Full-time permanent Research Administration/Contracts Officer | Beautiful Randwick facilities | Prestigious Research Institute Research Administration and Contracts Officer Newly created role - located within the Randwick Health Innovation Precinct (2031), hybrid work flexibility on offer. Full-time, permanent position – not-for-profit salary packaging one of several benefits. Support the Research Governance and Innovation team and proactively collaborate across many internal stakeholders in your every day. About our client: As a leader in brain and nervous system research , NeuRA’s goal is to prevent, treat and cure brain and nervous system diseases, disorders, and injuries through leadership, excellence and innovation in neuroscience research. Recently celebrating 30 years of impact, NeuRA’s work is more critical than ever and has provided new insights into neurological and mental health conditions, including dementia, pain, schizophrenia and more. About the role: This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a professional team and enable impactful research. You will report into the Head of Legal and Research Innovation and support the Research Governance and Compliance Manager. You will also have the opportunity to liaise directly with a variety of stakeholders in your day-to-day including world-leading researchers, other internal support staff and external parties. Responsibilities: Provide administrative support to key stakeholders overseeing governance obligations, grants and research contracts. Be the first point of contact for incoming requests – replying and communicating or escalating as appropriate and closely following policies/procedures and regulatory requirements. Preparing standard form contracts for legal review, following up with stakeholders to ensure completion/approval happens on time. Updating the contracts database by uploading documents and entering critical details. Assist with risk management and compliance activities such as maintaining the organisation’s risk register. Support with updating the grants calendar and cross-checking grant funding and ethics applications against submission checklists to promote successful outcomes. Maintaining accurate records. Assist with collating data and preparing reports for key stakeholders. Essential Requirements: You will have previous experience in a research or other highly regulated environment and therefore understand the importance of, and be able to demonstrate aptitude with, attention to detail in such an environment. You will also have: High-level communication skills across a variety of platforms – with proven experience managing a high-volume of communication without sacrificing any attention to detail. Excellent organisational skills, previous administration experience will be a must-have in this role as well as experience managing competing priorities. Strong proficiency across the Microsoft Office suite. The ability to build effective relationships across a multi-disciplinary team. A growth mindset and solutions-focused approach. The ability and willingness to develop new skills and take on additional responsibilities. How to Apply To be considered for this position please apply now with your resume. If you have any further questions, please contact Diana Linde at dianabeaumontpeople.com.au. There is no closing date for this role, please apply as soon as possible as all applications will be reviewed as they are received. At Beaumont People we believe a diverse workplace is a happy workplace, and we love working with organisations that feel the same way. We encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from CALD backgrounds and people with disabilities. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital or parental status. Should you require a reasonable accommodation to be made for your application to be assessed we would be more than happy to discuss how that can be arranged.