"Educational Projects Manager (maternity cover)"

Educational Projects Manager (maternity cover)

Location: (Clinical) Medical School Office, Academic Centre, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford

This post may also be offered as a secondment opportunity.

The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is seeking an experienced academic administrator with experience of managing educational projects for the post of Educational Projects Manager (maternity cover).

The Educational Projects Manager will be a member of the Clinical School administration team which is based in the Academic Centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Headington, but will also be expected to work occasionally on other sites as required.

The role will involve leading on a range of educational projects, varying in scale and complexity. Larger projects will typically require the establishment and coordination of working groups, scheduling and facilitating meetings, progressing actions between meetings, and engaging in consultation with students and other stakeholders. In addition, the role will include managing smaller projects with more focused objectives and shorter timelines, requiring a flexible and efficient approach to delivery.

The postholder will have a strong commitment to Continuous Improvement (CI) across all areas of academic administration and will be expected to apply to become a CI Associate Practitioner within the University’s Focus programme. They will skill and empower other team members to enable smarter, more efficient working, to respond to current challenges and to promote positive change.

The successful applicant will have significant recent and direct experience of student administration in higher education and will also have experience of managing complex projects within an educational environment. They will have excellent written and oral communication skills, excellent organisational skills, and will have the ability to manage a broad workload in an efficient and adaptable manner.

To make informal enquiries about the post, please contact Kirstie Vreede (Head of Administration and Finance) at kirstie.vreede@smbms.ox.ac.uk.

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 including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

Application Process

To apply, please upload the following via our online application system:

• A covering letter/supporting statement
• Your CV
• Contact details for two referees

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 12 January 2026 with interviews expected to take place on Thursday 22 January 2026.

Vacancy ID: 183876

Pay Scale: STANDARD GRADE 8