Senior Manager (Awards)

Job Description

• Research Office
• This is a full time continuing position with salary in the range $138,006 - $145,943 (HEW 9), plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%.

Empower UQ's world class research community by leading a high performing post award team through peak submission cycles, balancing long term strategic transformation with the daily operational excellence needed to streamline complex grant frameworks and hit high stakes deadlines.

Bring your resilience and project management expertise to a dynamic, rapid response setting, driving operational excellence and continuous improvement to deliver customer focused service solutions across the research lifecycle.

Based at our conveniently located St Lucia Campus.

About This Opportunity

The Senior Manager (Awards) provides leadership to multiple teams, ensuring the delivery of high quality post-award research management services to the UQ research community. This role oversees all aspects of the post-award lifecycle of research projects, including the preparation, review, and execution of grant agreements, ensuring compliance with institutional and funding provider policies.

Reporting to the Associate Director (Awards), you will promote a culture of continuous improvement, develop robust stakeholder networks, and collaborate across the R&I portfolio to ensure the delivery of timely, customer-focused services.

Key responsibilities will include:

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and coach skilled teams of Awards staff, setting direction and ensuring appropriate professional development opportunities.

Complex Case & Contract Management

• Manage complex, large scale post-award matters and provide authoritative advice on intricate research grant contractual arrangements.

Continuous Operational Improvement

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement by regularly reviewing business practices and processes to enhance service delivery and resource allocation.

Strategic Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and sustain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, providing high level strategic advice to senior executives.