Location: | Oxford |
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Salary: | £32,332 to £38,205 per annum (An Oxford University Weighting of £1500 per annum (pro rata) to be applied from 1 August 2024), Grade 6 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 20th September 2024 |
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Closes: | 3rd October 2024 |
Job Ref: | 175530 |
Fixed term until 31 May 2025
The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.
Department
Student Fees and Funding (SFF) supports students in a variety of ways, from providing funding to individual students, though to running processes that underpin the University’s fee structures. This post is based within SFF’s scholarships team, which is primarily focused on the provision of scholarships for postgraduate students. This is a friendly and supportive team of 13 people.
This post is focused on the Clarendon Fund, which is the University’s largest postgraduate scholarship programme. You can read more about the Clarendon Fund at https://www.ox.ac.uk/clarendon
What We Offer
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
This role also offers the opportunity for hybrid working.
About the Role
As the Student Funding Officer responsible for the Clarendon Fund you will be undertaking a diverse role. This includes work that is detailed (e.g. budgeting and co-ordinating the award process for new scholars) and creative (e.g. producing content for the Fund’s website and organising events). It also includes working with a wide range of our partners (such as colleges, academic departments and divisions, and Oxford University Press) and supporting the scholars themselves.
You will line manage one colleague who also works full-time on Clarendon.
This role is available as the postholder is on secondment in another role within SFF. This is part of SFF’s commitment to staff development.
About You
In this role you will need to be creative, well-organised, and able to establish good working relationships with our partners and scholars. You will draw on your numeracy and IT skills, pro-actively improving the administration of the Scholarships to enable the Clarendon Fund to keep on making a positive difference to our students’ lives.
Application Process
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 12noon on 3 October 2024.
Interviews will take place during week commencing 14 October 2024 and will be held in-person in central Oxford.
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