Executive PA to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Business Engagement & Innovation

An exciting opportunity has arisen to provide high level Executive PA support to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Business Engagement and Innovation, at the University of Exeter. 

This full-time post is available immediately on a permanent basis. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

Interviews are scheduled for 20 February 2023.

Summary of the role

This post would suit a highly experienced PA keen to deliver an exceptional standard of professional support and develop their career in support of senior management in an exciting area of business supporting our long term strategy and aims.

You will be educated to degree level or with a similar qualification or experience, have excellent organisational and communication skills, a high level of interpersonal skills and good all-round IT skills. Previous experience of providing PA support to senior staff in the public or private sectors is also essential, and working previous experience of working in higher education is highly desirable.

You will work as part of an integrated executive support team, supporting the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Business Engagement and Innovation) Stuart Brocklehurst, to manage and prioritise his workload through expert, proactive diary management. You will be expected to contribute to a range of key projects and activities, and will have a strong awareness of dealing with people at the highest level, both nationally and internationally. In this challenging role, you will be expected to exercise judgement to manage competing priorities in a very busy working environment. An understanding of how to deal with sensitive and confidential information, excellent team working, as well as the possession of excellent written and inter-personal skills, is absolutely essential.

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

Further information

For further information, please contact Charlotte Lane, email c.lane@exeter.ac.uk

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