Diploma and Centre Administrator for Intellectual Property Law

The Faculty of Law invites applications for the position of Diploma and Centre Administrator for Intellectual Property Law.  The primary role of the Administrator will be to support the Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law and Practice, the MSc in Intellectual Property Law and Practice, and the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre (OIPRC), working closely on a day-to-day basis with the Diploma and Centre Directors.  The Administrator also has responsibility for helping co-ordinate the annual IP Moot, working closely with the IP Moot Director.  The post holder will report to the Academic Administrator in the Law Faculty.

Applicants must have a good level of education, preferably to degree level; experience of working at a similar level in a broadly comparable role; excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage a wide variety of tasks simultaneously, to meet deadlines, to work effectively under pressure and bring tasks to a successful conclusion; a flexible approach to work, excellent time management skills, and the availability to work longer hours when occasionally required; and strong negotiation skills, including the ability to be assertive and diplomatic when dealing with colleagues under pressure.  Experience of supervising the work of another member of staff; the ability to delegate effectively and a good understanding of financial planning, budgeting and budget management is desirable.

This is a full-time role and there are times of the year when the postholder will be required to work their hours flexibly.  For example, the postholder will be asked to work a small number of Saturdays per year, for example to attend events and workshops in London, and will be required to work additional hours outside office hours during some busy periods: the admissions and examination periods in July, during the two-week Residential Programme in the first half of September, and the week of the annual IP Moot competition in Oxford in mid-March.  Some of these additional hours, particularly during the examination and admissions periods, may be worked remotely (i.e. from home), as they will involve being on hand to respond to e-mails from either students or teachers, all of whom are practicing lawyers with many other pressures on their time.

Applicants will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement as part of their application.  The closing date for applications is midday on Monday 8 January 2024.  Interviews are likely to be held in week commencing 22 January 2024.