Administrator / Personal Assistant

Location: Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford

Salary Grade 5: £32,108 - £37,338 (with a discretionary range to £40,514 per annum)

Applications are invited for a PA and Group Administrator to provide high-quality administrative and personal assistant support to senior academic staff and the wider Health Economics and Policy Evaluation Group within the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences.

The successful applicant will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day operations of the Group, ensuring the smooth running of administrative processes and activities. Responsibilities will include comprehensive diary management, coordinating meetings and events, arranging travel and accommodation, supporting financial processes (including expenses, purchase orders, and invoices), and acting as a first point of contact for a range of internal and external stakeholders.

You will be highly organised and able to manage a varied workload with minimal supervision, demonstrating excellent attention to detail and strong communication skills. You will have substantial administrative experience, ideally including PA support to senior staff, and be confident working with financial and administrative systems. Experience in a higher education or similarly complex environment would be advantageous.

You will be based in the Radcliffe Primary Care Building, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG as your normal place of work, but there may be the opportunity for occasional remote working.

The position is offered on a fixed-term basis for two years in the first instance.

For further information or to discuss the post please contact Stuart Redding Stuart.Redding@phc.ox.ac.uk or Stavros Petrou Stavros.Petrou@phc.ox.ac.uk.

“Committed to equality and valuing diversity”

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a CV and Supporting Statement as part of your online application. The Supporting Statement should include a cover letter and should also clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description. Click here for support with completing your online application. Please do not attach any manuscripts, papers, transcripts, mark sheets or certificates as these will not be considered as part of your application.

The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon on Friday 5 June 2026.

Interviews are expected to be held during the week commencing 22 June 2026.

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