UK date and time: 02-September-2026 08:36
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Department of Computer Science, Wolfson Building, Parks Road, Oxford.
Senior HR Officer
Permanent upon successful completion of a one-year probationary period
Full time (37.5 hours per week)
Grade 6: £35,681 - £41,636 p.a. with a discretionary range to £45,212 inclusive of Oxford University weighting
Internal candidates will be given priority and must apply via the Employee Dashboard.
About the Role
The Department of Computer Science is seeking an experienced and proactive HR professional to join our ambitious and evolving HR team.
This newly created role sits at the heart of an exciting redesign of our HR service, offering the opportunity to lead HR delivery across a diverse stakeholder group within a world-leading department that continues to grow and evolve.
You will work in close partnership with managers and staff across designated departmental Themes, providing high-quality, people-focused HR service across the full employee lifecycle. You will take ownership of a broad portfolio of activity, including recruitment, employee relations, workforce planning, organisational change, immigration compliance and employee lifecycle processes.
Working alongside a dedicated HR Coordinator, you will provide expert advice, practical solutions and proactive support, ensuring a consistent, compliant and customer-focused service. You will also play a key role in embedding a new HR operating model built on ownership, partnership and continuous improvement, while supporting the development of colleagues and contributing to wider service improvement and change initiatives.
About You
You will be an experienced HR professional with strong generalist knowledge, excellent judgement and the confidence to work independently in a busy and complex environment. You will enjoy building relationships, solving problems and delivering pragmatic people solutions.
Experience of working within the University of Oxford or another higher education environment would be advantageous, particularly knowledge of University HR policies, procedures and systems. However, we also welcome applications from candidates with strong HR experience gained in the private, public or not-for-profit sectors who are keen to apply their expertise in a complex and intellectually stimulating environment.
This role is ideal for experienced HR Advisors, HR Officers or Senior HR Officers, who enjoy driving improvement, taking ownership and making a tangible impact. You will have the opportunity to shape the future direction of HR service delivery while supporting a diverse and growing community of staff.
About Us
The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.
The Department of Computer Science at Oxford is renowned for pioneering research and teaching across diverse fields, consistently ranking among the best in the world. Our commitment to innovation drives us to tackle complex technological and societal challenges. Our people are central to our success, and our HR team plays an important role in supporting a diverse and growing community of staff.
What We Offer
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 (pro-rata for part time jobs)
- A comprehensive range of childcare services
- Family leave schemes
- Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
- Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
This role offers a flexibility of hybrid working with a mixture of on-site and remote working possible. The usual on-site presence for departmental staff is 3 days per week.
Diversity
Committed to equality and valuing diversity.
The closing date for applications is midday on 28th September 2026. Interviews are expected to be held by Mid October 2026.
Salary (£) : £35,681 - £41,636 (with a discretionary range to £45,212) per annum, inclusive of a pensionable Oxford University Weighting
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