Priority Candidate Support Scheme Process

Guidance on the process for priority candidates

Changes to the Priority Candidate Support Scheme (PCSS)

In addition to support from your local HR team, the support available to you depends on your current role, with different arrangements in place for Professional Services staff and Research staff.

Priority Candidates may access support as follows:

Step 1: Once you have expressed the wish to be considered as a Priority Candidate for suitable redeployment opportunities, you should make your department aware and provide an up-to-date copy of your CV.

Step 2: Please see the job application guidance for priority candidates (which you can download from the right of this page) to look for job opportunities within the University.

Step 3: The University has arranged redeployment and career transition support through an external provider, Renovo. If you may be interested in accessing this support, please contact the Priority Candidate Support Scheme (pcss@admin.ox.ac.uk) and attach your priority candidate letter.

Step 4: The PCSS will send you details of the services that Renovo can offer, and make the referral if you decide to pursue this.

Step 1: Once you have expressed the wish to be considered as a Priority Candidate for suitable redeployment opportunities, you should make your department aware and provide an up-to-date copy of your CV.

Step 2: Please see the job application guidance for priority candidates (which you can download from the right of this page) to look for job opportunities within the University.

Step 3: Research staff are eligible to access support from the Careers Service. This includes appointments with a Careers Adviser,  specific workshops and events for researchers, and access to further resources through the CareerConnect platform. Please see the link on the right of this page for details.

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We no longer provide a matching service to current University vacancies. You can search for vacancies via the University's jobs page (external) or HR Self Service (internal). Please see the guidance on the right of this page for details.

For support with preparing CVs and job applications or more general career planning, please speak to your local HR team or access the services available via Renovo (for Professional Services staff) or the Careers Service (for Research staff).

The Priority Candidate Support Scheme can be contacted by emailing pcss@admin.ox.ac.uk

No, the criteria for becoming a priority candidate remain the same.

All priority candidate applicants who meet the essential requirements or could do so with reasonable retraining or a short period of on-the-job experience should be interviewed.

If you are offered a job at one of the colleges (with the exception of Kellogg, St Cross or Reuben which operate as Societies of the University), you will lose your continuous service with the University. Each college acts as an independent employer and has their own terms and conditions, so you would not have priority candidate status if applying for college jobs.

If you are offered a role, the salary offered will reflect the role and your experience and skills. When you contact the PCSS, we will discuss your salary expectations to ensure that we notify you of roles that meet your expectations.

Under the University's redundancy procedures, in some circumstances a limited period of salary protection may be available (for example in some cases where a voluntary severance payment has been offered). You should speak to your departmental contact about whether this applies in your case so that the PCSS team can bear that in mind when reviewing possible vacancies.

Guidance on applying for university vacancies

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION GUIDANCE FOR PRIORITY CANDIDATES

Support from the careers service

VISIT THE CAREERS SERVICE

Contact us

pcss@admin.ox.ac.uk