Projects Officer (Centre for the Study of African Economies)

About the Blavatnik School of Government

Our vision is of a world better led, a world better served and a world better governed. We are a global school committed to improving the quality of government and public policymaking worldwide, through three routes: teaching current and future leaders; generating research with impact; and engaging with governments and practitioners.

What we offer

The School is a collaborative, friendly, and dynamic department based in an award-winning building in Oxford. We host regular events and talks with well-known guest speakers – all of which are open to staff. On the social side, we have a regular events calendar that are designed to appeal to all, including our Christmas and summer parties.

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days’ annual leave
• Family leave schemes and a comprehensive range of childcare services
• Cycle loan scheme and discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• Opportunities for hybrid working (typically 60% of working hours on-site and 40% remotely)

More information about working at the School can be found on our jobs page.

About the role

The Blavatnik School of Government is looking to recruit a Projects Officer at the Blavatnik School of Government who will provide comprehensive financial and administrative support to the Economic Policy Network [EPN]; the Open Political Economy Analysis Programme [Open PEA]; and the CSAE projects portfolio at the BSG.

The new CSAE Projects officer will join a small and energetic team, reporting to the EPN Programme Manager [to be recruited] and Cameron Thibos, the Open PEA Programme Manager. They will support programme leads to facilitate programme operations and keep both programmes running smoothly.

About you

You are required to be educated to degree level or with equivalent professional experience and have proven experience of research grant administration within higher education or a comparable environment. Experience of the University of Oxford’s financial systems and software would be desirable.

Application process

Please upload a supporting statement that outlines how you meet the selection criteria in your own words, along with your CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.

The closing date for applications is at 12 noon (UK time) on 20 May 2026

Interviews are scheduled to take place on 01 June 2026.

Pay Scale: STANDARD GRADE 6

Vacancy ID: 186102