Recruitment and Administrative Assistant

About the role

Working in the Recruitment team, you will support recruiting managers in finding the talents they need. You will administer recruitment campaigns including preparing advertisements, arranging shortlisting and interviews, processing pre-employment checks, and running a new starter induction.

You will be the first point of contact for managers and job applicants contacting the HR team, and you will be dealing with enquiries by email and over the phone as well as passing enquiries onto the appropriate team member.

This is a full-time post working 36.5 hours per week. The post is available on a fixed-term basis from February 2024 to February 2025 to cover maternity leave. The team is currently working hybrid.

About You

You will be able to work in a busy, sometimes pressurised environment, where planning and organisation skills are essential to meet multiple deadlines.

A high level of numeracy and accuracy is key to preparing offer letters and contracts.

You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills to liaise with key stakeholders at all levels.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ well-being 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
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

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

How to apply

You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting evidence form using the attached template below (or supporting statement) as part of your online application. Your supporting evidence form should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one.

Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (GMT) on Wednesday 3 January 2024 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place on Friday 12 January or Monday 15 January 2024.

For any generic enquires related to the role, please feel free to contact the Recruitment team (recruitment@bodleian.ox.ac.uk).

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