Department Administrator (HCS)

at  University of Exeter

EDUCATION AND ACADEMIC SERVICES

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working, with some work carried out on the St Lukes Campus.
There are two posts available totalling a combined 1.3FTE. These are available immediately on a permanent basis, and part-time arrangements are anticipated, as an example two posts of a 0.6FTE and 0.7FTE.

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

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

To provide essential frontline administrative support to academic leaders within the Department of Health and Community Sciences including high-quality administrative support to key departmental priorities. The role ensures the frontline delivery of professional services in a timely manner ensuring that business is delivered to deadlines.
The role will be expected to be heavily involved in local themes of work including Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), Department communication and committees, and REF and KEF preparation including, but not limited to, action planning and tracking, reporting on outcomes and ensuring deadlines are met. Contributing towards institution-wide projects, this post will be involved in the design, testing and roll-out phases of specific projects acting as locality ‘champion’ and encouraging/supporting the uptake of such roll-out amongst the academic community.
This is a varied and interesting role at the frontline of business support to the Department, which requires the ability to respond to, manage and follow up on a diverse range of queries from a variety of internal and external stakeholders in a customer/end user orientated manner.
The post will be based in South Cloisters on the St Lukes, Exeter Campus, and we can offer hybrid working arrangements.