Vacancies

Communications and Media Assistant

Grade 6: : £35,681 - £41,636 per annum

The Oxford Martin School is seeking a Communications and Media Assistant to join our external relations team, supporting the School’s mission to communicate pioneering, interdisciplinary research on global challenges. This permanent, full-time role offers an exciting opportunity to help build the School’s global profile.

Working closely with the Communications and Media Manager, you will help deliver compelling content and campaigns across digital, print and media channels — including website, social media, newsletters, and external engagement. You will also support media relations, events and communications projects that bring the School’s work to diverse audiences.

We are looking for a confident and creative communicator, with strong digital and visual-formatting skills and a proven ability to produce engaging content. You should be capable of translating complex research into clear, accessible stories and able to manage multiple tasks to tight deadlines while maintaining high standards.

The role requires both a collaborative mindset and the independence to drive projects forward, working across the University, with researchers, communications colleagues, and external partners to ensure messaging is aligned, consistent and impactful.

The Oxford Martin School supports the University’s commitment to equal opportunity, and to being a place where everyone belongs and is supported to succeed. We recognise how the diversity of our community enriches our ability to deliver on our academic mission.

We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds, including those under-represented within higher education. No applicant or members of staff shall be unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

You will be required to upload your CV and 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. Both documents must be submitted to be considered.

Only applications received before 12:00 noon on Friday 28 November 2025 can be considered. We expect to hold interviews on Wednesday 17 December 2025.

Programme and Personal Assistant

Grade 5: £32,108 - £37,338 per annum

The Oxford Martin School is seeking an enthusiastic and well organised Programme and Personal Assistant to provide support to three research programmes within Professor Ian Goldin’s research portfolio.

The successful candidate will support Professor Ian Goldin, Director of the Future of Work, Future of Development, and the Oxford Martin Programme on Technological and Economic Change, as well as the wider research teams, carrying out key administrative duties to a high professional standard and acting as a first point of contact for administrative enquiries relating to the three research programmes.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team working on vital issues and will offer the successful candidate the opportunity to gain experience across a range of administrative areas and executive support, working within the three research programmes and the wider administrative team in the Oxford Martin School.

The post is full time fixed term for 9 months.

The Oxford Martin School supports the University’s commitment to equal opportunity, and to being a place where everyone belongs and is supported to succeed. We recognise how the diversity of our community enriches our ability to deliver on our academic mission.

We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds, including those under-represented within higher education. No applicant or members of staff shall be unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

You will be required to upload your CV and 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. Both documents must be submitted to be considered. 

Only applications received before 12:00 noon on 21 November 2025 can be considered. We expect to hold interviews on 11 December 2025.