Assistant Programme Director

Location: 70 Woodstock Road, Annex 3, Oxford OX2 6HR; plus international travel to Europaeum events 

Hours: 22 hours/week (60%) on average with peak periods during events; can be occasionally weekends and during standard holiday periods 

Contract Type: Temporary (5 months) 

Starting Date: 11 May or as soon as possible thereafter 

Reporting to: Executive Director (Internal Management), Dr Tracey Sowerby 

Application Deadline: 26 April 2026 (23:59 BST)  

The Europaeum intends to recruit an Assistant Programme Director to assist the two existing Programme Directors, Dr Miles Pattenden (Ideas) and Dr Tracey Sowerby (Future Leaders of Europe), while they take on additional responsibilities as Interim Executive Directors. 

This is an exciting opportunity to gain international experience working with post-graduate students on academic, multi-disciplinary, and policy-related initiatives. 

The successful candidate will assist the Ideas Programme Director in the delivery of events across the Summer and Autumn of 2026 and the design of events in 2027. They will also assist the Director of the Future Leaders of Europe/Europaeum Scholars’ Programme with the organisation of module content in late 2026 and throughout 2027.

This is a 60% appointment averaged across the five months. The post is based at the Europaeum Secretariat Office in Oxford but a willingness to travel is essential as our events take place across our university network. 

Applications should be submitted via the 'Apply' button above (e:hr@europaeum.org) and will be considered until 23.59 BST on 26 April. Applicants should submit the following in support of their application: 

• A cover letter/statement, of why you consider yourself well suited to this position 
• A CV of not more than 6 pages. 
• One reference sent confidentially to hr@europaeum.org in advance of the application deadline and the name of a second referee who can be contacted in the event of your shortlisting. You can indicate if you would prefer us not to contact this referee unless you are offered the post. 

For informal queries, please contact Dr Tracey Sowerby on scholarsprogramme.director@europaeum.ox.ac.uk 

We expect to hold interviews on 5 May. 

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