About The GrantEd Group  

Since our founding by Dr Lyn Airey and Kirsten Bartlett in 2014, GrantEd has spent over a decade supporting Australia’s research community and becoming a trusted partner for thousands of researchers. We’ve helped secure over a billion dollars in competitive funding, reviewed thousands of grant applications, and delivered hundreds of workshops that researchers consistently praise for their practical value. Our Australia-wide team delivers expert support in funding strategy and researcher career development, consistently achieving outstanding results. Why do we do what we do? Because great research can change the world. 

 

GrantEd's Vision  

To transform possibilities into reality  

 

GrantEd's Mission  

To be trusted advisors to our clients by providing practical advice and exceptional service to accelerate their success.  

 

GrantEd's Values  

Intelligence, Integrity, Reliability, Respect, Fun  

 

The GrantEd Group is now in a period of rapid growth. We have built a company renowned for our quality, professionalism and reliability and are looking for new team players who can emulate those qualities and join us in nurturing our current clients and building new business.  

 

About the role   

We are looking for advisors to join our casual pool with pre-submission experience helping applicants develop applications for Australian Research Council (ARC), National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and/or Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF). We expect our scheme-specific grant advisors to bring deep knowledge of these funders and their schemes.  

 

As a research grant advisor at GrantEd, you will proactively help academic researchers write: 

• compelling responses that address instructions to applicants and assessment criteria  

• quality, innovative, significant and feasible research propositions 

• clear and concise documents including meticulous spelling, grammar, punctuation and writing. 

 

This is a long-term casual engagement. Workload will range from 0-37.5 hours per week, depending on weekly demand and seasonal variation across any given year. Your current arrangements must be flexible enough to accommodate: 

• up to 37.5 hours per week during “peak weeks”, often at short notice 

• weeks where you may not be required to work at all (0 hours per week), i.e. “quiet weeks” 

• availability to work between the hours of 9am and 5pm (small flexibility in work hours is possible by mutual agreement but this is not a job for people who are currently in full-time employment expecting to do this work outside of their normal work hours). 

 

Essential skills and experience 

• In-depth knowledge of ARC, NHMRC and/or MRFF grant schemes/initiatives 

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision 

• Ability to liaise with clients in a professional, respectful manner and react quickly and confidently to their changing needs 

• Ability to listen and develop information for grant proposals 

• Ability to manage difficult conversations 

• Swift and meticulous approach to writing including the ability to craft funding proposals in a clear and compelling manner 

• Highly advanced and meticulous in-document editing and formatting skills 

• Meticulous grasp of Australian and international spelling, punctuation, and grammar rules 

• Self-motivated and highly organised 

• A high level of computer literacy, including advanced knowledge of Word and Excel 

• Ability to work well under pressure 

• Ability to seek and synthesise information and communicate in a compelling and succinct form 

• Ability to pay attention to detail and maintain accurate records 

• Ability to maintain confidentiality. 

 

Desirable skills and experience 

• Workshop facilitation and seminar delivery 

 

Qualifications 

You will ideally have an undergraduate degree plus substantial relevant higher education experience, preferably including experience in research administration, or an equivalent combination of experience and education. 

 

Employment conditions 

We expect you will work remotely from your home office or other working space where document security and confidentiality can be assured.  

 

Salary: $70/hr + 12% superannuation 

 

Reporting  

You will report directly to GrantEd’s ARC Stream Lead and/or Health and Medical Research (HMR) Stream Lead, with broader oversight from the Client Relationships and Workflow Lead (CRWL).

 

Equal Opportunity  

The GrantEd Group is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applicants with a disability, women, Indigenous Australians, people who identify as LGBTI and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply. 

 

Application Instructions  

Please email us:  

1. your CV (no more than two A4 pages)

2. one A4 page detailing:

- your relevant experience

- the most common weaknesses you have observed in grant applications and how you have supported applicants to strengthen their drafts. Your answer should be less than 1,500 characters including spaces. 

- how your current arrangements give you the flexibility to work 37.5 hours per week when needed during our peak periods (often at short notice) and 0-37.5 hours per week at other times.

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Our email address is: hello@thegrantedgroup.com.au  

We will acknowledge receipt of your email. If you proceed to a phone interview, we will be in touch to organise a mutually convenient time for a call. Please be aware that you will be expected to complete a trial period before proceeding into the contracted work period.