Research Strategy & Funding Administrator

We are looking for an administrator to join the friendly and supportive
Research Strategy and Funding team in the Medical Sciences Divisional Office
in the University of Oxford. This is a great opportunity to provide vital
support for Oxford’s outstanding and transformative Medical Sciences research.
Applicants who are interested in building a career in research support or
project management will gain excellent experience of the full range of
research activity in the world-leading, internationally-recognised Medical
Sciences Division.





In this role you will support the wide-ranging work of the Research Strategy
and Funding team. You will have responsibility for administering the internal
research funding schemes, supporting external funding bids and supporting the
advancement of a positive research culture. You should have previous
administration and/or project management experience, strong organisational
skills and attention to detail. Good communication and interpersonal skills
and the ability to exercise sound and measured judgement and discretion are
also important.





This is a permanent role and is available as a full time position, but
candidates wishing to work part time at least 0.7 FTE (26.25 hours per week)
are welcome to apply. The team operates hybrid working with time split between
the MSD Office in the John Radcliffe Hospital (currently minimum 1 day/week on
Thursdays) and remote working. If offered on a part-time basis, the team can
offer flexibility over the exact hours and days worked.





As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:



• Employee Assistant Programme (EAP)



• An excellent contributory pension scheme



• 38 days annual leave



• A comprehensive range of childcare services



• Family leave schemes



• Cycle loan scheme



• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans





You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and
the details of two referees as part of your online application.





The closing date for applications is **12 noon on Monday 2nd September 2024**.
We expect to hold interviews week commencing 16th September 2024 which may be
online or in person at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.





To arrange an informal discussion about this post, please contact the Research
Funding Manager, Adelyn Wise by email at: adelyn.wise@medsci.ox.ac.uk