Personal Assistant to the Sustainable Law Programme Director

The University of Oxford seeks a proactive Personal Assistant for the Sustainable Law Programme Director. This full-time role involves high-level administrative support, including diary management, travel coordination, and project assistance. Strong organizational skills and discretion are essential. The position is fixed-term until December 2027, offering benefits like a pension scheme and generous leave. Applications are encouraged from diverse candidates.
The Smith School is seeking a proactive and highly organised Personal Assistant to support Dr Thom Wetzer, , Associate Professor of Law and Finance and Director of the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme.

This varied and fast-paced position involves delivering high-level administrative support, including complex diary and email management, coordinating teaching commitments, arranging international travel, preparing meeting materials, and supporting academic projects. You will also help manage communications and maintain accurate records and web content.

You will work closely with colleagues across the University, as well as external partners from academia, government, and industry. Strong organisational skills, sound judgement, discretion, and the ability to build effective working relationships at all levels are essential.

This is a unique opportunity to support impactful work at the intersection of law, finance, and sustainability.

This post is fixed-term until 31 December 2027 and offered on a full-time basis.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ well-being, and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans.

All applications must include a CV, Supporting Statement/Cover Letter.

For further guidance and support, please visit https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/how-to-apply.

Any technical questions related to this vacancy can be sent to: recruit@ouce.ox.ac.uk **

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 13 May 2025. Only applications submitted by this time will be considered.

The University of Oxford and The School of Geography and the Environment are Silver Athena SWAN holders. Applications are particularly welcome and encouraged from women, black, and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in posts in The School of Geography and the Environment. The School of Geography and the Environment are committed to equality and values diversity