Grants and Finance Administrator

Starting salary from £26,707 per annum, dependent on skills and experience, with an annual increment up to £30,378 per annum.

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Finance department at the Sainsbury Centre at the University of East Anglia.

Grants provide funding for the Centre to complete its mission originally put in place by Sir Robert and Lisa Sainsbury with the gift of the building and its substantial art collection to the University of East Anglia in 1973. Its mission has a global impact on the experience of art through the Sainsbury Centre collection and the Centre’s activities. 

You will support the Centre’s grant and financial activities by providing high quality, flexible financial and administrative support, working with the Head of Grants and the Finance and Administrative Officer. You will also be responsible for providing financial costings for new grant applications, be able to use the University’s costing systems and translate data to meet different funder requirements and work to strict deadlines. 

You must be educated to GCSE level, (minimum 5 GCSEs including Mathematics and English) and will have an AAT level 3 qualification or equivalent experience in a comparable role. 

This full-time post is available on a fixed term basis until 31 July 2028. 

Further information on our great benefits package, including 34 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and additional University Customary days (pro rata for part-time), can be found on our benefits page.   

Closing date: 19 August 2025

The University holds an Athena Swan Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our advancement towards gender equality.

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