Grants and Finance Manager

**Grants and Finance Manager**



**Department of Biochemistry**





**Pay Scale:** STANDARD GRADE 8



**Salary ( £)**: £45,585-£54,395 per annum



**Location: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building,** Department of Biochemistry,
South Parks Road, Oxford



**Contract type: Permanent**



**Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)**





**About the role**





The Department of Biochemistry is seeking an experienced professional for the
new post of Grants and Finance Manager (GFM). This is a senior position
carrying responsibility for the delivery of a comprehensive and high-quality
service, contributing to the development of research-related strategy,
policies, and procedures in Biochemistry, and developing and maintaining
excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
including the Medical Sciences Division.



You will play a significant role in ensuring that the information and
processes vital to research grants are maintained and developed at the highest
level. You will provide effective and timely research grants support and
advice to researchers, support staff and students, whilst facilitating changes
to existing services and the development of new research grant-related
activities or opportunities.





This is a full-time permanent post.





The actual starting salary offered will be based on qualifications and
relevant skills acquired and will also be determined by the funding available.





**What We Offer**





Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of
family friendly and financial benefits including:





• An excellent contributory pension scheme



• 38 days annual leave



• A comprehensive range of childcare services



• Family leave schemes



• Cycle loan scheme



• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs



• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans





The University also runs an enormous amount of social groups and sports clubs
for those looking for more than just a great place to work.





**About you**





We are looking for an experienced manager with a strong focus on service
delivery, who can manage a varied workload with competing demands. You will be
organised, possess good interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate
effectively, delegate and prioritize workload.



You will be educated to at least degree standard or an equivalent combination
of training and experience, including CCAB accounting qualification or
equivalent.





Significant experience and knowledge in research grants administration, along
with staff management and strong IT skills experience is required.
Prioritizing deadlines, and an ability to organize work time efficiently is
also important. You should also have excellent interpersonal and communication
skills, and able to build rapport with internal and external stakeholders.
Working as part of a team as well as being able to work independently and
unsupervised is also a requirement of the role.





**Application Process**





You will be required to upload a supporting statement, setting out how you
meet the selection criteria, curriculum vitae and the names and contact
details of two referees as part of your online





Only applications received before noon **Friday 31st May 2024** can be
considered, with interviews for shortlisted candidates to be held as soon as
possible thereafter.





**Committed to equality and valuing diversity**