Current job vacancies
Assistant Restaurant Manager
£25,138 - £28,759 per annum, with a discretionary range up to £30,487
Closing date: 12 April 2024
The Department for Continuing Education is looking for a professional and experienced Assistant Restaurant Manager.
About the role
You will assist the Senior Restaurant Manager in the running of our busy catering service operation, working with the team to provide an excellent standard of service to our staff, students, visitors and external clients, between our locations at Rewley House and Ewert House, Summertown. You will work an average of 5 days out of 7, working a total of 36.5 hours per week. Shifts will vary to cover the hours of business requirements, including weekend and evening work. The normal hours of operation are between 7am and 10.30pm, with occasional events that exceed these hours.
About you
You will have previous experience in catering, preferably with bar or barista experience, and experience in supervising staff. You will be flexible, customer focused, and have good communication skills.
What we offer
Your happiness and wellbeing at work matter to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including:
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days' annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Cycle loan scheme
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• Discounted bus travel and season ticket travel loans
Application process
You will be required to upload a CV and a supporting statement as part of your online application. This should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one.
The closing date for applications is noon on 12 April 2024.
Bring your expertise to the University of Oxford and be a part of a community that values creativity, diversity, and excellence.
The University of Oxford is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of their background.
Catering Supervisor
£23,706 - £25,138 per annum
Closing date: 15 April 2024
The Department for Continuing Education is currently looking to recruit a Catering Supervisor to work within its busy catering operation, providing meals and fine dining events.
About the role
This is a busy role working as part of a friendly and supportive team, to provide a first class service to our staff, students, visitors and external clients, between our locations at Rewley House and Ewert House, Summertown. You will work an average of 5 days out of 7, working a total of 36.5 hours per week. Shifts will vary to cover the hours of business requirements, including weekend and evening work. The normal hours of operation are between 7am and 10.30pm, with occasional events that exceed these hours.
This role is busy and diverse, and comes with opportunities for personal and professional development.
About you
You will have good communication skills, a positive attitude to customer care, preferably experience of supervising staff and working in the hospitality industry in a customer facing role.
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
Application process
You will be required to upload a CV and a supporting statement as part of your online application. This should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one.
The closing date for applications is noon on 15 April 2024.
Bring your expertise to the University of Oxford and be a part of a community that values creativity, diversity, and excellence.
The University of Oxford is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of their background.
Chef De Partie
£25,138 - £28,759 per annum
Closing date: 15 April 2024
The Department is currently seeking to recruit a Chef de Partie to prepare high-quality meals and fine dining for events and private bookings, as well as supervising junior staff.
About the role
The kitchen team is a small friendly team which produces excellent food, from only fresh products and seeking local produce where we can.
This is a full-time position working 36.5 hours per week, five out of seven days (mostly straight shifts). The Department operates for 50 weeks of the year and usually closes over the Christmas and New Year period.
About you
To succeed in this role, you will have previous experience in a Commis Chef role within the hospitality industry. You will also have good culinary skills, good communication skills (both written and verbal), good IT literacy skills (including MS Excel and Word), flexibility and adaptability in your approach to work, and an awareness of health and safety standards and requirements.
About us
The Department for Continuing Education is the University’s centre for lifelong learning situated in the heart of Oxford. The Department provides a wide variety of meals and dining for both students and external clients across its sites and provides an excellent opportunity to grow your culinary skills.
What we offer
Your happiness and wellbeing at work matter to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including:
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days' annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Cycle loan scheme
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• Discounted bus travel and season ticket travel loans
• Good training, support for further development and career progression
Application process
You will be required to upload a CV and a supporting statement as part of your online application. This should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one.
The closing date for applications is noon on 15 April 2024.
Bring your expertise to the University of Oxford and be a part of a community that values creativity, diversity, and excellence.
The University of Oxford is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of their background.
ERC Postdoctoral Researcher
Grade 7: £36,024-£44,263 per annum
Closing date: 02 April 2024
Oxford University Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE) is seeking to appoint an ERC Postdoctoral Researcher to join the Invisible East research programme.
About the role
You will be reporting to the Principal Investigator (PI) Dr Arezou Azad and be member of the Invisible East research programme. The project explores the nuances of Islamisation during the first 500 years of Islamic rule in the Islamicate East (a vast area that stretches from Islam to Tibet and includes parts of the modern states of Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and of the wider Central Asian region). Project activities include the analysis and digitisation of a variety of texts, principally documents written in Persian and Arabic, most of which reflect everyday, local use – from receipts to personal letters to legal opinions – and others are literary in nature.
This is a full-time position (part-time hours, a minimum of 0.8FTE, will be considered), available on a fixed-term contract.
About you
You will be responsible for carrying out research on medieval writing and material culture in the Islamicate East and its connections with the history of language and multicultural encounters. You will contribute to building an online digital corpus of documents written in Persian, Arabic, Bactrian, Pahlavi, Hebrew and other languages of the medieval Islamicate East, and will edit a volume for a new book series on the Islamicate East with Edinburgh University Press, under the supervision of the PI. You will have expertise in a language of the Islamicate world, and knowledge of the history and civilisations of Islamicate world.
About us
OUDCE provides opportunities for people from a wide variety of backgrounds to benefit from the University’s rich and unique resources. We are ambitious and forward-thinking, with a strong sense of identity and community. Our mission is to inspire people locally, nationally and globally by extending access to Oxford’s world-class teaching and resources through flexible and inclusive opportunities for study and research.
