Understands and implements grant registration processes. This includes: risk management, contracts, document and process management
RIMA
Page updated 25 October 2023
Research & Innovation Management and Administration (RIMA)
The Research Innovation Management and Administration Job Family includes roles that provide strategic, advisory and administrative services and supports to academics and students through the development, management and implementation of efficient administrative processes or through the co-ordination of activities.
Experience and Qualifications required by Career Level:
Please copy the wording below according to the career level of your role to insert on your chosen template:
| Career Level | To be inserted in job description under Experience and Qualifications |
|---|---|
| Career Level 1 | 1-2 years’ professional or customer services experience working in either a large organisation or a third level institution and/or a third level qualification (post-graduate qualification is desirable). |
| Career Level 2 | 2-3 years’ professional experience working in either a large organisation or a third level institution and/or a third level qualification (post-graduate qualification is desirable). |
| Career Level 3 | 3-4 years’ professional experience working in either a large organisation or a third level institution and/or a third level qualification (post-graduate qualification is desirable). |
| Career Level 4 | 4-5 years’ professional experience working in a research and innovation management/ administration related role in either a large organisation or a third level institution and a third level qualification (post-graduate qualification is desirable). |
| Career Level 5 | 5-6 years’ professional experience working in a research and innovation management/ administration related role in either a large organisation or a third level institution and a third level qualification (post-graduate qualification is desirable). |
| Career Level 6 | 7-10 years’ professional experience working in a research and innovation management/ administration related role in either a large organisation or a 3rd level institution and a 3rd level qualification (post-graduate qualification is desirable). |
| Career Level 7 | 10-15 years’ professional experience, including 3 years’ operating at a senior level in a large organisation or third level institution and a third level qualification (post-graduate qualification is desirable). |
| Career Level 8 | 15 years’ professional experience, including 5 years’ operating at a senior level in either a large organisation or third level institution and a third level qualification (post-graduate qualification is desirable). |
| Career Level 9 | 15 years’ professional experience, including 5 years’ operating at the most senior levels in either a large organisation or third level institution and a third level qualification (post-graduate qualification is desirable). |
Functional Competencies
A competency is a skill or attribute that is required to carry out a role effectively. They are normally an important part of job descriptions. Functional competencies can vary between roles in a Job Family and between Job Families themselves. They are specific to each Job Family.
When you are completing the functional competency selection criteria for your role, you should choose the most appropriate functional competencies from the list below in keeping with the career level of your role.
You should only choose functional competencies from the Job Family that your role belongs to, is not possible to mix the functional competencies from different families in one job description.
If there is a specific skill that you require that his not available under the competencies available to you in this particular Job Family, you can add this as a bullet under the Experience and Qualifications section.
Functional Competencies - Research & Innovation Management and Administration Job Family
Choose functional competencies from the list below as appropriate for your role. The wording to describe each functional competency is also provided under each heading for use in the job description. You should use this and tailor as needed to include relevant information relating to the role and the requirements of your unit.
It is not now required to include proficiency levels.
The number of functional competencies you choose from the list below to include in your job description, depends on the career level of your role. A greater proficiency in each competency is expected the higher the career level of the role.
As a general guide for this job family:
| Career Level of role: | How many functional competencies should I choose from the list below to appear on my job description? |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 |
| 8 | 5 |
| 9 | 6 |
Understands and influences the internal and external research environment at national and international scale. This includes: the role of universities in research, relevant policy, sources of funding, internal organisation structures, bibliometrics, and economic/technology trend
Knowledge of the different stages of proposal development from opportunity identification to the close of calls. This includes: understanding calls, developing and implementing supports, managing calls, reviewing
and advising on proposals.
Identifies, protects and commercialises intellectual property (IP) either through licensing and/or new venture creation, negotiating IP terms in agreements and supporting research proposals.
Develops and implements university policy to ensure that research and innovation is conducted in compliance with all necessary requirements, and that governance structures are implemented to oversee this.
Knowledge of operational management concepts particularly in relation to the implementation of research programmes. This includes directly delivering support to academics, and managing the interface with other units (or external suppliers) to ensure service delivery to the programme.
Knowledge and application of specialised expertise in research relevant areas including: Education and Public Engagement, Impact, Open Access, Gender & Diversity, Business Development.