Health & Safety Advisor (Part-Time, Fixed-Term

Health & Safety Advisor (Part-Time, Fixed-Term)

Reuben College is Oxford’s newest graduate-only college, with around 600 students and 40 staff. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Health & Safety Advisor to support the College in reviewing and strengthening its health and safety arrangements.

This is a project-based role offering the opportunity to make a real impact by helping shape a consistent, proportionate and sustainable approach to health and safety at the College. You will work across a range of activities where processes and documentation are at varying stages of development, bringing clarity and momentum to an evolving area. You will ensure that health and safety records, responsibilities and working practices are robust, proportionate and consistently applied, and that the College’s local arrangements align effectively with the University of Oxford’s Health & Safety framework.

You will be pragmatic and solutions-focused, with the ability to establish clear systems of accountability and support managers, staff and students to adopt safe working practices across the College community. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work constructively with a range of stakeholders will be important.

This post if offered on a part-time basis (15 to 22.5 hour per week), fixed-term for 6 months.

subject to agreement with the individual’s substantive line manager and operational requirements.

The closing date for applications is noon on Monday 24 August 2026
, and only applications received by this time will be considered.

Interviews will be held in person at Reuben College on Tuesday 8 September 2026
.