Audience and Content Directorate Assistant

About the role  Are you a highly organised, self-motivated individual with a great sense of humour, who can provide an effective and efficient administrative service for the Audience & Content Director, including financial management and administration? This is a full-time, permanent post, working in the Ashmolean Museum, with occasional working from home. About You  You have excellent organisational, administrative, and analytical skills; outstanding interpersonal skills, and can contribute to team building. You are willing and able to work independently, find solutions to problems and progress key tasks. You have personal discretion and judgement and are able to work to a high level of accuracy, particularly in dealing with Departmental finances, with precise attention to detail even when working under pressure. You are calm and work to pace. 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 of annual leave A comprehensive range of childcare services Family leave schemes Cycle loan scheme Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans  More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits Diversity Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave. How to apply Please upload a supporting statement as part of your online application. Your supporting statement should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. CVs alone will not be considered. Only applications received online before 12:00 midday (GMT/BST) on Monday 1 April 2024 will be considered. First interviews are expected to take place at the Ashmolean Museum on 22 April 2024. If needed, second interviews will take place on 24 April 2024.