Personal Assistant to Bodleian Libraries Executive

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic person to
deliver high-quality administrative support to one of our Executive team.





**About the role**



The Bodleian Libraries is the library service supporting the University of
Oxford and is the largest academic library service in the UK and one of the
largest library services in Europe. The Bodleian Libraries are also a key part
of Oxford’s cultural community and lead an exciting programme of public
exhibitions and events to engage communities with our collections.





You will work alongside colleagues in a busy, professional and positive team
in the Clarendon Building in Oxford. You will act as the first point of
contact and effectively deal with all incoming correspondence, emails and
telephone calls for your Executive Member. Your role will be extremely varied
from diary management and administrative support for meetings and projects to
collating information and documentation for reports. From time to time, there
will be the opportunity to support high-profile events such as exhibition
launches.





This is a full-time, permanent role working 36.5 hours per week. The role
supports home working one day a week on average. To learn more about the role,
please contact Georgia Binning ( georgia.binning@bodleian.ox.ac.uk) directly.





**About you**



You will be a diligent senior administrator, with exceptional organisational
skills, and have a keen eye for detail. You will be confident in multi-tasking
and prioritising a varied and busy workload, being able to work both
independently and as part of a team. You will have excellent interpersonal and
office IT skills and a high standard of literacy and numeracy.





**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 of annual leave


* A comprehensive range of childcare services


* Family leave schemes


* Cycle loan scheme


* Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans




More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits





Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a
friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through
groups, networks and champions.





Only applications received online before midday (BST) on Monday 28 April 2025
can be considered. You will be required to upload **a CV and a supporting
statement (or a supporting evidence form using the template provided)** as
part of your online application. Your supporting statement/evidence form
should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria and explain
how you meet each one. **CVs alone will not be considered**.





Interviews are expected to take place on Thursday 8 May in person.