Business Manager Cornwall

Education and Academic Services

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

This new full-time post is available immediately on a permanent basis.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – with regular time also spent on Cornwall campuses and some work from home. We also welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.

Summary of the role

This is an outstanding opportunity to provide business management support to the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Cornwall (DVC) and Director of Cornwall Operations (DCO) on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will be part of the senior leadership team in Cornwall and will help with the strategic and operational planning to deliver the University of Exeter’s ambition in Cornwall.

The main responsibilities will be to provide high-level strategic and business support to the DVC Cornwall and the Director of Cornwall Operations through coordination and business management across the entire range of strategic areas within the Cornwall portfolio. Working closely and liaising with other members of the Cornwall Executive Board and Professional Services teams, you will undertake specific projects relating to the DVC’s and the DCO’s work programmes. The postholder will also assist the DVC in the continued development and implementation of the Cornwall Strategy. 

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

Univerity of Exeter, Cornwall

The University of Exeter is recognised globally for teaching quality and research impact. Our Cornwall campuses in Truro  and Penryn  are key to that achievement.

We employ over 600 staff who engage in world-leading research and educate over 2,300 students - some of the country’s most satisfied, according to the National Student Survey. Cornwall’s beautiful landscape provides a perfect ‘living laboratory’ for students and staff from all our disciplines. 

We have developed an international reputation as the pre-eminent research institute  in Cornwall by collaborating with local stakeholders to undertake cutting-edge research addressing scientific, medical, and social concerns. 

Together with our campus partners we have contributed more than half a billion pounds to the Cornish economy and helped create many high-skilled jobs—one of the the main reasons our local community enjoys the lowest unemployment rates and highest average wages in the Duchy. 

We are proud of all that we have achieved here and intend to build on this success in the future.

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.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 41 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further information

Please contact Amie Fulton, [email protected]

Interviews will take place during week commencing 25 July 2022. There will be an option to join the interview panels via Teams to allow maximum flexibility of dates for all attendees, and interview presentation topics will be sent to shortlisted candidates.