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Finance and Research Grants Officer SCHOOL OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND MUSEUM ETHNOGRAPHY

SCHOOL OF ANTHROPOLOGY AND MUSEUM ETHNOGRAPHY, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology

Grade 6: Salary £25,854 - £30,870 p.a.

The School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography is seeking a key professional Finance and Research Grants Officer to join its successful administrative team based in Oxford, this is a full-time permanent position.

The Finance and Research Grants Officer post has primary responsibility for the school’s accounting processes and is one of two posts in the school responsible for the proactive support of the research grant application process and for the financial management of research projects. The postholder will support the Administrator on the preparation of the annual budget and quarterly forecasts for review by the school’s Management Board and will work closely with the Administrator to develop and implement an enhanced management reporting process covering all of the school’s activities, including research projects. The postholder will be responsible for the full range of financial transaction processing carried out within the school. The Officer will also support the Administrator in producing budgets for grant applications, using the University’s Resolve software, advising researchers on grantors’ terms and conditions, and will work closely with the school's academic and administrative teams, as well as with colleagues in the University’s central Finance Office.

Candidates need a good first degree and at least two years’ experience in a similar role, good accounting experience and knowledge of the purpose of financial controls, excellent numeracy skills and attention to detail, strong diplomacy and team-working skills, and the ability to work on their own initiative with a high level of computer literacy.

Candidates will be considered on the basis of the selection criteria outlined in the further particulars which can be obtained by visiting the website at http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/jobs/fp/ or by emailing katie.grainger@anthro.ox.ac.uk. The further particulars include details on how to apply.

The closing date for applications is by no later than noon on 11 April 2011. Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date.