Project Manager

This part-time (0.6 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 creative Project Manager to lead on 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 post-holder will manage all aspects of the Leeside project, for example, advising and agreeing on working schedules with creative practitioners, overseeing budget spend, event planning and delivery, promotion of project objectives, evaluation, reporting and line-management. The post-holder will raise the profile of Arts and Culture and Natural England through contributing actively to creative and cultural networks across Devon and Cornwall, demonstrating a strong understanding of place, heritage and diversity through Protected Sites. The post-holder must work productively and in alignment with the rest of the Arts and Culture team, Natural England, university colleagues, and associated stakeholders.

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

The role will 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 – http://www.artsandcultureexeter.co.uk/

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button) 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 campuses 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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