Research Services Coordinator

• Full time (1 FTE) opportunities
• 1 year, fixed term contract (potential to continue)
• Hybrid working arrangements available, with a combination of office and virtual work
• Respected global research organisation
• Make an impact on global health outcomes
• Fantastic culture

The George Institute (TGI) is 700+ people around the world, all focused on improving the health of millions of people worldwide. As a medical research institute affiliated with leading universities and with projects in approximately 50 countries, we are challenging the status quo in healthcare to:

• Find better treatments for the world's biggest health problems
• Transform primary health care to support better health for more people
• Harness the power of communities, governments and markets to improve health

Our innovative commercial enterprises help maximise our impact. Please visit 'what we do' to read more about how we are addressing the world's biggest health problems.

We have an exciting role for a Research Services Coordinator to join our organisation.  We are looking for someone to provide administration support across various functional areas within TGI.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Put appropriate systems and processes in place to ensure that our Postaward interaction with UNSW Grants Management Office is efficiently managed.
• Actively monitor the lifecycle of agreements (multi institutional, research collaborative etc) 
• Assist in the preparation of grants to ensure compliance and effective submission – as needed
• Assist with various data collection tasks that various functional areas of CORE are responsible for
• Assist with the wider administration teamwork across CORE to assist with the smooth and effective workflow processes, task delegation, and ongoing achievement of identified tasks
• Maintain the funding database and other relevant systems as required
• Assist with streamlining CORE onboarding processes (ORCID, Sapphire etc.)

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Relevant qualifications in business, administration
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office applications including Excel and Word
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong focus on quality of work
• Understand the need and for and demonstrate strict adherence to confidentiality
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well and flexibly i.e. autonomously, in small teams and with a wide range varying stakeholders
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable in the face of changing organisational priorities and ambiguous environments

This is a great opportunity for you to work on exciting projects and make an impact on global health outcomes.

For more information, please see the Position Description here.

The closing date for applications is midnight, Friday 26th August, 2022. We do, however, reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.