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JOB SUMMARY

Reporting to the Department Manager, the incumbent will be responsible for coordination activities in support of the Department of Surgery’s research program. Responsibilities include a broad range of functions such as providing research accounting activities, generating research account reports in FAST, setting up research projects in TRAQ DSS, coordinating ethics submissions, preparing annual research productivity reports, supporting the preparation and submission of competitive applications to research funding agencies, liaising with researchers to determine research needs, providing guidance on potential funding sources, and providing assistance with research applications in advance of their submission. In all of these activities, the incumbent will act as liaison with internal and external granting agencies as well as the Queen’s Office of Research Services.
The incumbent will also provide administrative support to the Surgery Research Director, and back-up Finance support to the Department Financial Officer, as needed.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Four-Year Bachelor Degree or equivalent. In addition, requires on-going learning to remain ahead of changes in research, technology or emerging fields.
• 5 or more years of related experience, preferably involving research coordination, project management and/or financial management.
• Previous experience in office and financial administration. Ability to perform accounting and financial management duties, including ability to analyze and present financial data.
• Knowledge of university policies and procedures will be considered an asset.
• Knowledge of university structure and financial/computing systems will be considered an asset.
• Working knowledge of PeopleSoft systems is considered an asset.
• Consideration may be given to an equivalent combination of education and experience.

SPECIAL SKILLS:

• Excellent organizational and time management skills and the ability to work under pressure with multiple deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written for assisting in drafting correspondence, reports, proposal and related documents, preferably for submission to granting councils foundations and /or contracting agencies.
• The ability to take initiative and to assess and establish priorities while working in an environment with multiple interruptions and strict deadlines.
• Incumbent must be able to work independently and collaboratively.
• Discretion in dealing with confidential and sensitive administrative and research (including financial) information.
• Analytical skills in order to make the most of information at hand.
• Knowledge of both university and hospital structures including policies, procedures and administrative systems considered an asset.
• Strict attention to detail and advanced ability to perform financial administration activities.
• Advanced computer knowledge, specifically of the Internet, Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel as well as database programs.
• Ability to work non-traditional hours to support events periodically.