St Edmund Hall Hiring for HR Assistant at Oxford Full Time

This is an outstanding opportunity to gain HR experience in one of Oxford’s most reputable colleges to begin or further your HR career. The role is busy and varied and will include dealing with routine HR queries, providing a full administration service across the employee life cycle and maintaining our HR database.

The successful candidate will have good administration skills, be methodical in their approach to work, have strong attention to detail and be highly organised. Reporting to the HR Manager, the appointee will work closely with other members of the College’s professional and domestic staff, heads of departments and senior College Officers. No previous HR experience is required as full training will be provided.

Your excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work to tight deadlines will enable you to build positive work relationships with all stakeholders and ensure that our HR Department remains a trusted and approachable service for all. The ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality is essential.

Excellent IT skills including the full Microsoft Office suite and customer skills are essential as is the ability to communicate well over the telephone, video calls and in writing.

Our College is located in Queen’s Lane in beautiful surroundings just off the High Street and close to the river in Oxford with its historic charm. Buses, cafes, the Covered Market and shops are only a short distance away and the train station is approximately a 20-minute walk. This all helps to create an excellent environment in which to work. The role includes the option to be home based one day a week.

In return, you will benefit from working for a warm, supportive and inclusive organisation (part of a world-leading university) offering good development opportunities to broaden your skills plus a comprehensive benefits package as follows:

A free three-course lunch.

Membership of the Oxford Staff Pension Scheme (OSPS). Contribution rates: Employee = Tier 1 – 4%, Tier 2 – 6% or Tier 3 – 8% and Employer = Tier 1 – 6%, Tier 2 – 8% or Tier 3 -10%.

Excellent annual leave entitlement (up to 38 days per year) and additional days for long service following five years service.

Subsidised bus pass loans, season ticket loans and cycle scheme loans.

Access to the College’s employee assistance programme (a 24-hour telephone and online advisory and counselling service).

Discount in University shops, free entry to other colleges and libraries, discounted computer software from the University Computing Service, free access to the Botanical Gardens and Harcourt Arboretum and discounted membership of the University’s gym and pool.

The post also qualifies for the Edu Health Scheme which offers special private medical insurance for university staff and their families at a discounted rate.

We are a very sociable team and arrange various staff events throughout the year including quizzes, a summer BBQ, a Christmas event and more.

The College seeks to foster a collaborative and respectful work environment which promotes equality, diversity and inclusion together with a policy of assisting all our employees to achieve professional growth. We strive to appoint committed and compassionate colleagues to help ensure every student achieves their best.

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Application Process

Interested applicants should forward the following documents:
A Cover Sheet detailing the names and contact details of two referees;

A current CV;

A covering letter, which explains how you meet the selection criteria for the post.

There is no deadline and applications will be assessed as soon as they are received. You are therefore encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Documents should be sent preferably by email to recruitment@seh.ox.ac.uk. Postal Applications should be sent to the HR Manager, St Edmund Hall, Queen’s Lane, Oxford, OX1 4AR.

Interviews will be held for shortlisted candidates and all applicants will receive a response.

Informal enquiries about the post should be directed to recruitment@seh.ox.ac.uk. Visits to the College prior to application are welcome by emailing the HR Manager at recruitment@seh.ox.ac.uk.

Recruitment Monitoring

Please consider completing the online Equal Opportunity Monitoring Form. Submission of this form is voluntary and does not form part of the selection process, but we would be grateful if you are willing to return it with your application to assist us with our equal opportunity monitoring. A paper copy can be found HERE or by emailing recruitment@seh.ox.ac.uk.

As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply.