Competitive Salary
Full Time, Permanent - Senior Staff
Oxford Brookes is one of the UK's leading modern universities, known for its bold leadership and innovation in education and research. The University boasts a distinctively inclusive, enterprising, and forward-thinking culture. By committing to accessible education and conducting research that addressed the problems of today and tomorrow we equip individuals with the skills, knowledge, mindset, and attributes needed to thrive in a complex, uncertain world.
Our University community comprises more than 17,500 students from around 240 countries and over 2,800 staff members. We are wholly committed to social mobility, inclusivity, widening access, and civic impact. Rooted in and connected to a city with a rich history of culture and learning, we sit at the heart of a thriving enterprise and innovation hub. We have invested significantly in our estate and continue to consolidate all our Oxford-based activities around our central Headington Campus to shape a vibrant, dynamic, and sustainable interdisciplinary environment.
We are seeking to appoint a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to provide outstanding commercial and financial leadership across the institution. A key part of our newly appointed Vice-Chancellor's Executive Team, the successful candidate will be an exceptional leader with significant strategic and operational experience gained at a senior level. Energetic, innovative and entrepreneurial, they will have the intellectual agility to take advantage of emerging opportunities in support of the University's ambitious plans for growth and development.
An empathy and alignment with the mission and values of Oxford Brookes will be critical, as will outstanding diplomacy, communication and relationship building skills to engage and influence across multiple internal and external stakeholders.
The higher education sector is facing a period of unprecedented change and opportunity, making the role of CFO more important than ever. If you share our passion and possess the skills and qualities we seek, we would be keen to hear from you.
Closing date: 9am on Monday 20th October
At Oxford Brookes, inclusivity is one of our five guiding principles: we take positive steps to create an environment in which we celebrate, value and provide equal opportunity to all. We are committed to recruiting from the widest possible pool and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates who embrace our values, regardless of their background.
Oxford Brookes University has engaged the services of Odgers, to whom applications should be sent at your earliest convenience but no later than Monday 20 October. In order to apply, please submit a comprehensive curriculum vitae (CV) along with a covering letter setting out your interest in the role and details of how you match the required criteria. Please include in a separate document, the names and addresses of three referees. Referees will not be approached until the final stages and not without prior permission of candidates.
In line with GDPR, we ask that you do NOT send us any information that can identify children/family members or any of your Sensitive Personal Data (racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious, or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning health or sex life and sexual orientation, genetic and/or biometric data) in your CV and application documentation. Following this notice, any inclusion of your Sensitive Personal Data in your CV/application documentation will be understood by us as your express consent to process this information.
The preferred method of application is online at
For a detailed conversation about this opportunity, please contact: Joseph Whittaker ,
If you are unable to apply online, please email your application to All applications will receive an automated response. All candidates are also requested to complete an online Diversity Monitoring Form which will be found at the end of the application process. This will assist Oxford Brookes University in monitoring selection decisions to assess whether equality of opportunity is being achieved. Any information collated from the forms will not be used as part of the selection process and will be treated as strictly confidential.
Closing Date :
20-Oct-2025
Vacancy ID :
184085
Faculty or Directorate :
Vice Chancellors Group
Location :
Kennett House, Headington, Oxford
For more information :
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Posted On :
24-Sep-2025