Manager, Major Research Initiatives
Locations: Melbourne
Time Type: Full time
Posted On: Posted 4 Days Ago
Time Left to Apply: End Date: October 31, 2024 (16 days left to apply)
Job Requisition ID: JR34226
Overview:
Full-time, Continuing position
Salary HEW 9 + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements
Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, and hybrid ways of working
About You
As Manager, Major Research Initiatives, you will manage the identification, development and delivery of opportunities for RMIT researchers to partner with end users (commercial and not for profit organisations) to improve and increase the impact of RMIT’s research outcomes. This includes identifying and matching excellence in RMIT with the research needs of commercial and not for profit organisations. Such partnerships also involve linking RMIT researchers with researchers in other institutions to ensure delivery of the best research solution for end users.
You will manage the identification, exploration and development of research bids and grant applications for large-scale, cross-disciplinary research within Australian and International Universities, industry, government and community partners. In addition, you will be responsible for ongoing strategic relationship management with RMIT’s key stakeholders (such as CRCs).
To be successful in this position, you’ll have:
- Extensive experience in project managing the development of complex, competitive, large-scale, multi-institutional project bids involving industry, government, and universities.
- Ability to manage and develop sustainable, strategic and complex partnerships with university, industry and not-for-profit sectors, with a focus on nurturing and growing the relationship.
- Highly developed organisational, analytical and interpersonal skills with evidence of managing complex issues.
- Strong business writing skills and demonstrated experience facilitating comprehensive recommendations, project and implementation plans, briefing papers and reports.
- Experience in establishing and maintaining strong professional relationships and effective networks with internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to implement process improvement initiatives in response to external issues while operating within the broad policy requirements of a university or similar organisation.
- Ability to work in a high-volume, high demand role, requiring strong problem solving and analytical skills, flexibility, and the ability to monitor and progress multiple projects simultaneously.
- Demonstrated history of behaviour aligned to RMIT’s values, leadership capabilities and professional capability framework.
Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.
About the Portfolio
Part of the Research and Innovation Portfolio, Research Partnerships and Translation supports and enables researchers to partner to achieve excellent research translation outcomes. Research Partnerships and Translation also oversees intellectual property capture, protection and commercialisation for the university. Major Research Initiatives sits within the Research Partnerships and Translation Unit and is responsible for the development of collaborative grant applications and relationship management for RMIT within strategic consortium.
To Apply
Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing Choose an item. for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.
For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Fiona Madden via email Fiona.madden@rmit.edu.au.
Position Description - Manager, Major Research Initiatives
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Applications Close:
30 Oct 2024 11.59 pm
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