Executive and Administrative Assistant to the Deputy CIO

<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p></p><div><strong>Join Our Team: Executive and Administrative Assistant to the Deputy CIO</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>Are you ready to be part of an institution that's making a global impact? The University of Oxford, renowned as a world-class center of excellence, is seeking a dynamic Executive and Administrative Assistant to support Dr. Stuart Lee, the Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO) in the IT Services Department. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for hybrid working, providing you with flexibility and work-life balance.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>This post is an exciting opportunity for someone who is keen to work in a pivotal supporting role for a dynamic, strategic, and evolving professional service department.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>Why Choose Us</strong>&#160;&#160;</div><br> <div>At the University of Oxford, we prioritise our employees' well-being. We offer a range of benefits, including:</div><br> <ul><br> <li>30 days of annual leave (plus the 8 public holidays)</li><br> <li>Flexible approach to hybrid working</li><br> <li>Extensive personal and professional development plans and opportunities to foster growth</li><br> <li>A comprehensive range of childcare services to support working parents</li><br> <li>Very generous maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave schemes for growing families</li><br> <li>An excellent contributory pension scheme to secure your financial future</li><br> <li>Subsidised membership of the University Sports Centre to promote wellbeing</li><br> <li>Cycle loan scheme to encourage sustainable commuting</li><br> <li>Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans for convenient transportation</li><br> </ul><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>Moreover, the University hosts a wide array of social groups and sports clubs, making your experience here about much more than just work.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>About the Role</strong></div><br> <div>As an Executive Assistant, you will:</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <ul><br> <li><strong>Organisational Expertise</strong>: Demonstrate exceptional organisational ability and efficient time management.</li><br> <li><strong>Decision-Making</strong>: Make decisions on behalf of senior managers to optimize their time.</li><br> <li><strong>Collaborative Work</strong>: Collaborate closely with other EAs and PAs within IT Services.</li><br> <li><strong>Office Management</strong>: Run the Deputy CIO's office and implement effective processes.</li><br> </ul><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>About You</strong></div><br> <div>To excel in this exciting role, you should:</div><br> <ul><br> <li><strong>Highly Motivated</strong>: Be a highly motivated and experienced Executive Assistant with administrative expertise.</li><br> <li><strong>Organisational Enthusiast</strong>: Enjoy organisational challenges in a professional services environment.</li><br> <li><strong>Skills</strong>: Possess organizational, administrative, interpersonal, communication, and secretarial skills.</li><br> <li><strong>Efficiency Under Pressure</strong>: Work efficiently under pressure and exercise discretion, confidentiality, and judgment.</li><br> <li><strong>University Experience</strong>: Previous University experience is desirable.</li><br> <li><strong>Senior-Level Experience</strong>: Extensive experience working as a personal/executive assistant or in a similar senior-level administrative role.</li><br> </ul><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>Application Process</strong></div><br> <div>You will be required to upload a cover letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The closing date for applications to be submitted is <strong>Monday 20 November</strong> at 12:00 noon.</div> </div>