Scholar Services Manager.

Rhodes Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational charity in Oxford seeks a Scholar Services Manager to support Rhodes Scholars for up to 12 months. The role includes managing admissions processes and responsibilities, fostering the well-being of Scholars while collaborating with various departments within the University of Oxford.

Benefits

30 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Private health insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts across university shops

Qualifications

• Experience in admissions or within Oxford University is essential.
• Ability to handle sensitive personal data with confidentiality.
• Experience with administrative processes in an academic setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage administrative processes for Rhodes Scholarship candidates.
• Foster community support and engagement among Scholars.
• Coordinate between Oxford departments for Scholar welfare.

Skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

IT skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Graduate level or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Databases

Job description

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Scholar Services Manager, Scholar Affairs

Salary circa £40,000 plus benefits

Fixed Term, for a period of up to 12 months

Full time 37.5 hours, however part time hours of a minimum of 22.5 per week will be considered

Location: Oxford (office based)

We are seeking an experienced admission professional to join the Rhodes Trust, Oxford for a period of up to 12 months to cover a period of long-term leave. The Scholar Services Manager is a key role within the small team at Rhodes House who seek to provide a supportive environment for Rhodes Scholars. This role is also an exciting opportunity for an individual to enhance their skills and knowledge of admissions as supporting the Rhodes Scholarship offers broad experience of working with all the University of Oxford departments and colleges which makes this a unique role.

We are looking for the successful candidate to start with us in as soon as possible.

The role

The Scholar Services Manager role works in close partnership with the Registrar and Director of Scholar Affairs and Deputy Registrar to manage the full range of administrative processes underpinning the Rhodes Scholarship - from the point of selection in home country, through their two-to-three-year tenure in Oxford, to the process of going down - and to foster a culture of support and community at Rhodes House. This position uniquely balances academic reporting and record keeping over the course of the academic year with consideration for Scholar welfare and personal engagement.

In keeping with the prestigious nature of the awards, the Scholar Services Manager will take pride in delivering and improving administrative processes which add value to the experience of a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, and in building affirming relationships with the Scholar community. This will include maintaining a good balance between professionalism and efficiency on the one hand and a warm and approachable ethos on the other.

Skills, experience and qualifications:

• Knowledge or experience within Oxford University, particularly of admissions (Essential).
• Graduate level or equivalent professional experience, with sufficient gravitas to work with a cohort of c.250 outstanding young international Scholars
• Ability to build strong working relationships with immediate colleagues, and with university colleagues
• Proactive, focused and organised, with good attention to detail
• Ability to work well under pressure, prioritise work and meet deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent IT skills, including experience with Microsoft packages (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and Outlook) as well as databases
• Advanced Excel skills, including the facility to analyse data using graphs and pivot tables.
• Experience of handling sensitive personal data
• High level of integrity and confidentiality. Sensitivity and discretion in dealing with a wide range of people on many different issues
• Excellent inter-personal skills and the ability to work collaboratively as a member of the Scholar Affairs team

About the Rhodes Trust

The Rhodes Trust is an educational charity which offers Rhodes Scholarships to exceptional students from around the world to come and study at the University of Oxford. Our mission is to build a better world through global fellowship programmes that develop and connect compassionate, innovative, and public-spirited people committed to solving humanity’s challenges.

In recent years, we have also partnered with several other remarkable organisations to create the Mandela Rhodes Foundation, Atlantic Institute, Schmidt Science Fellows, RISE and Oxford Next Horizons.

Benefits of working here

We are a global organisation and we use our deep connections across the world to bring together people of different backgrounds and viewpoints. We encourage our staff to challenge each other’s thinking and generate new ideas.

• 30 days annual leave (pro rata) plus 8 bank holidays
• Generous family leave schemes
• Private health insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Additional benefits, such as free access to the University's gardens, parks, libraries and museums, and University staff discounts in shops across Oxford.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric car scheme

If you would like to find out more, please click ‘apply’ to view the full job description and to find the link to apply. Please send us your CV and a covering letter. Please note, this advert will close on 08 July 2025.

If you have any issues with submitting your application, please email the Recruitment team.

The Rhodes Trust is an equal opportunity employer. We warmly welcome applications from talented people of diverse backgrounds and appoint without regard to age, disability, gender, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, parental status, marital or civil partner status, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, religion or belief.

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