Research Administration Partner

at  Office of the Deputy PresidentResTech

Posting Start Date: 14/11/2024
Job Description:

JOB DESCRIPTION

Reporting to the Business Partner Lead, the staff will provide pre- and post- award research grant administration support to researchers in assigned units.

Responsibilities will include:

• Support researchers in proposal preparation and submission.
• Conduct checks to ensure compliance with grant application and submission guidelines.
• Coordinate the collation of internal assessments and approvals for various grant-related requests.
• Work with the contracts office to initiate the development of agreements.
• Assist with post-award management matters (e.g. account creation, project changes, ensure required ethics approval/certificates are obtained, monitor report deadlines and submissions, etc.)
• Work with relevant offices to track manpower hired under projects for reports to fund agencies.
• Monitor research team eligibility and initiate preparation of mitigation plan/request for replacements in team members.
• Manage overspending/overcommitment of budget, clear outstanding commitment for completed projects.
• Generate monthly stakeholder reports.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree with at least 2 years of working experience
• Prior experience in grant or research administration would be advantageous
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to relate well with people at all levels and good service orientation.
• Self-starter with good organisational and administrative skills and the ability to multi-task in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Able to work independently, or in a team, with self-awareness in meeting deadlines
• Good command of written and spoken English language.

• Support researchers in proposal preparation and submission.
• Conduct checks to ensure compliance with grant application and submission guidelines.
• Coordinate the collation of internal assessments and approvals for various grant-related requests.
• Work with the contracts office to initiate the development of agreements.
• Assist with post-award management matters (e.g. account creation, project changes, ensure required ethics approval/certificates are obtained, monitor report deadlines and submissions, etc.)
• Work with relevant offices to track manpower hired under projects for reports to fund agencies.
• Monitor research team eligibility and initiate preparation of mitigation plan/request for replacements in team members.
• Manage overspending/overcommitment of budget, clear outstanding commitment for completed projects.
• Generate monthly stakeholder reports