Open Access Payments Coordinator (Remote)

University-of-Oxford; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

38 days annual leave

Childcare services

Family leave schemes

Discounted bus travel and SeasonTicket

Job summary

University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries invites applications for a permanent, full-time Open Access Payments Administrator. The role supports researchers with payment processes for open access publishing, handling APC/BPC applications and invoices, and ensuring policy compliance.

It offers remote work with on-site presence two days per week, in a 36.5 hour week. You will manage payment requests, liaise with researchers and publishers, and help improve workflows.

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records, collate statistics, and enter data efficiently.
• Confident written and verbal communicator, able to work with colleagues across the University and external organisations.
• Experience using common software applications; willingness to learn specialist systems; discretion with confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Provide first-line helpdesk support for open access payments.
• Process Article Processing Charge (APC) and Book Processing Charge (BPC) applications and invoices.
• Manage payment requests and purchase orders; check funder/publisher policy compliance.
• Maintain records and statistics; liaise with researchers, University colleagues, and publishers.
• Identify improvements to administrative and technical workflows.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Administrative support

Data entry

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries invites applications for a permanent, full-time Open Access Payments Administrator. The role supports researchers with payment processes for open access publishing, handling APC/BPC applications and invoices, and ensuring policy compliance.

It offers remote work with on-site presence two days per week, in a 36.5 hour week. You will manage payment requests, liaise with researchers and publishers, and help improve workflows.