Grants and Finance Officer

Grants and Finance Officer (Permanent Post)

Department of Statistics, 24-29 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3LB

Internal candidates only – please apply via the Employee Dashboard.

This exciting new role will play a crucial part in a small, friendly grants and finance team, ensuring an effective and efficient service is provided to the department at a time of growth. The post will have a particular focus on purchasing and post‑award grant administration, and the holder will work flexibly to provide resilient support. This varied post may suit someone looking to build a career in university administration.

• Provide efficient purchasing services and manage post‑award grant administration for the department.
• Work flexibly to support the team and adapt to changing priorities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure smooth grant processes.

• Highly skilled administrator with an eye for detail and continuous improvement.
• Experience in grants or financial roles (or both).
• Strong analytical abilities and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to build positive working relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders.

We proudly hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award and a departmental Athena SWAN Silver Award, which guide our progress towards advancing racial and gender equality. As part of our commitment to openness, inclusivity and transparency, we would particularly welcome applications from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under‑represented in positions of this type licants will be selected for interview purely based on their ability to satisfy the selection criteria as outlined in full in the job description.

You will be required to upload a statement setting out how you meet the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae and the contact details of two referees as part of your online application. Please note that applicants are responsible for contacting their referees and making sure that their letters are sent to  directly by the closing date.

Only applications received before 12:00 noon UK time on 6 July 2026 can be considered. Interviews will be held the week commencing 13 July 2026.