Project Coordinator

This part-time (0.4 FTE) post is available immediately on a fixed term basis until March 2025 (with possible extension until July 2025).

We are looking for an experienced project assistant to support the delivery of Leeside, an arts-science collaboration project that aims to assess people’s values about protected sites. Leeside is an eight-month creative collaboration between Natural England and the University of Exeter and supported by the Arts and Culture Exeter and Natural England’s Protected Site Strategies (PSS) research and development project

Two arts commissions will be awarded, one in Devon and one in Cornwall, around protected sites (e.g. Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), Special Areas of Conservation (SAC), etc) facing external pressures such as nutrient pollution, overgrazing, recreational disturbance, neglect or poor management. The sites have been selected for their rich ecological, cultural and heritage significance, and research potential for replicating and scaling to become case studies. Impact and legacy are key priorities for the commissions, with the intended outcome of encouraging community empowerment for future engagement in the management of protected sites, and informing relevant policy around protected site strategies.

The purpose of the role is to deliver a professional, people-focused, efficient and effective administrative, financial and communications support service to the Leeside project. The post-holder must be able to plan and prioritise a busy and varied workload, will be expected to contribute to a range of key project deliverables and will be confident and effective in dealing with people from a broad range of communities and stakeholder groups. The post-holder will work closely with the Project Manager, Leeside Project, who will lead and manage the programme. The post-holder will be part of the Arts and Culture team, based in the Faculty for Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.

The role can be based at either the Streatham or Penryn campuses, with hybrid working available.

The role may involve travel to areas around Dartmoor and the Camel Estuary, not accessible via public transport.

We advise applicants to also read the Leeside Arts Commission callout, live on the Arts and Culture website – www.artsandcultureexeter.ac.uk

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

Benefits

• 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

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.

Further information

Please contact Sarah Campbell S.E.Campbell2@exeter.ac.uk or Kevin Sales, k.m.sales@exeter.ac.uk 

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