Student Engagement Officer

Location:  - Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, The Peter Medawar Building, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3SY

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual with a passion for supporting graduate students to join the Africa Oxford Initiative as a Student Engagement Officer, at the Nuffield Department of Medicine. 

This is a varied and interesting role, with responsibility for building and managing a database of African graduate students in Oxford, and for welcoming new students during Fresher’s Week – you will ensure that new students are included in the database and that the database is updated yearly. Other responsibilities will include attending the events hosted by the student societies and others (e.g. the AfriSoc Conference, general meetings, etc.) as an AfOx representative, and working closely with the AfOx Communications Officer, AfriSoc and other relevant parts of the University to design and implement access and outreach initiatives such as the AfriSoc-AfOx Mentorship Programme. 

It is essential that you are educated to A-Level standard, with excellent interpersonal, advocacy and diplomacy skills with the ability to communicate cearly and effectively with a wide range of stakeholders. You will have demonstrable experience of recognising challenges faced by students and developing programmes to support them.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience.
 
This position is offered part-time (20 hours per week) on a fixed term contract for 3 years and is funded by the Mastercard Foundation.

Only applications received before 12 midday on Thursday 8 August 2024 will be considered. Please quote 174216 on all correspondence.

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