Business Operations and Support, PS Connect
INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.
This new full post is available from immediately on a permanent basis
Summary of the role
As Executive Officer, you will provide high level executive and project management support across the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences and within the Business Operations and Support division/PS Connect. Supporting the day-to-day operational delivery of the Faculty and division’s core business activities. In addition, the Executive Officer supports the effective delivery of Faculty’s strategic objectives. You will play a key role in ensuring effective governance, delivering strategic projects, and supporting planning, finance, and resource management processes. Acting as a trusted advisor and problem-solver, you will help drive operational excellence and continuous improvement across the Faculty.
You will lead on the delivery of key projects, manage governance frameworks, and oversee operational delivery, helping to ensure core business activities and strategic objectives are delivered. The role also involves managing a team; ensuring effective workload distribution, and fostering a positive, inclusive culture. Your ability to anticipate challenges, exercise sound judgment, and act decisively will be critical to success. As a member of Business Operations and Support Senior Management Team (SMT) the post holder will also assist the Director of Business Operations and Support in delivering core divisional objectives.
Interview Details
The interview process for this role will take place over two phases. Formal interviews, chaired by the Assistant Director of Business Operations and Support, will be held via MSTeams on Thursday 15th January. This will then followed by a shorter in person meeting, chaired by the DFO and DDFO w/c 19th January. This will be an opportunity to meet a selection of Faculty colleagues.
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 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.
Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (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
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.
With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 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 and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.
We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.
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 6 weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
* stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England