Oxplore Festival Law Ambassadors 2025

The Access and Outreach Team at the Faculty of Law are seeking two Law students (either Postgraduate or Undergraduate) to act as Law Ambassadors for the Oxplore Festival taking place on 9th and 10th July 2025 in Bradford. Oxplore Festival is a 2-day outreach event targeted at Year 7 and 8 students (aged 11-13 years old) and aims to make Oxford University more accessible to ‘cold spot’ regions where young people are less likely to apply to the University. 

Faculty of Law will be one of multiple departments in attendance with a stand at the exhibition. You will be required to help run an interactive stand, engage with young learners and create a fun learning atmosphere. 

The two Ambassadors will work together to create and present the interactive displays. You will design a hands-on activity for the Law stand at the festival, loosely inspired by an Oxplore Big Question, eg. ‘Could we live without laws?’. The Admissions and Outreach Officer is available to assist and give guidance on the subject matter. 

Duration and hours  

Availability: You will need to be available to travel to Bradford on Tuesday 8th July and stay for 2 nights. You will leave Bradford by 3pm on Thursday 10th July. Oxplore will provide a coach from Oxford to and from Bradford. For those travelling from outside of Oxford, Oxplore will assist with train transportation within reason. All expenses including travel, food and accommodation in a local hotel will be booked and paid for by the Oxplore team. 

Working hours: Total expected hours: 20 hours. You will be working up to 8 hours each day on Wednesday 9th July and Thursday 10th July. You will be required to complete safeguarding training and attend a briefing about the festival and its expectations. 

Start date: Training dates TBC, expected late May and late June. Festival 9-10 July. 

Date by which the work must be completed: 10 July. 

In all cases the work must be undertaken in the UK.

Reporting 

You will report to the Admissions and Outreach Officer in the planning stages, during the festival you will report to the Outreach Learning Design Coordinator (Undergraduate Admissions & Outreach Department) 

Requirements 

•  A strong interest in contributing to access and outreach in the Faculty and University 

• Experience working with young learners 

• Effective communication skills with the ability to talk about law in a fun and simple way to young school students 

Your normal place of work will be the St Cross Building or the Manor Road Building and Bradford for the Festival dates. 

Please note that you will be required to complete a Right to Work check before starting work. The Law Faculty HR Team will contact you directly to arrange for the appropriate check to take place. What is a right to work check? | Staff Immigration (ox.ac.uk) 

Eligibility 

This opportunity is open to current graduate and undergraduate students in the Faculty of Law.  

Rate of Pay 

The work and training will be paid at a rate of £14.20 per hour, which equates to University Grade 3.4, on the basis of completed and approved timesheets, which must be submitted to payroll@law.ox.ac.uk by the last Friday of each calendar month for payment on the last working day of the following month.. In addition, paid annual leave will be assumed to be taken in the month in which it was accrued.  

You will be paid through the University Casual Payroll, upon the submission of approved timesheets. 

Funding 

This opportunity is funded by: Oxplore Festival 

How to Apply 

A short CV and cover letter (including the name of a referee at the University) should be sent by email to Undergraduate.enquiries@law.ox.ac.uk by the 7 March 2025. Please explain how you meet the requirements for the role. Supervisors may be asked for a reference.   

Enquiries may be addressed to Emma White (Admissions and Outreach Officer).   

Guidelines for Faculty members, line managers and students

Work must not commence without a letter of engagement or variable hours contract and a right to work check having been carried out by the Faculty Personnel Officer.

Graduate student engagement opportunities in the Faculty of Law usually fall into one of three categories: Research Assistant; Graduate Teaching Assistant; or Blog Editor.

The University guidance on paid work for Oxford graduate students recommends that full-time graduate research students ensure that any paid work should still allow them to spend at least 40 hours per week for a minimum 44 weeks of the year on their studies. Full-time graduate taught students are recommended not to undertake more than 8 hours’ paid work each week during term-time study periods. There are additional rules for students with visas wishing to undertake paid work.

Students may not work for their own supervisor without the approval of the Associate Dean for Graduate Students.

Any queries regarding the eligibility of a particular student should be directed to Geraldine Malloy in the Faculty Office.