Vacancies

Events and Venue Assistant

Grade 5 £32,108- £37, 338 per annum

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Oxford Martin School as our Events and Venue Assistant, working at the beautiful OMS building in Broad Street.

The Events and Venue Assistant provides support to our Events and Venue Manager in delivering our events programme and the use of the School’s building as a venue. Our events programme is pivotal to the mission and public reputation of the Oxford Martin School and this role will provide the support needed to ensure a successful, well-run events programme.

The post holder will support a variety of tasks to assist the Events and Venue Manager to include the set up and running of events including filming and live streaming; promotion of events in order to maximise attendance levels; maintaining an accurate database of event attendees; managing the room booking process for both internal and external bookings, updating the events section of the School’s website, and producing and sending the events newsletter.

Applications are made through our online recruitment portal using the link above. You will be asked to upload a CV and a supporting statement. The supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience. 

Only applications received before 12:00 noon (UK time) on the 4th August can be considered. We expect to hold interviews on the 20th August 2026, in person at the office.

Director, Global Governance and Strategic Engagement

Standard Grade 10: Competitive Salary

The Security Futures Lab, hosted by the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, was established to do one thing: rethink how security is understood and governed in an age of cascading, systemic risk.

We are looking for a Director, Global Governance & Strategic Engagement to join our global leadership team — helping to build a pioneering international platform that bridges frontier research, multilateral institutions and public audiences across five continents.

We are seeking an exceptional senior leader to help redefine global debate on security, governance and institutional resilience at a moment of profound international change. In this high-profile role, you will translate cutting-edge research into policy action, governance innovation and public engagement.

You will lead engagement with governments, parliaments, multilateral institutions, civil society, media and public audiences, while driving the Lab’s international convening programme, including the Oxford Dialogues on Security and Futures.

Working closely with eight institutional partners across five continents, you will play a central role in building a new global platform for security cooperation and in democratising security by making complex ideas accessible, engaging wider publics, and enabling broader participation in rethinking national security strategies for the twenty-first century.

As the senior operational lead within the three-person leadership team, you will also oversee day-to-day management, financial stewardship and administrative coordination across a complex and ambitious international programme.

This is a rare opportunity to help build a globally significant initiative from the ground up — combining intellectual leadership, international engagement and institution-building at one of the world’s leading universities.

The post is fixed term for 30 months.

Only applications received before 12:00 noon (BST) on 27th July 2026 can be considered. We expect to hold interviews around the 4th August 2026.