The Department of Statistics is seeking to appoint an HR Administrator, who will be responsible for the day to day HR administration of the Department, ensuring that a high level of service is provided to the Department’s staff, students and visitors. It is expected that the post-holder will be responsible for HR administration with minimum supervision. This post is to cover the absence of the substantive postholder, who is taking a period of maternity leave.

Your responsibilities will cover the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, administration of new starters, management of end of contracts, assistance with Certificate of Sponsorship and visa applications, management of mid-period and end of period reviews for academic staff and probations for staff members. You will also have finance responsibilities, which include checking the monthly payroll and resolving any issues; organising payments for teaching, demonstrating and lecturing; and processing expense claims and travel insurance applications. As part of a small administrative team, you will undertake other duties as required to support the team as a whole. This will include committee servicing, and other duties as assigned by the Head of Administration and Finance or Head of Department commensurate with the grade of this post. Training will be available.

You will hold a good first degree, or equivalent experience, with relevant HR administration experience. You will have strong numeracy skills and attention to detail and effective interpersonal skills at all levels. You will demonstrate the ability to work on your own initiative, without close supervision, yet to consult and collaborate as appropriate. You will evidence the ability to work accurately, particularly when under pressure, and to meet tight deadlines. It’s desirable that you hold, or are working towards, CIPD Level 5, with experience of working in higher education, but this is not essential.

Queries about this post should be addressed to: annette.miller@stats.ox.ac.uk