Casual Administrative Assistant Law in Societies Research Cluster

Closing date for the applications: 5pm on Monday 4th November 2024

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Main Purpose of Job: To carry out administrative duties for the Law in Societies Cluster

Responsible to: Leaders of the Cluster

Liaison with: Cluster members, Wolfson College administration

Main Tasks of Job

  1. To help to build and maintain a network of scholars interested in participating and contributing to the work of the Cluster
  2. To help to design and develop content for websites and social media, working closely with the Cluster Leaders and the College IT Team
  3. To help with the dissemination of information about Cluster events
  4. To assist in the organisation of cluster events including room bookings, inquiries, bookings and in-person support at the events
  5. Any other administrative task that may be required from time to time

PERSON SPECIFICATION

  1. Excellent oral and written communication skills
  2. High computer proficiency
  3. Organisational skills
  4. Ability to work to deadlines
  5. Be a responsible and responsive member of a team

About Wolfson’s Law in societies cluster

The Law in Societies Cluster provides an opportunity for Fellows of Wolfson, external speakers and a mixed academic and public audience to explore various facets of law and legal phenomena.  It is an interdisciplinary scholarly platform that brings together those with an interest in the rules, both formal and informal, by which social order has been organised in different times, cultures and contexts by initiating exchanges between lawyers, political scientists, sociologists, human geographers, anthropologists, historians and philosophers to generate new ideas and debate solutions.

The Law in Societies Cluster arranges a variety of events. These include one public lecture a term, panel discussions, ‘author meets reader’ sessions, and a series of podcasts accessible through a Cluster website which involve short summaries of the key ideas to emerge from the public events in which invited speakers will be interviewed. 

The Cluster is headed by Professor Linda Mulcahy, Fellow of the College Governing Body

Terms and Conditions:

Appointment:

This is a casual position available as soon as possible until 31 May 2025 in the first instance.

Hours:

Work will be offered as required. It is envisaged that a maximum of 30 hours per months will be required.

Salary and Benefits:

The total rate of pay is £14.79 per hour, which consists of the basic rate of £13.20 per hour increased by a holiday equivalent of £1.59 per hour. Payments are made once a month on the basis of an approved timesheet. Casual workers are not entitled to staff benefits.

Notice period:

It is expected that you notify your line manager as soon as possible, at least a week in advance, if you are not going to be available for assignment already agreed.

Other conditions

The appointment is subject to a satisfactory completion of the right to work check, satisfactory references and signing a contract for casual work.

Equality of opportunity

The Equal Opportunities policy of the College requires that all staff are offered equal opportunities within employment. Entry into employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria related to the post. Subject to statutory provisions, no applicant will be treated less favourably than another because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Data Protection

All data supplied by candidates will be used only for the purposes of determining their suitability for the post and will be held in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 2018 and the College Data Protection Policy (available on the website at https://www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk/policies/data-protection-policy)

Application:

Applications should be emailed to Professor Linda Mulcahy at linda.mulcahy@csls.ox.ac.uk and should include:

  • an application form completed in full (overleaf)
  • a covering letter which explains why you are interested in this post, why you are a suitable candidate, what you think you can contribute and why you are leaving your current job (if applicable)

A copy of your application must be sent to recruitment@wolfson.ox.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 4th November 2024. Interviews will take place online from 2pm on Friday 8th November 2024.

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