Faculty Business Services Officer

Royal Holloway; Egham; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave entitlement

Training and Development opportunities

Pension Scheme with generous employer‑

Cycle to Work

Season Ticket Loans

Eye care subsidies

Free parking

Job summary

Royal Holloway invites applications for the post of Faculty Business Services Officer within the Faculty of Science. This part-time, permanent role (21 hours per week) sits within a Professional Services team supporting four departments: Psychology, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Computing, Security & Mathematics.

The role involves working across multiple business areas, delivering finance and HR administration, office management and event support, while providing

Qualifications

• Administrative experience is desirable.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to work across multiple departments and support staff and students.

Responsibilities

• Assist across finance and HR administration, office management and event support.
• Provide advice and guidance on a range of business processes and help resolve day‑to‑day enquiries.
• Support colleagues across the wider team and share knowledge to improve how we work.

Job description

Right to work: Please note that it will not be possible for the University to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship to the successful candidate for this position. Therefore, the appointable candidate will need to be eligible to work in the UK or have leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with the University, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

Part-Time, Permanent (21 hours per week)

Applications are invited for the post of Faculty Business Services Officer within the Faculty of Science.

Join the Faculty of Science at Royal Holloway and play a key role in supporting both staff and students. We are looking for an organised and proactive Faculty Business Services Officer to join our friendly Professional Services team. The Faculty comprises four departments: Psychology, Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering, and Computing, Security & Mathematics.

Working across this diverse Faculty, you will help ensure the smooth running of our business services and contribute to an excellent experience for staff and students. This is a varied role offering the opportunity to work across several business areas, including finance administration, HR administration, office management and event support. You will work closely with academic and professional services colleagues, providing advice and support on a range of business processes and helping to resolve day-to-day enquiries. You will also support colleagues across the wider team, sharing knowledge and good practice and contributing to the continuous improvement of our services.

We are looking for a great team player with strong organisational and communication skills who enjoys working in a busy environment and delivering excellent customer service. You will be collaborative, proactive and confident building relationships across the University, with the ability to solve problems and identify opportunities to improve how we work. This role would particularly suit someone with administrative experience who enjoys variety and working with a wide range of people.

The University operates a hybrid working approach and some remote working may be possible for this role.

In return, we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Training and Development opportunities
• Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
• Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing.
• Free parking

The post is based in Egham, Surrey, within commuting distance of London.

For queries regarding the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department at [e-mail] .

Please quote the reference: 1126-359

Closing Date:23:59, 1 December 2026

Royal Holloway is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and encourages applications from all people regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, parental status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or trans status or history. More information on our structures and initiatives around EDI, including information on staff diversity networks, can be found on our Equality and Diversity Intranet page .