Programme Assistant - Oxford, United Kingdom - University of Oxford

University of Oxford

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Oxford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Are you looking for a new position within the academic sector? If so, we have an excellent part-time opportunity role for a highly motivated Programme Assistant to join the Africa Oxford Initiative team at Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine.

Reporting to the Africa Oxford Initiative Senior Programme Officer, you will be responsible for supporting all finance and administration aspects of the AfOx programmes.

You will provide support to AfOx scholars with all the logístical arrangements for their arrival in Oxford and arrange all necessary logistics for various program events.

You will assist the senior programme officer with reports from Oracle and request internal and inter-departmental journals as required. You will further assist with day-to-day administrative duties, organising meetings and dealing with queries about AfOx Research Programmes.

It is essential that you are educated to A-levels. You are highly organised with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage a varied workload under pressure. You will have strong numeracy skills together with written and verbal communication skills.

You will also have ability to work independently using own initiative and as part of a team demonstrating a flexible and helpful approach, particularly with respect to colleagues and partners based in Africa.

This position is offered part-time on a fixed term contract for 12 months in the first instance and it is funded by the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx).

This vacancy would also be considered as a secondment opportunity.