Security Officer

The Ashmolean Museum, the world’s first public museum and part of the University of Oxford, is seeking to appoint a Security Officer to join its dedicated team. This is an extraordinary opportunity to play a central role in safeguarding priceless collections, protecting colleagues and visitors and enabling the smooth running of one of the world’s most respected cultural institutions.

Your responsibilities will include: protecting collections, staff, visitors and volunteers through vigilant patrols, dynamic assessments and proactive security measures, monitoring and managing advanced technical systems, including CCTV, access control and life safety systems and acting as a first responder to incidents and emergencies, remaining calm and professional while taking swift and effective action. Please refer to the job description for the full list of responsibilities.

This is a varied and challenging role that requires initiative, responsibility and teamwork. No two days are ever the same. You will balance protecting world-class collections with being a professional, approachable presence for the many people who come through the Museum’s doors

This is a permanent part-time post, working 30 hours per week, on a rota including early and late shifts, plus on-call duties

Please note that this post is subject to checks necessary for the successful post holder to have a Known Consignor status. You will therefore be required to provide employment and/or education history going back for a full 5 years in your application, as well as a satisfactory Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Due to working in restricted and sensitive areas, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a satisfactory Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

About You

You will have experience of working with technical security systems.

You will possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.

You will have a strong awareness of health and safety in a public environment.

You will be flexible, responsible and committed to working as part of a diverse and supportive team.

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

Diversity

Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies.

How to apply

You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting evidence form using the attached template as part of your online application. The supporting evidence form lists each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description – please explain how you meet each one. CVs alone will not be considered.

The Chair of this recruitment panel will be Stewart Mann, Security Systems and Operations Manager, who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role (stewart.mann@ashmus.ox.ac.uk). General queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to the Recruitment team within our Human Resources department (recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk).

Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (GMT) on Monday 27 October 2025 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place during the week commencing Monday 17^th November 2025.

*An automatic annual increment each year will be paid up to (and not including) the discretionary range within the University of Oxford’s grade 3 salary scale.

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