Senior Grants Officer (Pre-Award)

About the role

The University of Queensland's Research Office is seeking two Senior Grants Officers (Pre-Award) to strengthen the quality, competitiveness and compliance of national and international research funding bids. You will lead high-stakes grant rounds from planning through to submission, partnering with researchers, faculties, institutes and central teams. The role is based at the Toowong office with occasional travel to other campuses, and may potentially be based at the St Lucia campus.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end pre-award activities for complex national and international grant rounds, including planning timelines, coordinating inputs and managing competing priorities.
• Provide authoritative, practical advice on funding rules, eligibility, compliance and non-standard pre-award matters.
• Deliver application reviews, guidance materials, workshops, presentations and briefings that build grant readiness across the university.
• Mentor and support less experienced staff, and help improve systems, workflows and service delivery.

Required profile

• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply complex funding rules, guidelines and policy frameworks.
• Experience coordinating competing priorities, managing deadlines and delivering quality outcomes in a deadline-driven environment.
• Proven ability to exercise sound judgement on complex or non-standard matters.
• Experience mentoring, coaching or leading others, and contributing to service improvement or process optimisation.
• Unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of the appointment; employer-sponsored work rights are not available.

Required skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication, including giving advice, delivering presentations and building stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with attention to quality and stakeholder relationships.

What we offer

• Base salary in the range $106,709 - $116,198 plus 17% superannuation (HEW Level 7).
• Flexible and hybrid working options, health and wellbeing programs, a Study for Staff program and salary packaging.
• Additional working hours and leave restrictions during peak periods, and occasional travel to other campuses.

Applications close 25 October 2026; interviews are tentatively scheduled for 3 November 2026. Applicants should submit a resume and cover letter through the university's Talent Acquisition team.