Evening Event Supervisor
The Ashmolean Museum is seeking Evening Event Supervisors to oversee the safe and successful delivery of a wide range of evening events, including corporate functions, weddings, receptions, filming and University events. You will lead event operations on shift, coordinate event staff and contractors, and help ensure an exceptional experience for guests while safeguarding the Museum’s collections and spaces.
You will supervise event set-up and breakdown, lead team briefings, liaise with clients and suppliers, respond to incidents, and maintain high standards of customer service, safety and professionalism throughout each event.
This is a permanent variable hours (paid as claimed) post. You will be expected to commit to a minimum of four events per month, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays, with flexibility to support short-notice shifts as required.
This role includes a moderate amount of activity, including lifting, climbing stairs to those areas not accessible by lift, a moderate amount of walking and longer periods of standing up – all necessary health & safety training will be provided.
About You
You will have excellent customer service and communication skills, with the confidence to work with a wide range of stakeholders.
You will be reliable, organised and able to remain calm under pressure while making sound decisions in busy operational environments.
Experience supervising teams within events, hospitality, visitor attractions or cultural settings would be advantageous. A First Aid qualification, or willingness to undertake training, is essential.
As an employer, the University of Oxford genuinely care about employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that they offer including:
- An excellent contributory pension scheme
- 38 days of annual leave
- A comprehensive range of childcare services
- Family leave schemes
- Cycle loan scheme
- Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits
Diversity
The University of Oxford’s staff and students come from all over the world, and they proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies.
How to apply
You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting evidence form using the attached template as part of your online application. Your supporting evidence form should list each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, and explain how you meet each one. CVs alone will not be considered.
The University of Oxford aims to provide a supportive working environment and are happy to discuss training and professional development opportunities. The Chair of this recruitment panel will be Sofia Kolb, Event Operations Manager, who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role ([email protected]). General queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to the Recruitment team within the Human Resources department ([email protected]).
Only applications received online by 12.00 midday (BST) on Tuesday 7 July 2026 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday 14th July, Wednesday 15th July and Thursday 16th July 2026.
*An automatic annual increment each year will be paid up to (and not including) the discretionary range within the University of Oxford’s grade 4 salary scale.
