Research Group Assistant

**About the role**



We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and well-organised PA/EA to join us
in the role of Research Group Assistant on a fixed-term (6 months), full-time
basis. Although this post is based at the Mathematical Institute, the
department will consider applications to work remotely during part of your
week.





As Research Group Assistant, you will provide PA and administrative support to
our Geometry, Logic, Mathematical Physics and Topology Research Groups. You
can find out more about our areas of research here;
https://www.maths.ox.ac.uk/research.





You will deliver diary management, complex travel arrangements, support with
expenses, and deal appropriately with varied and complex queries, sometimes of
a highly confidential nature, on behalf of the Heads and other members of the
research groups, including academics, research staff and students.





You will have a proven ability to develop good working relationships with a
variety of people both within and outside the University. We will expect you
to work with minimum supervision, and to use your initiative to prioritise
competing demands effectively, particularly when senior academic staff are
away.





You will also support colleagues across the Research Group Assistant team,
assisting during busy periods, greeting visitors, or providing cover during
periods of absence.





**About you**



We are looking for candidates who have a proven ability to develop good
working relationships with a wide variety of people, alongside first-rate
organisation and prioritisation skills. You will have experience of diary
management, including making complex travel arrangements, and a good
understanding of general administrative practices and procedures.





You will be able to work independently to manage demanding and varied
workload, prioritising your time and work effectively. You will have the
ability to draft correspondence minutes and reports; excellent IT skills; and
experience of financial administration.





We proudly hold a departmental Athena SWAN Silver Award and an institutional
Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, which guide our progress towards advancing
racial and gender equality. As part of our strategic aim to improve staff
equality and diversity, we would particularly welcome applications from BME
candidates, who are currently under-represented in positions of this type
within the department.





**What We Offer**



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





• 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



• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs





This role also offers the opportunity for hybrid working, and the team are
open to discussing a working pattern that works for you.





**Application Process**



If you would like to discuss the role and the department in more detail,
please contact Ali Goodall, Head of Faculty Services & HR, via email:
ali.goodall@maths.ox.ac.uk. Informal enquiries regarding the application
process should be directed to the Recruitment Coordinator (email:
recruitment@maths.ox.ac.uk), quoting vacancy reference 171786.





Applicants should read the job description document before writing their
application. You will be required to upload a supporting statement, setting
out how you meet the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae and the names and
contact details of two referees as part of your online application.





Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this post
and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria,
please click on the links below.





Only applications received before **12:00 noon UK time on Monday 15th of April
2024** can be considered.