Executive Assistant to the Head of House

Christ Church seeks to appoint an Executive Assistant to the Head of House.

Reporting to the Very Reverend Professor Foot, the post holder will be the Executive Assistant to the Head of House. They will be expected to provide efficient and effective support to the Dean at the highest level, in a largely independent and self-managed capacity, when workload permits, to assist in other administrative offices in Christ Church.

The post holder will run the office of the Dean, including responsibility for all aspects of the office in support of the Dean. This will include the management of communications with, and for, the Dean and the outside world; liaising with leading figures in the cultural, business, University and ecclesiastical sectors; and arranging and managing high profile events. The post holder would be expected to work five days a week in the office during full term. Out of term there may be an opportunity for a hybrid arrangement to be agreed.

The successful candidate will have experience of successfully managing the busy office of a senior member of staff, preferably (but not necessarily) in a university and/or charitable or ecclesiastical organisation. Excellent verbal communication skills and the ability to deal tactfully and effectively with a wide variety of members of the Christ Church and the wider University, including academic staff office-based staff, students as well as members of the public is essential.

The post is offered on a permanent full-time basis (37.5 hours per week). Salary is University Scale Grade 7 (currently £38,674 to £46,913, with a discretionary range up to £51,059 per annum).

Further particulars, including instructions about how to apply, may be downloaded by clicking the 'Apply' button above. The deadline for applications is 12 noon on Monday 19 May 2025.

Christ Church is committed to equality and we value the diversity of our staff and students. It is our policy and practice that entry into employment and progression within employment will be determined only by criteria which are related to the duties of a particular post and the relevant salary scale. No applicant or member of staff will be treated less favourably than another because of their age, disability, ethnicity, marital or civil partnership status, parental status, religion or belief, gender, or sexual orientation.

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