Programmes Officer (Teaching Support)

<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p></p><div><strong>About the Blavatnik School of Government</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>Our vision is of a world better led, a world better served and a world better governed. We are a global school committed to improving the quality of government and public policymaking worldwide, through three routes: <strong>teaching</strong> <strong>current and future leaders</strong>; <strong>generating</strong> <strong>research with impact</strong>; and <strong>engaging</strong> <strong>with governments and practitioners</strong>.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>What we offer</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The School is a collaborative, friendly, and dynamic department based in an award-winning building in Oxford. We host regular events and talks with well-known guest speakers &#8211; all of which are open to staff. On the social side, we have regular coffee/cake mornings for staff, a family-friendly Halloween event, and Christmas and summer parties.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees&#8217; wellbeing, 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>38 days&#8217; annual leave</li><br> <li>Family leave schemes and a comprehensive range of childcare services</li><br> <li>Cycle loan scheme and discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans</li><br> <li>Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs</li><br> <li>Opportunities for remote working.</li><br> </ul><br> <div>More information about working at the School can be found on our&#160;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/jobs">jobs page</a>.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>About The Role</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>Do you want to see a world&#160;better led, better served&#160;and&#160;better governed? Would you like the opportunity to work with exceptional colleagues, offering essential support to world-class programmes?</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The Blavatnik School of Government is looking for an organised and conscientious Programmes Officer to ensure that our Faculty&#8217;s teaching is supported by excellent, timely and innovative learning resources. You will be a member of the Programmes team, which provides administrative support to the delivery of the School&#8217;s graduate degree programmes, currently the Master&#8217;s in Public Policy, MSc in Public Policy Research, and the DPhil in Public Policy.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>Reporting to the Academic Planning Manager, you work with key Faculty members and other members of the School to deliver the Blavatnik School of Government&#8217;s degree programmes. You will have particular responsibility for organising the digital learning platforms and teaching resources that underpin our degrees and for supporting teaching faculty and guest lecturers.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>Whilst the role is a grade 5 (&#163;31,459- &#163;36,616 per annum) position, we would be willing to consider candidates with potential but less experience who are seeking a development opportunity, for which an initial appointment would be at grade 4 (&#163;27,838 - &#163;31,459 per annum) with the responsibilities adjusted accordingly. This would be discussed with applicants at the interview or appointment, where appropriate.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>This post is fixed-term until 31 December 2026.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>About You</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>This is a responsible and pivotal role, requiring the post holder to perform sometimes complex administrative coordination in a time pressured and deadline-controlled environment. In this role, there is a strong emphasis on attention to detail and on working with a wide range of people, within and beyond the School, to produce a high standard of learning resources.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>You must be highly organised with excellent attention to detail and accuracy. You should have excellent customer service and communication skills, with a flexible can-do approach and a willingness to adapt to the changing needs and priorities of the team, and the ability to communicate with a diverse range of people, using tact and diplomacy.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>You will be a self-starter, with a systematic, thorough and well-organised approach to work and the ability to work on your own initiative. Strong IT and good numeracy skills are also essential.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>Application process</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>You will be required to upload a<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/cv-and-supporting-statement">&#160;covering letter/supporting statement, your CV</a>&#160;&#160;and the details of two referees as part of your online application.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The closing date for applications is&#160;<strong>12:00 noon (UK time) on Monday 2 December 2024.</strong> We anticipate holding interviews on 11 December 2024.</div> </div>