Academic Assistant - School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (SMBMS)

Location: South Parks Road, Oxford

We are seeking to appoint a part-time Academic Assistant (12 hours per week) to provide general administrative support across the pre-clinical medicine academic administration team based at the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the Medical Sciences Teaching Centre, South Parks Road.

The successful applicant will become a key member of a small team which is responsible for the administration of undergraduate courses, including student admissions, on-course teaching, and examinations. Working closely with the Assistant Registrar, you will have your own areas of responsibility but will also assist other team members as and when required.  The work can be intensive at times, but is interesting, diverse, and rewarding.

This position offers an excellent opportunity for applicants to develop a career in academic administration, or would suit someone with academic administration experience seeking more flexibility with their working hours. We are seeking a strong team player with first-rate analytical, organisational, and IT skills, who will work systematically and to a high level of accuracy. You should also have excellent written and verbal communication skills and proven ability to manage a broad workload in an efficient manner.

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

• Employee Assistant Programme (EAP)
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

To make informal enquiries about the post, please contact Ms. Jo Valentine, Assistant Registrar at jo.valentine@medsci.ox.ac.uk

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. As part of your application you will be required to upload a CV and a supporting statement.

This is a permanent, part-time post.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 19^th August 2024.

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