Senior Administrator

Education and Academic Services (EAS)  

Education and Academic Services brings together all the key administration and educational support that underpins the student and academic experience. Education and Academic Services (EAS) includes Faculty Operations, Sport, Arts and Culture, Teaching Quality Assurance & Enhancement and Education and Student Support. Faculty Operations includes a network of administrative teams embedded with Faculties, departments, institutes and research groups, each delivering locally based frontline administrative, customer service and business/project support to students and academic colleagues. These teams are highly integrated with student learning communities and academic leaders and are the frontline Professional Services delivery arm within localities.

The Faculty Operations team provides a crucial frontline service to support the delivery of the Faculty’s strategic education, research and global ambitions and is integral to the success of the Faculty.

Main Purpose of the Job

This new full-time, permanent post is available immediately within Faculty Operations to support the day-to-day operations of the Centre for Future Clean Mobility (CFCM).

This post is based on the Exeter Science Park with opportunity for hybrid working from home.

Working as part of an integrated Faculty Operations Services team, the primary role of this post is to  provide administrative support to the Centre for Future Clean Mobility (CFCM), working within a wider team to deliver seamless support to staff, students and external contacts across a wide range of general administrative areas.

More specifically it will involve:

• Establish effective working relationships and networks with both CFCM members and partners and build collaborative relationships with key personnel within the University and industry contacts,

• Assistant and monitor the academic recruitment process for the group
• Line management of centre administrator

The role ensures the frontline delivery of professional services in a timely manner ensuring that business is delivered to deadlines.

The post-holder must be able to plan and prioritise a busy and varied workload, will be expected to contribute to a range of key projects and activities, and will be capable of dealing with people at the highest level, both nationally and internationally.

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 2022 and QS World University Ranking 2022).  

Our research income in recent years means we’re the fastest growing UK Research University with some of the world’s most influential scientists, and we seek to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today through this. More than 99% of our research is of international quality and our world-leading research impact is growing faster than any other Russell Group university (2021 Research Excellence Framework). 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. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City .

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 campuses 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 either Catherine Davies, Programme Manager [email protected] or Prof Chris Smith, Director of CFCM [email protected]

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.