Education Support Administrator

This 0.6FTE, three days per week, D grade post is available from 15^th April 2024 on a permanent basis.

The role is part of the University of Exeter Medical School which is based in the Knowledge Spa, Royal Cornwall Hospital Trust, Truro. This is a hybrid role, with the expectation that the role holder spends time at the Knowledge Spa and the Penryn Campus, with some working from home flexibility.

Summary of the role

The education support team in Truro provides operational support for clinical and academic teaching activity for medical students in Years 2 to 5 of the BMBS (medical) programme across Cornwall. The role offers an exciting opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within administration and student experience. The need to work collaboratively, effectively and flexibly within a wider team in a busy environment is important.

About you

You will enjoy working with a wide range of supportive colleagues in a local multi-disciplinary team but with interaction with colleagues on different campuses (usually via MS Teams) when required. You should be a good problem-solver who likes developing processes and projects and has an interest in organising events. Ideally you will have experience within a large organisation such as a higher education institution or the NHS and possibly have experience administering budgets. You should also have a commitment to working with young people in an educational environment. You will have gained success working collaboratively and proactively in a team to deliver multiple objectives to high standards. We are looking for someone with excellent organisational, IT and communication skills who is able to use their initiative within a supportive environment.   

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

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 39 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

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 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. 

Further information

For further information, please contact Hannah Partington, Education Support Advisor H.Partington@exeter.ac.uk 

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