Assistant Grants Officer

The Opportunity: Assistant Grants Officer

Work with us to support world-class research. Thrive in a dynamic, service-focussed environment where precision and professionalism matter. Monash University is seeking a detail-oriented and customer-focussed Assistant Grants Officer to join our high-performing Awards Team within the Office of Research Grants and Development.

The Awards team has a number of vacancies as an Assistant Grants Officer. In this role, you will be trained to follow existing business processes to provide a range of professional and high-quality post-award administrative services, including:

• Responding to enquiries via phone and email
• Working in Pure and UniCRM
• Award set-up activities
• Drafting multi-institutional agreements (MIA’s)
• Processing variations to funding agreements
• Submitting progress and final reports

Further, you will maintain service standards, including prompt issue resolution, data integrity and adherence to privacy, confidentiality and compliance requirements.

Ideal candidates will bring a strong educational background or substantial relevant skills and work experience. The role requires a tertiary qualification in a relevant field; or substantial relevant skills and work experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training. Law students are particularly encouraged to apply.

About Monash University

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something groundbreaking – a place where great things happen.

We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

Learn more about Monash.

Join the pursuit of our purpose to build a better future for ourselves and our communities - #ChangeIt with us.

Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

To Apply

Please submit a current copy of your resume along with a cover letter and a document in which you address the Key Selection Criteria in the Position Description. For further instructions on how to apply, please refer to 'How to apply for Monash Jobs'.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Cath Macolino, Senior Manager, Awards, Monash Research Office, +61 3 9902 4773 or cath.macolino@monash.edu

Key skills/competency

• Post-award administration
• Grant management
• Data integrity
• Compliance
• Customer service
• Agreement drafting
• Report submission
• Detail-oriented
• Problem-solving
• Communication