Research Contracts Adviser

• Are you a fast learner with an eye for details and have excellent communication skills?
• Have you got experience working as a senior administrator within a complex environment?
• Do you have knowledge and expertise working with databases, including entering data and running reports?

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting a Research Contracts Adviser to join the Contracts and Systems team in Te Tari Rangahau - Research Office on a permanent contract. Te Tari Rangahau - Research Office supports and assists researchers with funding opportunities, grant applications, and research contracts.

Key responsibilities:

• Coordinate with the Research Trust of Victoria (RTV) and Te Tari Rangahau - Research Office teams to anticipate any contract delivery concerns or delays and work to resolve them in a manner beneficial to the University and consistent with its goal of being a top performing institution.
• Evaluate and analyse contracts that are successful and unsuccessful, then inform Te Tari Rangahau - Research Office proposal teams to improve proposal writing support for researchers.
• Collaborate with the Research Data Analyst to produce data-supported evidence of findings by utilising the office’s project management software systems.

Ō pūmanawa - About you

You will be a switched-on, fast learner, with an eye for detail.

Your excellent communication, problem-solving and database skills coupled with a genuine customer-focused approach, will be essential to success in this role. Your demonstrated experience as both a team player and a self-starter would be a definite advantage.

You will likely have an interest in research and for the right person, this is a role that could grow in it’s potential to add value.

Key requirements:

• Experience as a senior administrator within a complex environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge and expertise working with databases, including entering data and running reports.

Role Description – Click here to see further information, including salary.

There are many benefits to working at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, including being part of New Zealand’s top research university.

Contact Details for Vacancy: If you have any questions regarding this role please get in touch with Dan Thompson ([email protected]).

About Us

Mō Te Herenga Waka - About Our University

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is a global-civic university with our marae at our heart. This iho draws off our heritage and is further defined by our tūrangawaewae, in particular Wellington, Aotearoa, and the Asia-Pacific, all of which are expressed in our position as Aotearoa New Zealand's globally ranked capital city university.