Job Description

• Liaise with HR and Academic Administration to supplement the on-boarding of new staff and graduate students and departure of staff/students, and carry out Section-specific inductions for new members (including showing them around Section-relevant space) and introducing them to Section members.
• Refer all new starters who will be based at the Field Station to the Field Station Admin Manager who will ensure they receive a full site induction 
• Act as the first point of contact for visitors, including those arriving via the formal Visitors scheme liaising with HR appropriately. If Visitors will be based at the Field Station, liaise with the Field Station Admin Manager
• Promote and support inclusivity and wellbeing within the Section, in line with the objectives of the ED&I committee and contribute to the ongoing sustainability drive in the Department, in line with the objectives of the sustainability committee 
• Contribute to the gathering and preparing of website content and social media content alongside the Communication & Engagement team, helping to promote and publicize research achievements of the Section
• Assist the Section Heads to organize a calendar of events and opportunities for your Section, such as Section meetings, seminars and social / networking gatherings.
• As well as Section specific training for Section DPhils and early-career researchers, ensuring all social events are inclusive (event organization is limited to key Section business, and does not include additional events such as workshops or conferences).
• Ensure all events are carefully coordinated with Field Station events (liaising with the Field Station Admin Manager) and with events in other Sections (liaising with other Administrators) 
• Maintain communication channels unique to your Section’s membership, liaise with the Communications & Engagement team on appropriate modes of communication to publicize larger department-relevant events within your section
• Organize interview panels for DPhil candidates within the Section, liaising with Graduate Administration who lead on admissions and the Section Head who is responsible for academic panel membership. 
• Assist the Section Head in maintaining oversight of non-Field Station resource allocation (including space) for DPhil students, ensuring fair distribution and that all students have what they need to carry out their research (noting all Field Station resource allocation is managed by the Field Station team)

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities