Grant Programs & Research Administration Officer

Acendre; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 82,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

NHMRC in Canberra or Melbourne is seeking an experienced Project Officer to provide secretariat and administrative support for grant schemes and peer review processes. The role requires strong organisational and communication skills, the ability to manage competing priorities, and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

The successful candidate will support grant round activities, prepare briefing papers, manage records and ensure policy compliance, contributing to continuous

Qualifications

• Proven organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated initiative, sound judgement and quality delivery of outcomes.
• Experience in providing secretariat and administrative support is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Providing secretariat and administrative support for grant schemes and peer review processes.
• Supporting grant round activities, including application processing, workflow tracking, and quality assurance checks.
• Assisting with peer reviewer invitations, conflicts of interest processes, assessment and funding outcome activities.
• Preparing correspondence, briefing notes, meeting papers and procedural documentation.
• Responding to enquiries from applicants and stakeholders.
• Maintaining records and ensuring compliance with policies and guidelines.
• Providing general administrative support to the section.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication

Teamwork

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Microsoft 365

Tools

Microsoft 365

Record keeping

Job description

NHMRC in Canberra or Melbourne is seeking an experienced Project Officer to provide secretariat and administrative support for grant schemes and peer review processes. The role requires strong organisational and communication skills, the ability to manage competing priorities, and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

The successful candidate will support grant round activities, prepare briefing papers, manage records and ensure policy compliance, contributing to continuous