Safety & Facilities Support Officer

<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p></p><div>Oxford&#8217;s School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA) is one of the largest communities of Area Studies scholars anywhere in the world. This vibrant and dynamic University department has research and teaching programmes dedicated to&#160;Africa,&#160;China,&#160;Latin America, the&#160;Middle East,&#160;Japan,&#160;Russia and Eastern Europe,&#160;South Asia&#160;and&#160;Comparative Area Studies. The School welcomes students from all around the globe and&#160;offers seven&#160;MSc Degrees,&#160;six&#160;MPhil degrees, a&#160;DPhil in Area Studies, as well as the&#160;Oxford 1+1 MBA&#160;with Sa&#239;d Business School.</div><br> <div>An exciting opportunity has arisen to join OSGA as a Safety &amp; Facilities Support Officer on a full-time, 3-year fixed-term contract basis.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>About the Role:</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>Reporting to the School Business Continuity &amp; Projects Manager, the successful candidate will have general responsibility for facilitating the administrative functions for day-to-day Health &amp; Safety and facilities at OSGA. They will act as the Departmental Safety Officer (DSO), assisting with the implementation of safety policies, and providing professional customer services throughout. Working closely with key stakeholders they will be responsible for creating a welcoming and safe working environment for all OSGA staff, students, and visitors. The role is available immediately and can also be offered as a short-term secondment opportunity (for internal candidates only) and/or as a part-time role (minimum of 80% FTE).</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>About You:</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The post will suit an enthusiastic, reliable and conscientious individual who enjoys being part of a busy team in an environment of competing priorities.&#160;Applications are welcome from candidates with previous experience of facilities management who can demonstrate professional awareness of Health and Safety compliance within the workplace. Essential for the role are: the ability to clearly and accurately communicate processes and procedures verbally and in writing; to work independently with minimum supervision, and a willingness to resolve situations. Experience working in a busy customer-facing role, ideally within an HE institution or a service industry environment, will be highly desirable.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>Application Process:&#160;</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>When applying to this position, you will be required to upload a CV and a supporting statement addressing how you meet each of the selection criteria, as listed in the job description. Further details regarding the selection criteria and details on how to apply can be found in the document attached. Informal enquiries are welcome: please email hr-administrator@area.ox.ac.uk. Any queries or matters that are not referred to in the job description/further particulars will be passed to the School Business Continuity &amp; Projects Manager. Please quote the vacancy reference <strong>170371</strong> in all your correspondence.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The closing date for applications is <strong>12.00 noon on 29th January 2024</strong>. Applications received after the closing date cannot be considered. The interviews are expected to take place in person on Thursday 15th February 2024.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>What We Offer:</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees&#8217; well-being and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:</div><br> <ul><br> <li>An excellent contributory pension scheme</li><br> <li>Generous annual leave</li><br> <li>A comprehensive range of childcare services</li><br> <li>Family leave schemes</li><br> <li>Cycle loan scheme and electric or ultra-low emission vehicle loan scheme</li><br> <li>Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans</li><br> <li>Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs</li><br> </ul><br> <div>This role also offers the opportunity for hybrid working, it is an onsite role where some flexible remote working may be possible. The OSGA Professional Services offices are located in Oxford city center, surrounded by its unique architecture, history and culture.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The University of Oxford holds an institutional Silver Athena Swan award, acknowledging the progress made in addressing a number of gender gaps across the University. Applications are particularly welcome from men and black and minority ethnic candidates who are under-represented in professional services in Oxford.</div> </div>