Senior Manager, Pre-Award Grants & Submissions

University of Queensland; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 141,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

17% super

17.5% leave loading

Salary packaging

Flexible working options

Health and wellbeing programs

Study for Staff program

Job summary

The University of Queensland is seeking a Senior Manager, Pre-Award to lead the Research Office’s funding capabilities from Toowong. You will oversee end-to-end grant submissions to ARC, NHMRC, MRFF and international applications, guiding researchers and staff to deliver competitive funding proposals.

You will mentor a high-performing team, translate strategic aims into operational workflows, and build strong relationships with Heads of School and Centre Directors to ensure excellence across

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field, or an equivalent combination of extensive relevant experience, management expertise and/or education and training.
• Significant experience supporting competitive research funding applications and grant submission processes.
• Proven management experience, with the ability to motivate, mentor and develop high-performing teams.
• Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and demanding funding cycles.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the confidence to work alongside researchers, academic leaders and professional staff.
• A strong understanding of major research funding schemes and the factors that contribute to successful funding outcomes.
• Sound judgement, attention to detail and a commitment to service excellence.

Responsibilities

• Support and develop the Pre-Award team through active mentoring and training, fostering a culture of expertise and service excellence across the Research Office.
• Oversee end to end competitive funding submissions and major grant rounds, including ARC, NHMRC and MRFF, ensuring compliance with university policies and sponsor rules while recruiting and supervising casual pre-award staff during major rounds.
• Contribute to strategic plans, policies, procedures and operational protocols, while developing high quality guidance materials to support researchers in preparing competitive funding proposals.
• Build influential relationships with senior academic leaders, including Heads of School and Centre Directors, and manage the effective review of funding agreements in coordination with Legal Services.
• Drive continuous improvement of the MyResearch platform and internal workflows, using data and feedback to establish long term priorities and enhance service delivery.

Skills

Grant submissions experience

People management

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Strategic thinking

Attention to detail

Understanding of major funding schemes

Education

Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant field

Job description

The University of Queensland is seeking a Senior Manager, Pre-Award to lead the Research Office’s funding capabilities from Toowong. You will oversee end-to-end grant submissions to ARC, NHMRC, MRFF and international applications, guiding researchers and staff to deliver competitive funding proposals.

You will mentor a high-performing team, translate strategic aims into operational workflows, and build strong relationships with Heads of School and Centre Directors to ensure excellence across