Assistants x 3 for Research, Events and Communications, Bonavero Institute of Human Rights 2024-2025

Internal Applicants Only

Deadline: 24 June 2024, 12 noon BST

The Bonavero Institute invites applications from graduate research students within the University of Oxford, interested in assisting the Institute with the organisation and communication of our academic research and events. The Institute is looking to recruit three assistants with an established interest in the broad field of human rights. Each will support research, events and communications at the Bonavero Institute.

Assistants will have the opportunity to get involved with a variety of activities at the Bonavero and become an integral member of the Bonavero team. The successful candidates will be offered a dedicated space at the Bonavero Institute and will work closely with the academic, research, events, finance and programmes teams at the Institute.  The assistants will also support the Director, Head of Research, and the Programmes Manager (planned to start in post MT 2024) at the Institute. The assistants will also work closely with the institute’s events coordinator and programmes administrator, plus other research staff.

Duties will include:

• writing, editing and proof-reading academic reports/outputs and website;
• working on project pages, news and events items, blog posts, social media, etc.
• assisting with event programming, invitations and organisation;
• liaising with the student-led networks that are based at the Bonavero Institute (Oxford Business and Human Rights network, Oxford Children’s Rights Network and the Law and Democracy Network);
• reviewing transcriptions and recordings;
• writing brief reports on the Institute’s research and event activities for publication;
• posting communications via social media and editing/posting recordings related to the Institute’s programme of work;
• providing technical assistance for before and during events, supported by the IT and AV teams;
• attending bi-monthly events planning meetings;
• General event and research support: e.g. liaising with project members, administrators, and assisting with e-mail inbox management, etc

Assistants must be based in Oxford during term time and be present at in-person events, workshops and conferences as requested.

Duration and hours

Each assistant will work at least 330 hours and up to 500 hours each across the duration of the project, depending on the number of assistants employed.

Start date:  16th September 2024

Date by which the work must be completed: 30th June 2025

Reporting

The Assistant(s) will report to Prof Kate O’Regan (Director of the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights).

Requirements

Essential Criteria:

• A primary degree in a field related to human rights, the rule of law and democracy and/or public international law;
• Current registration as a graduate research student at the University of Oxford;
• A solid understanding of and strong interest in the broad field of human rights;
• Excellent writing, editing and proof-reading skills, with the ability to write and edit publicity material, event reports and compose compelling social media posts;
• Demonstrable social media, and general communications skills;
• A highly organised, motivated individual with a willingness to work flexibly;
• The capacity to work well in a diverse team.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of using Drupal or other website content management systems;
• Experience of video editing;
• Good IT skills, including Zoom, PowerPoint, Excel and MS Teams.

Assistants’ normal place of work will be the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights based at Mansfield College where a desk will be provided.  It is expected that the work will be undertaken in the UK and in term time, as this is not a role suited to remote working in term time.

In all cases the work must be undertaken in the UK. 

Please note that the successful applicants will be required to complete a Right to Work check before starting work. The Law Faculty HR Team will contact successful applicants directly to arrange for the appropriate check to take place. What is a right to work check? | Staff Immigration (ox.ac.uk)

Eligibility

The post is open to current graduate research students at the University of Oxford working or interested in the broad field of human rights, democracy and/or the rule of law.

Rate of Pay

The work will be paid at £17.03 per hour, which equates to University Grade 6, point 1, on the basis of completed and approved timesheets, which must be submitted to payroll@law.ox.ac.uk by the last Friday of each calendar month for payment on the last working day of the following month.

In addition, paid annual leave will be assumed to be taken in the month in which it was accrued.

Funding

This position is funded by the Institute’s Operational Trust Fund – BA0500-BA046.

How to Apply

A short CV and cover letter (including a letter from the applicant’s supervisor indicating their support of the application) should be sent by email to (bonaveroihr@law.ox.ac.uk) by noon on Monday 24th June 2024. Please explain how you meet the requirements for the role, and give details of your availability. Supervisors may be asked for a reference.  Interviews, if the committee consider they are needed, will be held morning of Wednesday 3rd July. Please indicate in your application whether you are available in person or online on that morning.

Enquiries about the post and work involved are welcome, and may be addressed to either rosie.stuart@law.ox.ac.uk or sarah.norman@law.ox.ac.uk. General queries, e.g. about the appointment process, or eligibility, may be addressed to research@law.ox.ac.uk.