Executive Assistant NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Thames Valley

University of Oxford - Department of Psychiatry

Location: Oxford

Salary: £35,681 to £39,424 per annum

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 7th April 2026

Closes: 30th April 2026

Job Ref: 185796

Location: Warneford Hospital, Oxford OX3 7JX

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

The Department of Psychiatry is based on the Warneford Hospital site in Oxford – a friendly, welcoming place of work with an international reputation for excellence. The Department has a substantial research programme, with major funding from Medical Research Council (MRC), Wellcome Trust and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and provides highly rated medical training in psychiatry. The Head of Department is Professor Belinda Lennox.

The TV ARC is based within the Department of Psychiatry at Oxford and the Thames Valley research ecosystem spans several boundaries between different care settings, commissioners and providers, and across the translational continuum. Our work is organised across three thematic areas- Start Well, Live Well, Age Well- along with five cross cutting themes: digital; health tech and data; community, social, and home care; knowledge mobilisation, implementation, and partnerships; research inclusion and health inequalities; planning and delivering social care.

About the Role

The post is funded until 31 March 2031 and is based in the Department of Psychiatry at the Warneford Hospital.

You will provide high quality administrative and organisational support to the ARC Co-Directors who jointly lead the infrastructure. You will be able to manage complex workflows to optimise management of competing demands and achievement of tasks to deadlines. You will also confidently manage communication with internal and external stakeholders.

About You

You will have proven experience in providing high quality administrative support involving interface with multiple stakeholders. You have demonstrated ability to anticipate and prioritise competing demands to optimise workflows. You will have strong, inclusive interpersonal and communication skills to work confidently with stakeholders from across settings. Experience of working a HE, health and social care, or within a service industry environment as part of multi-partner programmes. is desirable.

Diversity

Committed to equality and valuing diversity

Our active Psychiatry People and Culture teams and initiatives including our values and behaviours framework, work to make the Department of Psychiatry as supportive, welcoming and inclusive as possible.

Application Process

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application. Please see the University pages on the application process at https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/application-process

The closing date for applications is 30 April 2026.