COMPOS Outreach Administrator

Corehr; Oxford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Physics at the University of Oxford is recruiting an Outreach Administrator to support the COMPOS Outreach programme on a 2-year fixed-term basis. Based in Oxford, you will provide admin support for students and tutors, coordinate course administration, and help monitor attendance and outcomes.

You will answer queries, maintain enrolment records, and generate regular reports to evaluate programme impact in collaboration with academic staff.

Qualifications

• Experience in an educational institution.
• Familiarity with Canvas or another learning platform.
• Experience with Salesforce CRM or similar databases.
• Excellent organisational, customer service and IT skills essential.
• Experience with outreach and access programmes and reporting on Salesforce desirable.

Responsibilities

• Answer correspondence to the COMPOS inbox and maintain up-to-date records of all students enrolled in the programme.
• Assist with organising tutorial group allocations and monitoring tutor attendance and assignment grades.
• Monitor and follow up with students with low attendance or not submitting work; report safeguarding or data security concerns.
• Produce regular reports on key programme indicators and assist with evaluating programme impact.
• Provide ongoing support with students and tutor queries and general course administration.

Skills

Administrative experience

Organisational skills

Customer service

IT skills

Reporting

Tools

Canvas

Salesforce CRM

Job description

Atomic and Laser Physics, Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PU

The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.

The Department of Physics is looking to recruit an Outreach Administrator to work on the COMPOS Outreach program. This post is afixed term for 2 years.

COMPOS is an expanding outreach programme run from the physics department which enrols about1,000students per year in Years 10-13 to take part in a year-long programme of weekly tutorials, assignments and webinars delivered online by a team of tutors.

The goal of the programme is to boost state school pupils' attainment and confidence in physics and maths, thereby increasing uptake in STEM courses at university.

We require admin support to provide ongoing assistance with students and tutor queries, ongoing course administration, monitoring and reporting, schools outreach.

In this role you will answer correspondence to the compos inbox and maintain up to date record of all studentsenrolledin the programme. Assist with organising tutorial group allocations and monitoring that tutors correctly log attendance and assignment grades.Monitor and follow upwith students showing low attendance or not submitting work and pass any safeguarding or data security concerns to the appropriate staff.Produce regular reports on key programme indicators and work with the academic coordinator to evaluate programme impact.

About You

The successful applicant would need to haveadministrative experience in an education institution. Familiarity with Canvasor anotherlearning platform andexperience with Salesforce CRMor similar databases. Excellent organisational skills, customer service and IT skills are also essential to this role. Experience with outreach and access programmes, reporting on Salesforceisdesirable.

The closing date for applications is midday on 3 September 2026.