Finance and Research Administrator

About us

The Department of Anthropology at UCL is a research-led department with an international reputation, offering innovative teaching programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in both Bloomsbury and at UCL East.

The department is one of only a few broad-based anthropology departments in the UK comprising five sub-sections: Evolutionary and Environmental Anthropology, Social Anthropology, Material Culture, Medical Anthropology, and Public Anthropology.

UCL Anthropology is committed to prioritising issues of equality and social inclusion across all its activities.

About the role

We have an exciting fixed-term opportunity until 31 December 2026 for a Finance and Research Administrator to join our friendly professional services team in the Department of Anthropology. The post holder will support the day-to-day financial processes, assist with grant applications, and manage the administration of successful grants.

For informal enquiries, please contact the Finance Manager, Wendy Chandler (wendy.chandler@ucl.ac.uk).

If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries regarding the application process, please contact anthro.hr@ucl.ac.uk.

Interviews for this role are expected to take place in-person on Wednesday 07 January 2026.

Please note that this role is not suitable for visa sponsorship.

About you

You will hold at least 5 GCSEs at Grade C or higher, including Mathematics and English Language or equivalent. You will have demonstrated experience in providing effective finance and administrative support, with strong knowledge of Excel, including the ability to understand and apply numerical formulas, as well as experience with online financial and research management systems. You will possess a high level of numeracy, capable of understanding and interpreting figures and statistics, meeting tight deadlines, and prioritising your workload effectively.

Please ensure that you submit a supporting statement as part of your application in addition to a CV and that you address each of the essential criteria in your application. When we shortlist, applications are scored according to how they meet each of the essential criteria.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit Rewards and Benefits to find out more. A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates currently underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include: people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, and women (for our grade 9 and 10 roles).

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