Austrade's Client Programs Branch delivers grant programs to assist exporters and businesses across Australia. The government recently announced an $18.5 million targeted regional tourism support package. As a senior grants officer you will assist in program design and end-to-end delivery of the grants under this package. The package includes: • $10 million for the Reef Educational Experience Fund including a rebate program for school excursions to the reef, support for local reef operators and funding for Tourism Tropical North QLD. • $8.5 million to support tourism in Central Australia including resilience grants for local tourism operators, a tourism development fund and funding for Tourism Central Australia. The key duties of the position include Program design work including stakeholder consultation, drafting grant guidelines and other key documents, defining program objectives and outcomes, identifying and managing risk. Liaising with grant applicants and other stakeholders across the program life cycle, providing technical advice on the eligibility criteria and helping to resolve issues and complaints. Assessing the eligibility of grant applications and milestone reports and making recommendations to the Grants Manager supported by evidence and analysis. Maintaining accurate information and data on SmartyGrants and other internal systems and spreadsheets. Extract and analyse data and prepare quality reporting materials for senior management. Negotiate and prepare grant agreements for successful applicants, assess milestones and process and report on milestone payments. Utilising technology and undertaking administrative tasks to support consistent, efficient and compliant management of grants.
