Accommodation Manager

This pivotal role oversees all aspects of student and guest accommodation, ensuring exceptional standards of presentation, cleanliness, and service across the College’s residential and communal areas.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing all accommodation requirements and related administration, achieving income and budgetary targets for student and commercial accommodation and leading, developing, and motivating the housekeeping team. This will include the setting-up of staffing and operational requirements for our new accommodation in Norham Gardens in the spring of 2026.

This is a varied and rewarding position requiring excellent organisational, financial, and people management skills, alongside the ability to balance academic, residential, and commercial priorities within a complex College environment.  Candidates should possess substantial experience in accommodation, housekeeping, or hospitality management at both strategic and operational levels, with a proven ability to manage budgets, meet deadlines, and deliver consistently high standards of service.

In return, we offer the opportunity to join a warm, supportive, and inclusive community that values professional growth and teamwork. You will also enjoy an excellent benefits package, including:

• A free meal whilst on duty.
• Excellent annual leave entitlement (up to 38 days per year) and additional days for long service following five years service.
• Subsidised bus pass loans, season ticket loans and cycle scheme loans.
• Access to the College’s employee assistance programme (a 24-hour telephone and online advisory and counselling service).
• Discount in University shops, free entry to other colleges and libraries, discounted computer software from the University Computing Service, free access to the Botanical Gardens and Harcourt Arboretum and discounted membership of the University’s gym and pool.
• Free annual flu vaccination.
• Access to a salary sacrifice scheme for electric vehicles, enabling staff to lease a new EV through the College’s green travel initiative.

The post is eligible for membership of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) which provides income when you retire plus sickness and life assurance benefits. Further details can be found at https://finance.admin.ox.ac.uk/pensions.

We are a sociable and welcoming team, with regular staff events throughout the year, including quizzes, a summer BBQ, a Christmas celebration, and more.

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Application Process

Interested applicants should forward the following documents:

1. A Cover Sheet detailing the names and contact details of two referees.
2. A current CV.
3. A covering letter, which explains how you meet the selection criteria for the post.

Documents should be sent preferably by email to recruitment@seh.ox.ac.uk by GMT 09:00 on Wednesday, 5 November 2025.  Applications should be sent to the HR Manager, St Edmund Hall, Queen’s Lane, Oxford, OX1 4AR.

Interviews are expected to be held in Oxford on Wednesday, 12 November 2025.  Informal enquiries about the post should be directed to recruitment@seh.ox.ac.uk

Applications can also be sent to the HR Department, St Edmund Hall, Queen’s Lane, Oxford, OX1 4AR.

Equality of Opportunity

The Equal Opportunities policy of the College requires that all staff are offered equal opportunities within employment. Entry into employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria related to the post. Subject to statutory provisions, no applicant will be treated less favourably than another because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Recruitment Monitoring

Please consider completing the online Equal Opportunity Monitoring Form.  Submission of this form is voluntary and does not form part of the selection process, but we would be grateful if you are willing to return it with your application to assist us with our equal opportunity monitoring. A paper copy can be obtained here.