ll work closely with students, faculty, and other stakeholders, providing expert advice and maintaining compliance across all scholarship-related activities.
What you’ll do:
- Deliver a range of administrative services including policy advice, process management, committee support and reporting
- Provide timely and accurate guidance to students and faculty on scholarship compliance and procedures
- Maintain high standards of customer service, confidentiality and data integrity
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and uphold service excellence
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless operations
Your success will require:
- A tertiary qualification in a relevant field or equivalent experience
- Strong administrative, numerical and computing skills
- Experience with systems like SAP and Callista
- Exceptional organisational and communication skills
- A proactive, team-oriented mindset with a commitment to accuracy and confidentiality
About Monash University
At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground breaking – a place where great things happen.
We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.
Some 20,000 staff work for Monash around the world. We have 95,000 students, four Australian campuses, and campuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. We also have a major presence in India and China, and a significant centre and research foundation in Italy.
In our short history, we have skyrocketed through global university rankings and established ourselves consistently among the world's best tertiary institutions. We rank in the world’s top-50 universities in rankings including the QS World University Rankings 2026.
Learn more about Monash.
Today, we have the momentum to create the future we need for generations to come. Accelerate your change here.
Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.
To Apply
For instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.
Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.
Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.
Enquiries: Jo Ryan, Manager, Candidature Operations, Graduate Research Office, +61 3 9905 5830 or jo.ryan@monash.edu
Position Description: Graduate Research Candidature Officer.
Applications Close: Friday, 13th February 2026, 11:55pm AEDT
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