Senior Executive, Research Finance and Partnership

About the role

The School's growing central administration and finance team is looking for a proactive, detail-oriented Senior Executive, Research Finance and Partnerships. The role provides key administrative, operational and engagement support to advance research excellence and strengthen global partnerships, working closely with faculty, research staff, school stakeholders and the college research and school finance team.

Key responsibilities

• Research finance, partnerships and procurement: handle queries on research expenditure, purchase requests, reimbursements and business travel claims, including processing Training Employment Passes for research guests; generate research grant utilization budget reports for school reporting; assist Principal Investigators with procurement and purchase requests; guide users on reimbursement and travel requests under financial policy; liaise with internal departments and researchers to keep research activities on track.
• Events support: plan and coordinate logistics for the Chair's Office initiatives (e.g., SSS Speakers Series, school conferences, film screenings), including scheduling, venues, catering, equipment and registrations; liaise with speakers and organisers; handle event communications, documentation and follow-up; process NRP withholding tax payments and claims for academic visitors.
• General administration: support daily operations, onboarding of new researchers (documentation and access), report preparation, record keeping and data compilation, and other school-wide administrative duties.

Required profile

• Degree in Business, Administration, Finance, Research Management or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in finance, research and procurement, logistics and events support, or higher education administration is advantageous.
• Meticulous, able to keep to timelines, with strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Good problem-solving and communication skills, and a strong team player.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, especially Excel, Forms and Access for data submission, cleaning and processing.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.