Project Support Officer (Developing Business-Aware Academics Project) Job Profile

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus (Streatham Campus) and some from home.

This full-time post is available immediately on a fixed-term basis until June 2027.

Following the award of £5 million from Research England (UKRI) to deliver the Developing Business-Aware Academics project, the project team are seeking a Project Support Officer. Led by the University’s Business School, the project is a partnership with the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) and five other Business Schools. It will pilot and evaluate a range of initiatives aimed at helping doctoral and early-career researchers to develop the business awareness and competencies that improve innovation, knowledge exchange and mobility across academia and industry. This is a four-year project running from July 2023 to June 2027.

The Project Support Officer will deliver efficient and effective administrative and financial support to the project and all team members. They will deliver the day-to-day project co-ordination, supporting the Project Officer and the Project Manager to deliver the different aspects of the project to a high level.

The post-holder will be expected to have a comprehensive understanding of the values, purpose and objectives of the project and to ensure that these are reflected in the delivery of an excellent administrative service. They will need to have a commitment to achieving consistently high standards of administration, Project Support and customer service and be comfortable working proactively with an evolving and exploratory Project Supporting multiple partners.

The interviews are expected to be held on 24th April in person on the Streatham Campus.

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 per cent of our research is of international quality and 47 per cent 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

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 offer some fantastic benefits including:

Please contact Samantha Dyer, Project Manager (Developing Business-Aware Academics) s.l.dyer@exeter.ac.uk.