Thank you for your interest in the position of Human Resources Director at Christ Church in the University of Oxford. This role provides a fantastic opportunity to join one of Oxford’s largest and oldest Colleges, and to play a key role at a significant juncture in our long history.
This is a very exciting time for Christ Church. We are currently working through the recommendations of a governance review which proposes changes in the working relationship between the College and Cathedral and in the ways that the College will govern itself in the future. These represent significant decisions for an organisation which was founded in 1546 and will lay the foundations for the next centuries.
Our charitable objects of advancing education, research and religion have priority in all that we do. Our commercial operations and endowment are crucial because they bring in revenue that enables us to fulfil these objects. We are extremely fortunate to have a large endowment, but we also have significant outgoings, including the costs of maintaining our buildings and the Cathedral and the upkeep of the Meadow.
The Foundation has a large, diverse workforce, employing colleagues from all over the world. The new Human Resources Director will be part of a team, including the Head of House and other college officers, that serves to ensure that all parts of Christ Church work harmoniously together.
We look forward to reading your application.
The Very Rev’d Professor Sarah Foot
Dean