Major Research Projects and Awards Manager

About the Role
Swinburne University has an ambitious goal of growth in research performance and impact, as set out in the 2025 University strategy to deliver Research with Impact. As part of this agenda, the University has a key objective to undertake quality and impactful research supported by sustainable research funding. The Major Research Projects & Awards Manager is a new integral role to this program of work.

The Major Research Projects & Awards Manager will ensure the effective delivery of project management and operations support for a defined portfolio of high value, complex, reputationally important, multi-party research awards. This portfolio includes ARC Centres of Excellence, ARC Industrial Transformation Program, Australian Government funded projects including the Modern Manufacturing Initiative, Cooperative Research Centres, State Government projects such as Breakthrough Victoria, and other strategically important industry projects and consortia.

In this role you will provide tailored project management advice, direction and support for the establishment, monitoring, reporting and post award administration of major research projects. You will also be expected to deliver expert advice and recommendations for related business decision-making.

Reporting to the Manager, Research Contracts and Grants Management in Swinburne Research Services, the position requires significant initiative, ability to problem solve complex issues and strong relationship management skills.

About You
To be suitable for this role you will have:

• Substantial experience in complex program or research management, including the design, implementation and management budgets, timelines, workflows, reporting and evaluation frameworks.
• Highly developed planning and organisational skills with experience in establishing priorities, allocating resources and meeting deadlines.
• Highly developed analytical and conceptual skills, including the provision of strategic advice, reporting and consulting
• Relationship management and consultation skills including the ability to influence and negotiate with a variety of stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education and training.
• Preferably, project management qualification(s).

About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

• Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
• Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
• Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
• Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.

To Apply
Please submit your CV and Cover Letter, the latter of which should be up to two pages, outlining your skills, knowledge and experience vis-à-vis the selection criteria.

For further information about this role please contact Dr Dora Horvath (Manager, Research Contracts and Grants Management) at dhorvath@swin.edu.au. To review the position description; please click apply or click onto it at the bottom of the advert.

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on staffrecruitment@swin.edu.au

Applications Close: Sunday, 31 July 2022 at 5pm


Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.

Diversity and Inclusion
Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity and inclusion through key initiatives. For further information on all our initiatives visit our equity and diversity website

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact Maree Norden, Diversity & Inclusion Manager at inclusion@swin.edu.au

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

For any support please contact our Aboriginal Employment Coordinator at DeadlyCareers@swin.edu.au or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP Reconciliation Action Plan

Vaccination Requirements
All Swinburne workers are expected to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they have an approved medical exemption from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement.

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