Join us at EIT:At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionaryscientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovatorsto tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas:Health, Medical Science & Generative BiologyFood Security & Sustainable AgricultureClimate Change & Managing CO2Artificial Intelligence & RoboticsThis is ambitious work - work that demands curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to make a difference. At EIT, you'll join a community built on excellence, innovation, tenacity, trust, and collaboration, where bold ideas become real-world breakthroughs. Together, we push boundaries, embrace complexity, and create solutions to scale ideas from lab to society. Explore more at www.Eit.Org.Your Role:The Education & Scholarships team is looking to recruit a professionally experienced and exceptionally organised Selection administrator who will provide administrative support to ensure effective delivery of all selection processes for the funding opportunities under the Education & Scholarships Programme. The postholder will manage applicant and assessor communications, maintain accurate tracking and documentation, and contribute to high-quality evaluation and quality assurance checks.Your Responsibilities:Respond to applicant queries and troubleshoot issues related to the application form, assessments, and interviews.Assist with updates to the Ellison Scholars application forms and support administration of the Ellison Scholars test.Draft and send mail-merged communications to applicants via the application platform.Manage the onboarding of assessors,



tracking their progress and responding to queries from prospective and current assessors.Monitor assessor review progress during application review windows.Support administration of meetings for applicants and assessors.Conduct spot-checks of applications and reviews to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to selection guidelines.Track completion of required agreements and policies for shortlisted applicants.Complete due diligence checks for shortlisted applicants, verifying application information through research and contact with applicants and referees.Create profiles and maintain accurate records for shortlisted candidates.Track the progress and outcomes of shortlisted applicants in relation to their Oxford applications.Provide administrative support to the Undergraduate and Graduate Selection Coordinators and Selection Lead as required.Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience:Proven administration experience in a busy team, delivering high-volume output to deadlinesExceptionally organisedExcellent attention to detailExperience using databases, able to reliably and accurately check and enter dataTechnically proficient – confident learning recent systems; excellent MS Office skillsFluent written and spoken English, with a confident phone manner and experience responding to external queries over emailSensitivity, discretion,



and an understanding of the legal requirements when handling personal information and dataDesirable Skills, Qualifications & Experience:Experience working with international stakeholders across time zonesExperience working with under 18sExperience working in selection or admissionsExperience with Airtable software and application platformsUnderstanding of the University of OxfordWe offer the following benefits:Salary – £30,000 to £35,000 (dependent on experience) + travel allowance + bonusEnhanced holiday. Our annual leave allowance is 25 days plus 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days between Christmas and New Year. You will also have the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days annual leave in January and July.Pension - Employer contribution 7.5%, minimum employee contribution 5%Life Assurance.Income ProtectionPrivate Medical Insurance as standard for you, your partner and any dependents. Including hospital Cash PlanEmployee discountsElectric car schemeNursery Salary Sacrifice schemeCycle to Work SchemeFamily PlanningNeurodiversity support including advise and assessmentsCoaching & Therapy servicesWorking Together – What It Involves:You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. We cannot offer sponsorship for this role.You will live in, or within easy commuting distance of, Oxford (or be willing to relocate).We require this person to be flexible to work some evenings and weekends during peak selection periods to cater for other time zones.We require the Selection Administrator to start in position at the beginning of December 2026

📌 Selection Administrator (Oxford)
🏢 Ellison Institute of Technology
📍 Oxford