Change Manager

This new full-time post is available from 1 October 2025 on a fixed term basis until 30 September 2027.

This position could be an opportunity for an internal secondment, with approval from your current line manager.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus (either at our Exeter or Penryn campus) and some from home. We require a minimum of 1 day/week on campus, with occasional additional days as required.

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours (minimum 0.8 FTE) or job-sharing arrangements.

Summary of the role

The Strategic Delivery Unit sits at the heart of the University’s strategic transformation activities. We deliver the University’s highest profile projects and programmes that change organisational structures, processes, technology, buildings and culture. In joining us, you would be bringing our future vision to life.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Change Manager to join our Project Tardis  Programme.  Project Tardis is an enabler of our C4C programme which is working in partnership with faculties and departments to realise our strategic commitment to develop a distinctive and sustainable model for education. Project Tardis will identify demand for education delivery and student experience for all students (UG, PGT, DA, ExecEd and TNE (articulation & progression)) on all three campuses. This an exciting time to join us to help us to continue to transform our space and change our ways of working at the University of Exeter.

Successful candidates will have a track record of complex transformational change working closely in partnership with the business stakeholders.

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

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. 

Why our staff love working here

• Flexible working opportunities
• 41 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Actively inclusive organisation ensuring equality and fairness for all
• Leading parental leave initiatives
• Multiple wellbeing and health initiatives for staff
• Sustainability and the environment being at the heart of what we do
• Beautiful campus environment when working from either Exeter or Penryn
• Inspiring research that really makes a difference to the world

Further information

Before submitting an application you may wish to discuss the post further by contacting Hannah Jones, SDU Programme Manager by email H.M.Y.Jones@exeter.ac.uk or Nicky Richardson, SDU Change Manager N.Richardson@exeter.ac.uk

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