The role provides comprehensive administrative support to the Oxford Uehiro Institute, including acting as the first point of contact for visitors and enquiries, managing the admin inbox, maintaining mailing lists, arranging travel bookings, and processing purchase orders. Additional duties involve office operations, IT setup for meetings, liaising with suppliers, managing supplies, and supporting events and facilities. Explore more administration jobs for similar roles.

The role provides comprehensive administrative support to the Oxford Uehiro Institute, including acting as the first point of contact for visitors and enquiries, managing the admin inbox, maintaining mailing lists, arranging travel bookings, and processing purchase orders. Additional duties involve office operations, IT setup for meetings, liaising with suppliers, managing supplies, and supporting events and facilities. Explore more administration jobs for similar roles.

You need to be highly organised and adaptable with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Strong IT skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines are essential. Desirable experience includes administrative work, handling enquiries, organising travel, and supporting events. Review selection criteria in the full job description. Check free resume templates to highlight your skills.

Applications must be made online, uploading your CV and a supporting statement addressing selection criteria with examples. Provide details of two referees. Quote vacancy reference 186173. Closing date is 12:00 noon on 15 May 2026; interviews week commencing 25 May 2026. Direct enquiries to hr@humanities.ox.ac.uk. See free cover letter templates for tips.

Benefits include an excellent contributory pension scheme, 38 days’ annual leave, family leave schemes, comprehensive childcare services, cycle loan scheme, discounted bus travel, Season Ticket loans, and membership to social and sports clubs. Learn more about University of Oxford perks via university salaries and benefits resources.

This is a full-time (36.5 hours / 1 FTE), open-ended contract at Uehiro Oxford Institute, 16/17 St Ebbes St, Oxford OX1 1PT. Ideal for those seeking stable administration support positions in higher education. View similar opportunities in higher ed admin jobs.

While not strictly required, experience in administrative work such as handling enquiries, organising travel, and supporting events is desirable. Focus on demonstrating organisational skills and ability to manage varied workloads in your supporting statement.