Administrator for CE Hub

Innovation,  Impact & Business

This new full time post is available from 1st April 2023 on a fixed term basis until 31st July 2024.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home. We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements. This role can be based anywhere in the UK.

Summary of the role

We are seeking an outstanding and highly motivated administrator to support the delivery of the UKRI National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Hub (CE-Hub) which is part of the £30M UKRI National Circular Economy Research (NICER) Programme including five UK Circular Economy Centres of Excellence . The aim of the programme is to accelerate interdisciplinary research, innovation and impact to scale up a UK Circular Economy.

You will play a key role in the success of the CE-Hub which is held at the Exeter Centre for the Circular Economy (ECCE) in the University of Exeter’s Business School. You will work closely with the Hub Project Manager and Project Coordinator to support the Principal Investigators Professors Peter Hopkinson and Fiona Charnley and the wider CE-Hub Team.

You will be a key member of the project team, involved in the planning and monitoring of project meetings and activities, liaising with project members and national and international partners, university colleagues, the media and the public. You will contribute to the delivery of activities, including diary management, managing communication requirements between multiple stakeholders across academic, policy and industry, taking meeting minutes and updating and maintaining a network database.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

Why our staff love working here

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 and QS World University Ranking 2022).

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

With over 27,000 students and 6,400 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. Reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Further information

Please contact Katie Cooke, CE Hub Project Manager, [email protected]