Research & Compliance Administrative Officer

University-of-Oxford; Oxford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Oxford seeks a Research & Compliance Administrative Officer in the Department of Engineering Science, Parks Road, Oxford. You will support the Research and Compliance Office in funding, integrity, REF activities and compliance, coordinating everyday operations and maintaining records.

The role requires a degree or equivalent experience; strong organisational and interpersonal skills are essential to handle inquiries and improve processes within a busy academic environment.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent work experience.
• Experience providing administrative support to a team.
• Experience managing and improving administrative processes.
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide underpinning support to the team to ensure smooth running of operations.
• Act as first point of contact for enquiries.
• Coordinate day-to-day operations and record-keeping effectively.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of processes.

Skills

Administrative support

Process improvement

Customer-facing

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor-level degree

Job description

Research & Compliance Administrative Officer

Department of Engineering Science, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PJ

We are seeking a Research and Compliance Administrative Officer to join the Research and Compliance Office at the Department of Engineering Science. The Research and Compliance Office provides support across research funding, research integrity, Research Excellence Framework (REF) activities and compliance matters. The team helps academics turn their ideas into fully articulated research proposals, ensuring that projects are formulated so as to have the maximum chance of success both at the application stage and during delivery, whilst complying with relevant policies and regulations.

You will provide the underpinning support essential to the smooth running of the team and its working relationships with academic and professional services colleagues. You will be the first point of contact for enquiries and ensure the effective coordination of day-to-day operations and record-keeping, as well as enabling continuous improvement of our processes.

You should be educated to degree level or have equivalent work experience. You should have experience of providing administrative support to a team, managing and improving administrative processes, and customer-facing work. Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills are essential, and you should have a high attention to detail.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Gemma Adams-Tataki (email: [e-mail])

Salary (£) : Grade 6: £35,681 - £41,636 per annum (Inclusive of Oxford University weighting)