What’s in it for you?

• 2 full time roles available
• Maximise your pay through salary packaging including entertainment and novated leases
• Enjoy flexible working options
• Ongoing career development and training
• Access to generous purchased leave to support your work life balance
• Wonderful onsite facilities available including showers, changing rooms, free towels and bicycle sheds
• Subsidised coffee in our lively café Synapse
• Discounted onsite parking for employees
• We offer a generous paid parental leave program whether you are a birth or non-birthing parent as well as assisting the individual throughout their parenting lifecycle

The opportunity:

Are you passionate about supporting ground-breaking research and making a difference in the medical and health fields? We are seeking 2 talented Research Grants Officers to become key members of the MCRI Grants Office, where they will play a crucial role in empowering our researchers to secure funding for their innovative projects.

As a key member of our Grants Office, you'll be the driving force behind our researchers' success! Your mission will be to provide specialised support, unlocking funding opportunities, and ensuring our researchers have everything they need to submit top-notch grant applications. From coordinating high-quality submissions to conducting engaging seminars, you'll be the guiding light for our talented staff, helping them secure vital funding for their projects.

We have 2 roles available:

• Position one is dedicated to empowering researchers in crafting high-quality grant proposals for various national and international research funding schemes.
• Position two is centred around providing comprehensive support to researchers throughout the post-award administration process of research funding. Both roles will also involve flexible collaboration across these areas as needed.

Under the guidance of our Head of Research Grants, you'll be involved in both pre- and post-award administration of research grants. From the prestigious National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to the forward-looking Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) and beyond, your work will play a vital role in advancing medical research on a global scale.

If you're looking for a career that combines your passion for research, grants administration, and making a difference, apply now!

Your responsibilities include:

• Work with MCRI researchers at all levels to provide high quality support for the institute’s participation and success with major external grants through effective promotion and efficient and coordination of competitive funding opportunities
• Provide expert pre‐award support and expertise to researchers applying for funding through planning, effective response to queries, provision of advice, interpretation of funding guidelines for eligibility and compliance, navigation of internal and external application processes and requirements, coordination of applications (including proposal and budget development, review and submission) and maintenance of comprehensive records of correspondence and follow‐up action
• Provide post-award management for funding including the preparation, coordination and review of grant and research agreements, grant finances, institute’s compliance with funders’ policies and procedures, coordination of reporting and monitoring compliance with ethics requirements and other milestones. This will involve effectively working with other MCRI support functions such as Commercialisation, Legal, People and Culture, Finance, Payroll and Student Administration
• Play a role in the coordination and ongoing support of MCRI Internal Grant schemes

About you:

• Undergraduate qualification in health/science/biomedical research or demonstrated equivalent combination of education and health and medical research grant management experience
• Experience working with processes related to government grants (e.g., NHMRC, MRFF etc.) and other national and international grants (e.g., philanthropic, industry etc)
• Exceptional written communication and editing skills, particularly in the context of scientific/medical writing
• Excellent ability to communicate verbally, including comfort with public speaking and liaising with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders

Who we are

At Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, we share a powerful vision; to re-imagine the future of child health. We are the home to many life-changing scientific discoveries. We are renowned for our cutting-edge focus on early interventions, improved diagnosis, prevention, and development of potential cures. Our success is founded on a philosophy of collaboration through a multi-disciplinary approach to solving the toughest questions in child health. Murdoch Children’s is committed to creating a culture of inclusivity, equity and respect that celebrates and values the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our people. We strive to foster a positive working environment that is underpinned by equal opportunity for all and consideration for the diverse voices of our people and the communities we serve. Murdoch Children’s is a proud member of the Australian Network on Disability and is a committed subscriber to Science Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) and its principles.

Please click Apply Now for further information and viewing of the position description.

Any specific questions related to these positions should be directed to Marianne Ciavarella at [email protected] using the subject line: Research Grants Officers x2 enquiry via EthicalJobs.

To be considered, applicants should submit:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Responses to selection criteria via the position description

Please submit your application in one combined pdf document.

We welcome all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds, abilities, religions and sexual orientations in our workplace and encourage talented people of any identity to apply to our vacancies. We will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment process and in the workplace, please contact the People Leader listed above if this is needed.

All applicants, please be aware that in line with the Murdoch Children’s and VCGS COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, all Murdoch Children’s and VCGS workers must be fully vaccinated (boosted), unless a valid medical exception applies.

Please note, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.