Executive Assistant

Our vision is of a world better led, a world better served and a world better governed. We are a global school committed to improving the quality of government and public policymaking worldwide, through three routes: teaching current and future leaders; generating research with impact; and engaging with governments and practitioners.

The School is a collaborative, friendly, and dynamic department based in an award-winning building in Oxford. We host regular events and talks with well-known guest speakers – all of which are open to staff. On the social side, we have regular coffee/cake mornings for staff, a family-friendly Halloween event, and Christmas and summer parties.

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days’ annual leave
• Family leave schemes and a comprehensive range of childcare services
• Cycle loan scheme and discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• Opportunities for remote working.

More information about working at the School can be found via clicking the 'Apply' button above.

We’re excited to be looking for an Executive Assistant within the Blavatnik School of Government’s Executive Office. This is a new role, working at the heart of the School to support several senior members of faculty. The role offers varied, interesting and fast-paced work within a high-performing, stimulating and supportive environment.

As Executive Assistant, you will relish a job where no two days are alike.  You will be a core member of a dedicated, motivated team, which supports the senior faculty of the School. You will be engaging, diplomatic, and have good judgement. You will have excellent written and interpersonal communication skills, engendering extremely high levels of trust from the senior leaders you support and all those with whom you liaise. 

You will deal with a wide range of matters, sometimes of a highly confidential nature – including diary management, supporting on events, preparation of papers, travel arrangements, financial support, and much more beyond.

You will be someone who understands the importance of good professional administrative support and who therefore takes pride in and ownership of their work, delivering tasks to a very high standard and balancing the range of duties that the role of an Executive Assistant involves.

This would be a terrific role for candidates – either with strong experience of providing outstanding executive support, or with less direct experience but who are passionate about the mission of the School and eager to build their skills in an exciting environment.

For an informal conversation about the role, please get in touch with Daisy Grieve, Chief of Staff to the Dean and Head of the Executive Office (daisy.grieve@bsg.ox.ac.uk).

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.

The closing date for applications is 12 Noon, Monday 3 June 2024

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