Working for us
Our guiding principles
- Customer first
- Never stand still
- Make an impact
- Always inclusive
At Jisc, everyone plays a key role in driving change - we think that's the definition of a meaningful career.
Our talented people bring their own unique skills and experience to empower our members and customers with the technology they need to succeed:
- Operating shared digital infrastructure and services
- Negotiating sector-wide deals with IT vendors and commercial publishers
- Providing trusted advice and practical assistance for universities, colleges and learning providers
A smarter way to work
We embrace different ways of working to help you achieve your potential.
Not the normal 9-5
We have friendly, open plan, modern offices in Bristol, Harwell (Oxford), London and Manchester. Dependent on your role, we don’t necessarily require you to work 9–5, five days a week, from a specific office or face-to-face. We are a community and a very social place to work.
Smarter, flexible working
Our technology allows us to work with flexibility whilst maintaining connection with each other. We use tools such as Teams and Yammer - all part of developing smarter ways of working that are output-focused, not location-focused. You can look forward to a rewarding job with opportunities to develop and make a real difference to the education and research sectors.
We are proud to be a living wage employer.
Your voice matters
It is important to us that our people have a say in the organisation. We run a number of initiatives to support this, such as our employee voice forum and meet and greets with our leadership team.
We also hold an annual staff conference, and our ideas programme is a chance to contribute towards innovation, productivity and business improvement.
If you are passionate about sustainability, then we have champions in each of our business areas.
Key benefits
Having a good work/life balance is important to us.
As long as you're delivering to our high standards and doing a great job, we don't expect everyone to work 9-5 every day.
We offer a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees.
Flexible, agile working
We're open to a variety of flexible, agile working arrangements. This could include:
- Job sharing
- Part-time working
- Working from home
- Working from another office
- Flexible hours
31 days holiday, parental leave and career breaks
- 28 days annual leave plus three closure days at Christmas and eight bank holidays
- Enhanced parental leave including maternity, shared parental, adoption and paternity leave
- Sabbaticals/career breaks, study leave, three volunteer days, as well as emergency leave and enhanced sick leave
Learning and development opportunities
- Our dedicated online learning platform offers a comprehensive range of learning opportunities in a wide range of subjects plus access to a world-leading library of professional development content
- We support external training - such as a professional accreditation
- We'll pay for any professional memberships that are required for your role
- You'll have a personal development plan where you and your manager agree your objectives and development goals, including the support you need to give your best
We recognise that not everyone wants to move into a management role to progress their careers, so we’re developing technical career paths which are development routes for our technical roles.
Health and wellbeing support
The wellbeing of our people is important to us. Fostering a diverse and inclusive learning and working environment is crucial to innovation, productivity and wellbeing.
We offer:
- A healthcare cash plan you can use to claim back everyday healthcare costs, including dental and eyecare, up to annual limits for each plan year
- Access to a virtual GP service including prescriptions for healthcare cash plan members
- A comprehensive 24/7 mental health support package, including coaching and appropriate counselling or specialist therapy, with no predetermined limit on the number of sessions you can access
- Eye care scheme including a free full eye test and a contribution worth £50-70 towards glasses every two years
- Occupational health support
- An allowance of up to £250 to make sure you have the right home working space and equipment to meet your needs
Financial wellbeing support
- Discounted borrowing and savings products
- Money insights - access to a range of tips, videos and tools for budgeting and saving to help you make the most of your money
- Free mortgage advice and brokering services with an independent broker
Generous pension scheme
From day one you have the opportunity to join one of our generous pension schemes (dependent on your grade). You will receive a generous employer contribution with flexible employee contribution.
Discounts, loans and recognition
- Our Jisc Rewards platform gives you cashback or money off supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, days out, tech products, gym membership and much more
- We’ll lend you the money to buy your season ticket for your commute to work, interest free
- Our electric car scheme lets you lease an electric vehicle and make significant savings on the monthly cost
- Our discounted cycle scheme means we can help you save up to 42% on a new bike and equipment
- We give performance awards including recognition and financial awards
Always inclusive
We believe that our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is fundamental to our success. It’s being woven into everything we do, creating long-lasting and systemic change.
In support of this, we engage with our diversity and inclusion steering group, employee-led networks (including neurodiversity, LGBTQIA+, race and ethnicity, faith, women, men’s health and wellbeing, menopause and accessibility) and expert partners to provide insights so that we maintain an always inclusive culture.
Take your next career step
We have many exciting opportunities available across the UK in a variety of job sectors.