Grants Officer, Research Projects Office

Overview:

• Full-time, Continuing Position
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Flexible salary benefits (meals, transport, healthcare, kindergarten)
• 37-hour work week, 26 days annual leave plus 4 personal leave days
• Based in Barcelona, collaborative and dynamic international team
• Flexible work environment including remote working.
• Free coffee, weekly free fruit

About You

She/he will liaise with other RMIT Europe teams to ensure correct development of activities (Comms, R&I Partnerships, Finance) and closely collaborate with projects’ PIs and teams at RMIT University.

To be successful in this position, you will have:

• Master’s degree (Business, Legal, Science or International/European Affairs an advantage)
• Previous experience working in a Research Projects Office Excellent organizational and project management, communication and stakeholder engagement skills in both academic and industry.
• High level proficiency in English both written and spoken.
• Eligible to legally work in Spain.
• Minimum of 1-2 years proven experience in a similar position.
• Good knowledge of the research competitive funding environment, in particular EU funding schemes.
• Experience in preparation of data, budgets, reports, meeting agendas, papers and minutes using Microsoft Office tools and/or other systems.
• Demonstrated organizational and analytical skills including ability to meet strict deadlines, prioritise and multi-task across a portfolio of projects.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and autonomously and as a member of a multi-disciplinary and agile team to meet project outcomes and milestones.
• Impeccable attention to details and rigor, results-oriented, problem-solving attitude, flexibility and ability to take own initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) and ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders (academic staff, industry and academic partners).
• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team in a busy and changing environment and willingness to learn.
• Strong computer skills with proven ability to adapt to different programs and systems.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of European and/or international funding schemes, in particular HE projects
• Specific training and/ or qualifications in European project management.

RMIT Europe is led by the Executive Director on behalf of the RMIT Europe Board. It facilitates RMIT's collaboration in the development of innovative pan-European projects attracting global knowledge from Europe, Australia and Asia to deliver local impact.

The objectives for RMIT Europe are to:

• Act as a gateway between Europe and Australia and make an impact in the region through research and innovation and life long learning.
• Strengthen RMIT's reputation and profile in Europe and globally.
• Increase capacity and capability , with a focus on high impact European partnerships leveraging funding from the European Commission and other national and international sources.
• Develop collaborative opportunities for education with European partners.
• Facilitate international experiences for RMIT staff and students with European partners and grow opportunities for global work integrated learning for RMIT students.
• Leverage and grow industry partnerships to support the quality and relevance of our education and to ensure the impact of our research.

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Applications Close: 31 Oct 2024 11.59 pm

RMIT Europe

is the European hub of RMIT University, one of Australia's largest tertiary institutions. Based in Barcelona, we're focused on expanding RMIT’s reputation as a global university of technology, design and enterprise.