Senior Awards Officer
Job No.: 681861
Location: 211B Wellington Road, Mulgrave
Employment Type: Full-time
Duration: Continuing appointment
Remuneration: HEW 7 plus 17% super
- 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
The Monash Research Office is seeking an experienced research administration specialist to join our team as a Senior Awards Officer in the post-awards service area. We are looking for a strategic thinker, expert adviser and collaborative leader to champion excellence in research administration.
As a key member of our Awards team, you’ll be at the forefront of supporting groundbreaking research. You’ll provide high-level advice, mentor emerging talent and drive continuous improvement in awards processes. Your expertise will help shape policy, provide strategic guidance to teams and effectively deliver research award services to the Monash research community.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Deliver expert guidance and strategic support to the Monash research community
- Lead specialist services and streamline awards processes
- Mentor and train team members, fostering a culture of excellence
- Work collaboratively within the MRO to support team goals, drive innovation and best practice
- Produce high-impact reports, presentations, and communications
- Stay ahead of emerging trends in research management
- Develop and maintain strong partnerships and networks with other relevant business units, functional areas and internal and external stakeholders
About You
This is more than a job — it’s your chance to make a lasting impact at one of Australia’s leading Universities. You will have a relevant qualification and substantial experience in research management. Experience with managing significant volumes of post-award set-up, variations, transfers and reporting is highly desirable.
Your problem-solving skills and initiative, combined with your ability to work as an excellent team player, will be vital to your success in this role, as well as:
- Significant knowledge and understanding of the research environment and funding schemes
- Strong analytical thinking and strategic decision-making skills
- Excellent written and oral communication, negotiation and consultation skills, including an ability to exercise initiative, tact and discretion in dealing with highly sensitive and confidential matters.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement abilities
- Advanced proficiency in business management software
About Us
The MRO works closely with Monash researchers, faculties, funding bodies and industry to facilitate the University’s research objectives. It does this through an active program of identifying and developing funding opportunities, providing active and timely assistance to researchers in the grant application process, administering awards, and providing statistical research data. With a clear purpose, proactive staff and new technologies, we make tangible contributions to the development, management and deliverance of research with positive economic, social and environmental impact in resolving the global challenges of our age.
About Monash University
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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.
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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'. Your application must address the Key Selection Criteria.
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: Cath Macolino, Senior Manager, Awards, Monash Research Office, +61 3 9902 4773
Position Description: Senior Awards Officer
Applications Close: Thursday, 7th August 2025, 11:55pm AEST
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