Technology IT Officer
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Job description
- Meet private hire revenue targets
- Make choices to meet revenue targets.
- Be the first point of contact for clients enquiring about hiring the Oxford Union's spaces.
- Prioritise booking requests to meet revenue targets.
- Seek new clients.
- Help set prices and revenue targets for future financial years.
- Explain reasoning for choices to line manager.
- Coordinate with others to ensure success of hire
- Make event sheet for each event.
- Coordinate with client, their third-party suppliers (if any), and client's finance team so that their event is a success.
- Coordinate with House Manager to appropriately staff and supply events.
- Coordinate with Assistant Accountant to invoice events, ensure payment, to consider VAT exemptions, and to handle other money matters.
- Coordinate with Chef about meals, dietary requirements, and special requests.
- Coordinate with Operations Officer for printing, security, and AV support.
- Coordinate with third-party suppliers and vendors.
- Coordinate with line manager for appropriate resources and support.
- Maintain and improve skills, tools, and systems for events
- Review current processes and work with team to make improvements.
- Ensure webpages for private hire are accurate.
- Implement a feedback system to include quantitative and qualitative feedback.
- Gain accreditation for the Oxford Union from the Meetings Industry Association.
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Requirements
- Results driven - You take pride, even pleasure, in meeting targets. You know what moves the needle and what wastes time. You make choices that promote success.
- Excellent communicator - You listen well. You write clearly, concisely, and accurately. You are personable yet firm and clear in-person and over the phone.
- Attentive to detail - You ensure the Oxford Union has everything it needs to ensure a safe, legal, profitable, and successful hire. You identify potential problems before they become real. You master details of the spaces, costs, prices, margins, profit, offerings, calendars, hires, and requirements.
- Resilient - You are comfortable working on a small team in a fast-moving and variable environment. You prioritise when set multiple tasks and can maintain a sense of humour despite challenging circumstances.
- Friendly yet professional - You develop rapport with clients, seeking to have them become repeat customers, while remaining professional, meeting targets, and acting in the interests of the Oxford Union.
- IT literate - You proficiently use MS Office products, especially Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams. Your familiar with Forms, Planyo, and Xero or willing to learn to use them.
- You can work independently without supervision and as a part of a team.
- You are willing to undertake training where required.
- You have a rigorous and thorough approach to handling and maintaining confidential information.
Please note this role is in Grade II* and II listed buildings. The buildings are currently only accessible via stepped access and although we will seek to make accommodations wherever possible, good physical mobility is required.
Benefits & conditions
This is a part-time (17.5 hours per week) fixed term contract initially until 30 June 2026 with a view to extension, possibly expansion, and subject to a probationary period where your suitability will be assessed further. A degree of flexibility is required and can be accommodated by mutual consent to cover deliveries, contractors, and personal life.
A typical working day will be 8-hours (including a 1-hour break), starting at 9am and ending at 5pm, depending on the time of year and planned activities. Staff have 30 days annual leave (prorated according to duration of contract) plus eight public holidays (if they occur during contract). The Union is normally closed between Christmas and New Year, with mandatory leave. The Oxford Union might also have other periods of mandatory leave. The remainder of leave can be taken throughout the year, with a preference outside of the University of Oxford term dates (with flexibility). Staff have the option to join our contributory pension scheme and are entitled to a free lunch (to a fixed value) when the bar's kitchen is open., Job Description Payroll Specialist, Permanent, Fully Office Based, £35,000 - £40,000 (Opportunity to develop skills) Your new company A leading manufacturing organisation is seeking a highly organised and proactive Payroll Specialist to join its finance team in..., Job Description Cafe Manager Salary: £28,000 to £30,000 per annum Contract: Permanent Hours: Full-time, Tuesday-Saturday 9am-5pm (negotiable) Location: Pembroke Street, Oxford OX1 1BP About Us Modern Art Oxford is one of the UKs leading contemporary art spaces with an...
