Network Coordinator and Administrator

Innovation Impact and Business

This 2-DPW part-time post is available from 1st April 2023 on a fixed term basis until 3rd January 2025.

Summary of the role/position

This role will primarily focus on the effective support for an existing Network - EUniverCities. This is a European Network, launched in 2012, in which medium sized cities as well as universities work together in tandems to give knowledge cities more visibility within Europe. The Network aims to exchange and spread the knowledge, expertise and experience about city-university cooperation across urban Europe. Both Exeter City Council and University of Exeter are members.

Network members learn from each other how to shape co-operations in a fruitful way, apply the lessons, take next steps on the local level, and spread the lessons and ideas. The Network has been inspired by European Strategies on Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth and attributes great importance to knowledge, innovation and technology.

This new role will be to support this Network by ensuring:

• Two planned events (physical and virtual) per year are professionally organised and coordinated. These take place in different partner cities and require considerable planning and organising. This includes Agenda and venue planning and speaker selection and overall event coordination.
• Network administration and financing is carried out effectively and on time. Members pay a fee per year and this needs to be collected and evidenced.
• Network newsletters (e-zines) and Network website are up-to-date and delivered on time.
• Ongoing background social media campaign to promote the Network goes ahead with coordinated input from partners.
• Targeted social media campaigns ahead of our two planned meetings per year go ahead to drive up external interest and highlight the conclusions.

You will also support, time permitting, the civic role of the University as it expands its partnerships locally.

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

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 2019). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2017.

Our research income in recent years means we’re fastest growing UK Research University and we seek to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today through this. 98% of our research is international quality (2014 Research Excellence Framework) and we encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students.

With over 22,000 students and 5,500 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment in which to work. We are an equal opportunity employer, a Disability Confident employer and an Athena Swan accredited institution. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce. 

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 Dr Andrew Dean, [email protected] or (01392) 724925.