Posted: 23 August 2024
Closing date: 8 September 2024
Job type: Ongoing
Full time / Part time: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
Location: Canberra
Salary classification: Level SM1 $152,440 including up to 17% super
The Australian Academy of Science is a national learned academy of distinguished Australian scientists. For over 70 years the Academy has championed science for the benefit of all.
We are a non-government not-for-profit organisation convening the country’s leading experts from broad scientific fields to provide independent evidence-based advice and advocacy that informs government policy, aids decision making across industry, guides public debate, supports STEM education outcomes and contributes to global science.
The Academy’s offices are located in Canberra in the ACT, operating out of two iconic heritage-listed buildings, the Shine Dome and Ian Potter House in the centre of the city.
We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands on which the Academy Fellows and employees live and work, and to their elders, past and present.
The Academy reflects organisational values that earn and sustain trust. The Academy is independent, non-partisan and ethical; acts with integrity, honesty, and transparency; supports diversity and inclusion; and is respectful of sources of knowledge, including those of First Nations people.
We offer a safe, flexible and inclusive work environment and strive to create an environment that connects, respects and values staff. We promote a culture that supports collaboration, initiative and ingenuity, investing in staff to nurture and develop them as professionals.
The Academy strives to provide its staff with exceptional benefits and support. Staff benefits available to staff at the Academy include:
The Program Delivery Unit provides strategic, service-focused program management capabilities, delivering STEM grant projects and programs to highlight and support diversity and excellence in science, maintaining strong situational awareness of program status and progress to ensure alignment with the Academy’s mission.
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Head of Programs leads and manages the delivery and continual enhancement of the Academy’s suite of national and international grant projects, programs and awards.
The role has responsibility for designing, implementing and maintaining the Academy’s program delivery methodologies, applying contemporary program management practices, systems and processes towards realisation of benefits and achievement of Academy priorities.
The delivery of Academy programs is undertaken on behalf of and in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders including Fellows, donors, philanthropists, STEM sector early- and mid-career researchers (EMCRs), government departments and national and international science organisations.
This role presents an opportunity to work closely with the senior leadership team, ensuring that these relationships and related programs are well managed, positively maintained and work effectively.
We are keen to hear from individuals with sound commercial acumen, demonstrated experience in grant management and program design and delivery, combined with financial and resource management skills.
A strategic mindset with the ability to identify new grant opportunities and conceptualise new programs aligned to strategic priorities and support the application and proposal development processes will be highly regarded.
Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline or substantial equivalent work experience is essential. Program or project management qualifications would be an advantage. A good understanding of the not-for-profit and STEM sector and government procurement guidelines would be desirable.
For complete details of the role responsibilities and selection criteria, please see the Position Description. Don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes, we want to hear about your strengths and what excites you about this opportunity.
Further information on the position is available from Melissa Abberton, Chief Operating Officer, at hr@science.org.au
If this sounds like a great fit for you, please apply including:
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Please note the Video Interview is OPTIONAL and will not be used for shortlisting purposes.
Applications close 11pm AEST, 8 September 2024
To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work in Australia. The Australian Academy of Science values social and cultural diversity. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; people who identify as LGBTIQ+; and people with disability. The Academy is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and the provision of a safe and healthy work environment. The Academy supports and promotes flexible work practices.
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