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Born from a philosophy of bold innovation, we’ve successfully transitioned quantum computing from an academic dream into a commercial reality. The most exciting thing is that we’re just getting started.\nWe’re looking for a proactive and people-focused Operations Assistant to help create a smooth, welcoming and well-organised workplace experience for our teams and visitors. This role is ideally suited to someone with hospitality or customer service experience who enjoys supporting people, solving problems and keeping things running efficiently behind the scenes.\nThe Role\nThis is a hands-on, front-facing role supporting day-to-day office operations and facilities coordination across the business. Working closely with the Facilities Operations Manager, you’ll help ensure our office environment remains safe, organised and fully operational while delivering an excellent experience for employees, visitors and external stakeholders.\nWhat You'll Be Working On\nSupporting the smooth day-to-day running of the office environment and front-of-house experience\nManaging visitor queries, parking requests, security concerns and concierge-style support via phone, email and in person\nConducting stock checks and placing orders for office supplies, stationery, food and beverages within budget\nArranging catering and logistics for internal meetings and external visitors\nSupporting employee business travel bookings, itinerary changes and travel-related queries\nPlanning team events, researching venues and providing budget recommendations for approval\nSupporting onboarding activities including office tours, inductions and health & safety briefings\nWhat We're Looking For\nPrevious experience in hospitality, customer service, office administration or a similar people-focused environment\nExperience within an office environment in a supporting role such as administrator or office manager.\nStrong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills with a customer-first mindset\nExcellent organisation skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks independently\nComfortable handling administrative tasks and coordinating logistics\nConfident communicator across face-to-face, phone and email interactions\nIT literate with good problem-solving skills and attention to detail\nA valid UK Driving License and access to a vehicle is essential for this role.\nThe 'Nice-to-Haves'\nExperience arranging travel bookings\nKnowledge of health & safety or fire safety processes\nProject coordination or event planning experience\nWhy Join OQC\nYou will join a world-class team at the forefront of the next computational era. We offer a culture of bold innovation, the chance to work with unique lab infrastructure, and the opportunity to see your work redefine the limits of computation.\nLearn more about our benefits and positive work culture here: https://oqc.tech/company/careers-at-oqc/","description_format":"text","description_chars":2943,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Hardware","Quantum Computing Hardware"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T16:17:59Z"}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":55,"reasons":["conf:3","velocity","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/oxford-quantum-circuits-operations-assistant-12-months-ftc","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/oxford-quantum-circuits-operations-assistant-12-months-ftc.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T09:46:04Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}