Deputy Health and Safety Advisor

Human Resources, Culture & Assurance

The above full time role is available from January 2026 on a permanent basis.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.

The University of Exeter is recruiting a proactive health and safety manager to lead on delivering its commitment to effectively managing Health and safety across its campus’ in Exeter and Cornwall. With over 7000 staff and 30,00 students, supporting the safety and wellbeing of everyone is a key priority for us. We are proud to be attracting talented staff and students from across the world and are committed to creating a culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive.

About the post

We are seeking to appoint a competent Health and Safety Advisor to play a pivotal role in advancing our Health and Safety Strategy and the University’s 2030 vision for a sustainable, healthy, and socially just future. This important position will support the effective delivery of university wide Health and Safety management, ensuring that all members of our community are supported to thrive.

The University has an established Health and Safety culture and a great Health and Safety and Fire Safety Teams. The post holder will be part of the team and in working in the devolved risk management culture, will ensure that all line managers have the support they need to manage the risks in their services. They will also work effectively with the Trade Union Safety Representatives and take time to support any matters they raise.

The successful candidate will bring experience of effectively advising on all aspects of  Health and Safety and have a strong track record of delivering improvement in scientific aspects of safety.

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.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 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
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further information

Please contact Kate Lindsell, Assistant Director Assurance, Compliance and Risk at k.lindsell@exeter.ac.uk

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