Colleagues uphold the uphold the Mission, Vision and Values of the Department and actively promote a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion.
What we offer
Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including:
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days’ annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
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.
To make informal enquiries about the post please contact arezou.azad@ames.ox.ac.uk
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Tuesday 2 April 2024.
Bring your expertise to the University of Oxford and be a part of a community that values creativity, diversity, and excellence.
The University of Oxford is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of their background.
Head of Human Resources and Deputy Administrator
£52,815 - £61,198 per annum
Closing date: 19 April 2024
Oxford University Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE) is seeking to appoint a Head of Human Resources and Deputy Administrator. This is a pivotal role within our Department, where you will have the opportunity to shape and drive our HR strategy, support our people, and contribute to the achievement of our ambitious goals
About the role
As the Head of Human Resources and Deputy Administrator, you will lead a team of dedicated professionals to ensure that our Department delivers best-practice HR services in line with University policy and UK law. You will be responsible for both the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of our HR function, providing leadership, guidance, and support across all areas of HR management. Additionally, you will serve as a key advisor to our Director of Finance and Administration assisting with various responsibilities including academic administration, financial systems, and strategic initiatives.
In this role, you will lead the development and implementation of HR practices, policies, and systems, aligning them with departmental and University objectives. You will oversee the activities of the HR team, manage senior academic appointments, and ensure the effective use of IT in personnel systems. You will also provide mediation and guidance on complex employee relations issues, acting as a point of contact for personnel and welfare matters. You will also be responsible for some building and facilities matters, such as optimising space usage, health and safety and building emergencies.
This is a full-time position, available on a permanent contract.
About you
You will be educated to degree level and be CIPD qualified to at least Level 5, or (for either or both) have equivalent professional experience. You will also have previous experience as a senior HR Manager in a relevant sector. You will be a strategic thinker, able to analyse complex issues and provide solutions to these. As the leader of the HR team at OUDCE, you will have a proven ability to lead, motivate and manage individuals whilst also having excellent interpersonal, advocacy, persuasion and influencing skills.
You may also, though not necessarily, be CIPD qualified to Level 7 and have advanced working knowledge of PeopleXD (the University’s HR information system) and the University itself, as well as its policies and procedures.
About us
OUDCE provides opportunities for people from a wide variety of backgrounds to benefit from the University’s rich and unique resources. We are ambitious and forward-thinking, with a strong sense of identity and community. Our mission is to inspire people locally, nationally and globally by extending access to Oxford’s world-class teaching and resources through flexible and inclusive opportunities for study and research.
Colleagues uphold the uphold the Mission, Vision and Values of the Department and actively promote a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion.
What we offer
Your happiness and wellbeing at work matter to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including:
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days’ annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
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.
To make informal enquiries about the post please contact personnel@conted.ox.ac.uk.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 19 April 2024.
Bring your expertise to the University of Oxford and be a part of a community that values creativity, diversity, and excellence.
The University of Oxford is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of their background.
HR Officer (maternity cover)
£36,024 - £44,263 per annum
Closing date: 03 April 2024
Oxford University Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE) is seeking to appoint a full-time HR Officer to provide maternity cover from 1 July 2024 until the end of August 2025. This role is also available as a secondment.
About the role
This is an exciting role which combines day-to-day management of the HR lifecycle with delivering continuous improvement of processes and procedures.
About you
You will be an enthusiastic human resources/people practice professional with experience of working in an HR team and managing HR processes within the University of Oxford or a similar complex organisation. You will be qualified to at least CIPD Level 5 with sound knowledge and experience of the application of UK employment law and UKBA regulations. Experience of operating HR information systems (particularly PeopleXD) is also an essential requirement of the role.
About us
OUDCE provides opportunities for people from a wide variety of backgrounds to benefit from the University’s rich and unique resources. We are ambitious and forward-thinking, with a strong sense of identity and community. Our mission is to inspire people locally, nationally and globally by extending access to Oxford’s world-class teaching and resources through flexible and inclusive opportunities for study and research.
Colleagues uphold the uphold the Mission, Vision and Values of the Department and actively promote a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion.
What we offer
Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including:
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days’ annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
Application process
You will be required to upload a supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.
To make informal enquiries about the post please contact Joel Atkin ( joel.atkin@conted.ox.ac.uk).
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 3 April 2024.
Interviews are scheduled for 15 April 2024.
Bring your expertise to the University of Oxford and be a part of a community that values creativity, diversity, and excellence.
The University of Oxford is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of their background.
Part-time Cleaner/Housekeeper
£12.49 per hour, with a discretionary range to £12.78
Closing date: 12 April 2024
About the role
The Department for Continuing Education is looking for a housekeeper to join our busy team. The work involves the cleaning of bedrooms, bathrooms, offices, seminar rooms, corridors, stairways, toilets and other public areas in the Department. You will be based primarily at our main premises in Wellington Square, Oxford.
The shift patterns available is Saturday and Sunday 8.30am to 1.00pm with occasional flexibility to work on other days when required.
The Department operates for 50 weeks of the year and usually closes over Christmas and New Year.
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
Application process
If interested, please submit an online application by noon on 12 April 2024.
Committed to equality and valuing diversity.