Senior Research Grants & Partnerships Lead

Ziauddin University; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ziauddin University seeks a capable research grants administrator to proactively identify national and international grant opportunities for faculty, clinicians, and health researchers. You will lead end-to-end grant proposal development, budgeting, compliance, and financial monitoring, ensuring timely approvals and reporting.

You will act as the primary liaison between doctors, clinical departments, and multidisciplinary faculty to advance research initiatives, with regular travel to Clifton,

Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency in grant proposal development and lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify, evaluate, and track national and international research grant opportunities for university faculty and health researchers.
• Lead and provide end-to-end guidance on technical proposal writing, budgeting, compliance, submission, financial monitoring, reporting, and close-out.
• Manage end-to-end research grant lifecycle with regulatory and ethical compliance and budgetary control.
• Serve as liaison between doctors, clinicians, allied health sciences departments, and multidisciplinary faculty to foster clinical research and grant initiatives.
• Travel regularly across Ziauddin University campuses Clifton, Korangi, North Nazimabad, and Education City to support research teams and monitor grant activities.

Skills

Grant proposal development

Technical proposal writing

Pre-/post-award lifecycle management

Liaison with medical professionals

HEC scorecard & ethical compliance

Travel coordination

Education

Master’s/MPhil/PhD in Health Sciences or related

Job description

Ziauddin University seeks a capable research grants administrator to proactively identify national and international grant opportunities for faculty, clinicians, and health researchers. You will lead end-to-end grant proposal development, budgeting, compliance, and financial monitoring, ensuring timely approvals and reporting.

You will act as the primary liaison between doctors, clinical departments, and multidisciplinary faculty to advance research initiatives, with regular travel to Clifton,