HR Administrator

The Department of Statistics is seeking to appoint an HR Administrator, who
will be responsible for the day to day HR administration of the Department,
working with a high level of autonomy to ensure that a high level of service
is provided to the Department’s staff, students and visitors. This post could
represent an ideal development opportunity for someone looking to broaden
their experience in university administration, including as a secondment
opportunity.





The post is full-time, though part-time working of at least 0.5 FTE would be
possible by agreement with the department, and appropriate reduction in
duties. This post is to cover the absence of the substantive postholder, who
is taking a period of maternity leave. The post is available until 31st March
2024 or the actual return of the substantive postholder, or the resignation of
the substantive postholder and employment of a new postholder, whichever is
the earliest.





Your responsibilities will cover the full employee lifecycle, including
recruitment, administration of new starters, management of end of contracts,
assistance with Certificate of Sponsorship and visa applications, management
of mid-period and end of period reviews for academic staff and probations for
staff members. You will also have finance responsibilities, which include
checking the monthly payroll and resolving any issues, and organising payments
for teaching, demonstrating and lecturing. As part of a small administrative
team, you will undertake other duties as required to support the team as a
whole. Training will be available.





You will hold a good first degree, or equivalent experience, with relevant HR
administration experience. You will have strong numeracy skills and attention
to detail and effective interpersonal skills at all levels. You will
demonstrate the ability to work on your own initiative, without close
supervision, yet to consult and collaborate as appropriate. You will evidence
the ability to work accurately, particularly when under pressure, and to meet
tight deadlines. It’s desirable that you hold, or are working towards, CIPD
Level 5, with experience of working in higher education, but this is not
essential.





We proudly hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award and a departmental Athena
SWAN Silver Award, which guide our progress towards advancing racial and
gender equality. As part of our commitment to openness, inclusivity and
transparency, we would particularly welcome applications from women and black
and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in
positions of this type at Oxford.





Please direct informal enquiries to the HR office, quoting vacancy reference
168342.





Applicants will be selected for interview purely based on their ability to
satisfy the selection criteria as outlined in full in the job description. You
will be required to upload a statement setting out how you meet the selection
criteria and provide the contact details of two referees as part of your
online application.





Only applications received before 12.00 noon UK time on **Friday 10 November**
**2023** can be considered. Interviews are anticipated to be held on **Friday
24 November 2023**.