The Opportunity
- Full-time (35-hour week), 2-year fixed term contract
- Hybrid/Flexible working including 9-day fortnight option available
- $103,866 - $123,301 + 17% super + leave loading
The Role:
As a Post-Award Grant Officer, you’ll play a key role in supporting researchers once their funding is secured. Your work helps ensure they meet their financial and progress reporting obligations, while also guiding them through the post-award process with clarity and confidence. You’ll collaborate with academics and professional staff across the University, keep accurate records, and provide responsive, high-quality support. You’ll also contribute to improving the way we work by helping refine processes and strengthen service delivery.
Here’s what you’ll be able to achieve:
- Build strong relationships across the University and become a trusted point of contact for post-award matters.
- Develop a broad understanding of the Australian higher education sector and global research funding environments.
- Manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced grants landscape, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
- Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to streamline workflows and enhance our systems.
- Champion our values, promoting a safe, collaborative, and service-focused culture.
Research Grants and Contracts (RGC):
RGC contributes to UNSW’s research performance and profile via the effective management of the University’s research income. RGC is the key link between UNSW researchers, executive and funding agencies such as the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australian Research Council (ARC), other government and non-government research funders, competitive grant funders and industry partners. The RGC teams are a crucial component in the university’s ongoing strategy to increase knowledge exchange and towards meeting the Strategy 2025 aims.
Each year RGC manages projects valued at more than $450M in research income which includes more than 6,000 ongoing projects on behalf of UNSW, supporting more than 3,500 UNSW academics.
About UNSW:
UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community doing extraordinary things, however what makes us different isn’t only what we do, it’s how we do it. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re Australia’s number one university for impact and among the nation’s Top 20 employers.
Benefits and Culture:
UNSW offer a competitive salary and access to UNSW benefits including:
- Flexible working
- Additional 3 days of leave over the Christmas Period
- Access to lifelong learning and career development
- Progressive HR practices
- Discounts and entitlements
- Affordable on-campus parking
Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:-
- National and International Criminal history checks
- Entitlement to work and ID checks
- Working With Children Checks
- Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
- Verification of relevant qualifications
- Verification of relevant professional membership
- Employment history and reference checks
- Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
- Medical Checks and Assessments
Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.
To Apply: If supporting research administration is of interest to you, please submit your CV, Cover Letter and Responses to each of the Skills and Experience nominated in the Position Description via the APPLY button.
Contact: Shiree Thomas, Talent Acquisition Consultant E: shiree.thomas@unsw.edu.au
Applications close: 11.55pm, Sunday 18 January 2026
UNSW is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.
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