Location
Oxford City Centre
Category
PA/EA
Pay Rate
£16.92 per hour + holiday pay
Vacancy Type
Full-time (temporary)

About the role

Vacancy ID: 23190

📍 Central Oxford | Full-Time | 📅 12-Week Temporary Assignment | On-site

We are seeking an organised and proactive Temporary Personal Assistant to join an Oxford University Colleges on a full-time basis for an initial 12-week assignment, starting as soon as possible.

This is an exciting opportunity for PA/EA to work within a busy and professional academic environment, providing high-level support to the Home Bursar and wider Bursary team.

Key Responsibilities

  • Diary and inbox management for the Home Bursar
  • Preparing agendas, meeting papers and taking minutes
  • Coordinating meetings, events, guest accommodation and hospitality
  • Managing administrative processes including DBS checks, licences, visitor bookings and College communications
  • Supporting student-related administration, budgets and awards
  • Maintaining accurate records, spreadsheets and filing systems
  • Liaising daily with senior staff, students, Fellows and external visitors
  • Providing general administrative support across the Bursary team

We Are Looking for Someone With:

  • Previous experience in a PA role
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Word and Excel
  • The ability to manage a varied workload and prioritise effectively
  • A professional, flexible and reliable approach
  • Confidence working independently and using initiative
  • The ability to build positive working relationships across a diverse community

Experience within education or a collegiate environment would be advantageous but is not essential.

Please be aware that all candidates need to be able to start work immediately and must be able to work on site if required to do so.

Further information can about the Temporary Staffing Service can be found on our website https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/temporary-staffing-service

Other jobs like this

Date Posted
21 May 2026
Location
Oxford City Centre
Category
PA/EA
Pay Rate
£16.92 per hour + holiday pay
Vacancy Type
Full-time (temporary)
Date Posted
19 Sep 2024
Location
Oxford City Centre
Category
PA/EA
Pay Rate
Dependent on assignment
Date Posted
21 May 2026
Location
Oxford City Centre
Category
HR/Recruitment
Pay Rate
£16.92 per hour + holiday pay
Vacancy Type
Part-time (temporary)