Join the renowned Faculty of Engineering & Design, celebrated for its research excellence and teaching quality. We are seeking a proactive and motivated Finance Officer to play a crucial role in managing our finances with a focus on development and improvement of financial processes and systems.

The Faculty of Engineering & Design comprises four top-performing departments specializing in architectural, engineering, and design disciplines. Our research-led teaching aligns with industry needs, ensuring excellent career opportunities for graduates. Join our vibrant and dynamic Faculty Professional Services Team, where we work collaboratively and creatively to support our academic goals. As holders of the AUA Mark of Excellence, we are committed to professional development and celebrating career successes. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Faculty Finance Managers in operational financial management services across the faculty.
• Provide support by managing the faculty’s research budgets
• Provide guidance to staff and students on the faculty’s purchasing and staff expenses.
• Support the Faculty Finance Managers with budget monitoring
• Assist other finance team members as needed.

About you

Our ideal candidate will:

• be able to effectively prioritize conflicting demands.
• be able to work independently and as part of an agile team.
• have excellent analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to advise and influence senior stakeholders.
• have strong organisational and problem-solving abilities, with a proactive and collaborative approach.
• have excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications to include Power Automate.
• have experience of reviewing how things work, making them better, and putting improved processes in place that people can follow.

Further information

This is a full-time role although part-time hours (0.8fte) will be considered for the right candidate. 

We operate a hybrid working model with a mix of on-campus and remote work.

For an informal discussion, please contact the Finance Manager, Tracey Halliday, at (01225) 384617 or email t.halliday@bath.ac.uk.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn.

 

Closing Date: 23 Apr 2026

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £31,236 to £37,694

Are you a proactive and creative marketing professional who enjoys working in a small, busy team? Then this could be the role for you!

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to support with the planning, developing and delivering of the Faculty of Engineering & Design’s multi-channel, integrated marketing activities. 

You’ll help create new content and deliver targeted campaigns that support strategic Faculty and University objectives. These include student recruitment, research reputation and international engagement. 

You'll be supporting and creating content for the website, social media, advertising campaigns and e-comms. You'll also be involved with virtual and in-person events that take place in the Faculty or wider University.

A focus of your role will be:

• supporting UK and international student recruitment and marketing activity for UG and PGT
• helping promote the Faculty’s research strategy

You’ll also contribute to strategic marketing planning by providing market insights, new ideas, and analysing trends that inform future portfolio development.

You’ll have experience producing and delivering marketing content across both online and offline channels, and be confident creating materials that engage different audiences.

You’ll also bring:

• excellent copywriting skills
• proven experience creating video and photo content for advertising
• a strong track record of delivering results through varied content formats across channels such as web, social media, digital advertising, CRM, events and PR

It would be an advantage if you have:

• experience in the higher education sector
• a professional marketing qualification (such as CIM or equivalent)

Further information

The role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) fixed term basis from June 2026 to April 2027.

Interviews will be held on 27th April 2026.

The Marketing and Web Team in the Faculty of Engineering & Design manages effective and timely communication about our diverse taught courses and research. We plan, deliver and measure campaigns across channels including web, social media, digital advertising, email, events and PR. Our work is targeted to audiences in the UK and internationally, helping the Faculty meet its strategic and commercial aims.

We’re a small, busy and proactive team. We're looking for someone motivated who can help us continue developing high-quality marketing content and delivering impactful campaigns.

For informal enquires please email Becky Garner, Content Manager, Faculty of Engineering & Design rg373@bath.ac.uk or Mark Curry, Marketing & Web Officer, Faculty of Engineering & Design, mc3080@bath.ac.uk 

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations. We have received a Silver Athena SWAN for our positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students. We encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups. We value the positive impact it has on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. We are also an accredited Disability Confident Leader and autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. 

What we can offer you

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us. Below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us on LinkedIn.

 

Closing Date: 08 Apr 2026

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £31,236 to £37,694