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Work for Us

Thank you for interest in joining Mansfield College. We are excited that you are considering a career with us. You'll be joining a vibrant and diverse community which is driven by strong values – including Academic Excellence, Collaboration, and Inclusion.

Why you should join us

Mansfield is everything an Oxford college should be: historic, beautiful, centrally located and committed to widening access to Oxford University. After two decades of pioneering outreach work, the College today has the highest intake of undergraduates from state-funded schools in the UK and disadvantaged backgrounds.

Mansfield has one of the most diverse communities of all the Oxford colleges in terms of the social, educational, and ethnic backgrounds of its students. Join us and be involved in supporting our students to reach their potential, in enabling our academics to further their world class research, and in creating an environment where our diverse and talented staff can thrive.

We want our colleagues to feel valued and supported. Our aspiration is to help each member of staff to feel fulfilled in their role and be able to bring the best version of themselves to the workplace. Mansfield College is proud to pay the Real Living Wage and be an Oxford Living Wage employer. We offer a generous pension and family friendly packages, as well as access to professional and personal development opportunities. To cater for your wellbeing, we also offer personal and professional counselling services as a standard.

Our people remain our greatest asset and we therefore treat everyone with care, dignity and respect, no matter their background. We are clear that our culture is only enhanced by embracing a diverse range of people who identify with our values.

Mansfield People

Academic

Lectureship in Philosophy


Fixed term

Closing 10th May 2024

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Academic

Junior Dean (3 posts)


Fixed term

Closing 10th May 2024

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Front of house

Catering Assistant (40 hours per week)


Full time

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Accounts

Accounts Assistant


Full-time

Closing 26th April 2024

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Academic

Tutorial Fellowship and Associate Professorship of History


Closing 15th May 2024

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Accommodation

Scout (College Cleaner)


Part time

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Front of house

Catering Assistant (20 hours per week)


Part time

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Recruitment Monitoring

Mansfield College continuously aims to improve upon our processes to ensure diversity, equality and inclusion are at the forefront of our recruitment procedures. In order to help, we gather data from candidates via the Equal Opportunities Monitoring questions in the application form.

Any information given will be used only to support the equal opportunities policy and in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 2018. The information will be kept strictly confidential and separate from your name. It isn’t part of the selection process and won’t be seen by any member of the selection panel. The information you give will be retained only for statistical purposes and will not be linked to your name.

Entry into employment with the College and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post and the relevant salary structure. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration. No applicant or member of staff shall be discriminated against because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Our benefits

25 days annual leave

plus 8 bank holidays and 5 days Christmas Closure

Generous pension scheme

offered upon employment

Generous paid parental leave

including adoption leave

Employee Assistance Programme

with Health Assured

Annual subscription fee

for membership of one professional body

Free lunch when on duty

to be enjoyed in our dinner hall

Subsidised travel opportunities

Bus pass and rail season ticket loan plus cycle scheme

Eyecare subsidy

free eye test and contribution towards lenses for DSE users

Childcare Salary Sacrifice Scheme

offered upon employment

Free gym, swim and track access

for College staff at Iffley Road, with discounts for spouses/cohabiting partners