Home Bursar

The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies was founded in 1985 with the aim of encouraging a better understanding of Islam and contemporary Muslim societies through learning and scholarship. The Centre provides a meeting point for the Western and Islamic worlds of learning, and is dedicated to the study, from a multi-disciplinary perspective, of all aspects of Islamic culture and civilisation, past and present. Its purpose-built premises, inaugurated in 2017, combines traditional Oxford and Islamic architectural styles on a 3.25-acre site on Marston Road, Oxford. As a collegiate institution, the Centre caters for the academic, social and residential needs of its members. The Centre welcomes students, senior academics and research scholars through its Scholarships and Visiting Fellowship programmes, and runs lectures, seminars, workshops and conferences throughout the academic year.

In an exciting time of growth and development, the Centre is looking to appoint a new Home Bursar. A key member of the senior management of the Centre, and reporting to the Director, the post-holder will oversee all operational functions of the Centre. These span Estates, Catering, Conferencing, Accommodation, Human Resources, Gardens, Housekeeping, Maintenance, Health and Safety, and Security. Working with Fellows and the Bursary team to develop commercial conferences and events will be a particular focus, as will ensuring that the necessary processes and structures are in place to support growth. The Home Bursar, in consultation with the Bursarial Committee, will oversee and agree future strategy and budgets for the Centre’s domestic provision.

Candidates should demonstrate excellent leadership, and interpersonal and communication skills, with a service ethos, customer focus and business acumen. They will have experience of a range of operational functions, staff and resources, as well as of generating new business leads and cultivating client relationships. The candidate should be able to evidence success in planning and driving growth and be skilled at getting the best out of their teams. They must be effective relationship-builders, skilled at leading people, and engaging with staff, students and contractors. They will demonstrate flexibility, creativity, teamwork, and problem solving in pursuit of the Centre’s mission, and play a pivotal role in the next chapter of the Centre’s history.

For more information, including how to apply, please visit: https://www.minervasearch.com/current-opportunities/oxcis

The closing date for applications, which should be sent in the form of a CV and cover letter, is by close of business on Monday 6th January 2025.

Applications should be sent to oxcis@minervasearch.com