Programme Finance Co-ordinator, Invisible East

The postholder will provide administrative and communications support for the Invisible East programme at the University of Oxford’s Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. The Invisible East programme incorporates the European Research Council funded project ‘Go.Local’: Going Local in the Perso-Islamic Lands: Afghan Geniza, Islamisation and Language in the pre-Mongol Islamic East; and the AHRC-funded project ‘Persian in Documents (PersDoc): Language and Islamisation in the pre-Mongol Eastern Islamic Lands.’ The programme brings the medieval Islamicate East to the forefront of historical research by studying these local texts.

The postholder will be responsible for the financial administration of the research grants that fund the two projects, in particular for ensuring that University and donor reporting requirements are met and that accuracy is assured.

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent, have relevant work experience at a similar level or in the area of research support and facilitation, donations, or other grant funding, and have the capacity to assimilate and communicate complex information and policies. The successful candidate will numerate, with experience of managing budgets and advising colleagues on financial matters, have the ability to manage a wide variety of tasks, to work effectively under pressure, prioritise workload and meet multiple deadlines, and have the ability to use initiative in solving problems. You will also have strong IT skills, sound judgement with the tact and discretion to deal with sensitive and confidential information, and a proven ability to communicate well at all levels on the telephone, in writing and in person, and to deal confidently and appropriately with academic and non-academic staff at all levels.

This position is based in central Oxford. It is a part-time (50%), and fixed term until 01 October 2023 with the possibility of extension.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 21st November 2022