Faculty Business Services Officer (2x posts)

Royal Holloway; Egham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full 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

Eyesight testing assistance

Free parking

Job summary

Royal Holloway in Egham, Surrey, invites applications for two full-time, fixed-term Faculty Business Services Officer roles (until 31/07/2027). The posts support Finance and HR administration, office management and event logistics, and act as a key point of contact for academic staff.

You'll train and share best practices with Professional Services colleagues, ensuring compliance with Finance, HR, Data Protection and FOI.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance or HR administration is essential.
• Strong organisational and communication skills required.
• Ability to work with staff across departments and train colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Deliver finance and HR administration within the Faculty.
• Support office management and coordinate events and logistics.
• Assist a team of Professional Service colleagues and train staff.

Skills

Finance administration

HR administration

Office management

Event logistics

Stakeholder networking

Problem-solving

Team player

Communication

Job description

Faculty Business Services Officer (2x posts)

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.

Full-Time, Fixed-Term (until 31/07/2027) - 2x posts available.

These roles are part of the Professional Services team that sits within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences which constitutes six departments: Economics; English and Modern Languages; Geography and Sociology; History and Classics, Music, Drama and Media Arts; and Politics, International Relations and Philosophy. These posts play a pivotal role in helping to deliver excellent customer service to all students and staff within the Faculty.

The role holders will deliver key business service activities such as finance administration, HR administration, office management and event logistics. The roles will also be responsible for supporting a team of Professional Service colleagues, helping to train and share good practices across the different business areas, and will act as a key point of contact to resolve business services queries from academic staff. The role holders will operate effectively within the University policies and external legislation in particular relating to Finance, HR, Data Protection and Freedom of Information.

We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic individuals to join the team, who have excellent communication and organisational skills, a pro-active mindset, good at problem-solving and excels at being a team player. Candidates will be good at networking with stakeholders across the business to deliver practical solutions that aims to improve working practices for all.

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 posts are based in Egham, Surrey, within commuting distance from London.

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 .

Location Egham Salary £29,297per annum - including London Allowance This is the expected starting salary for this post. Appointment at a higher point may be made for candidates who demonstrate exceptional skills and experience relevant to the role. Post Type Full Time Hours per Week 35 Weeks per Year 52 Closing Date 23.59 hours BST on Wednesday 21 October 2026 Reference 0926-327

This position is not eligible for hybrid working.