Job reference
Q02702
Date posted
10/02/2025
Application closing date
17/02/2025
Location
Cornwall (Hybrid)
Salary
The starting salary will be from £42,632 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.
Package
Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).
Contractual hours
36.5
Basis
Full-time
Job category/type
Admin, Professional, Managerial
Attachments
Q02702/Job Description.pdf
Job description
Education and Academic Services (EAS)
INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
This full-time post is available immediately on a permanent basis.
This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.
We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.
Summary of the role
The position of Executive Officer (Cornwall) offers an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual with a commitment to excellence to provide high-level executive and project management support for the busy Executive Team in Cornwall including the Deputy Vice Chancellor Cornwall. We are looking for an individual with recent experience of providing executive-level administrative support in a Higher Education environment, including servicing committees. We need somebody who has a 'can-do' attitude who can manage projects involving multiple stakeholders across campuses, and provide operational and strategic support to the Executive Team.
Qualities such as excellent communication skills, strong planning and organisational skills, A diplomacy and sensitivity, and a pro-active and enthusiastic approach are fundamental to the role.
The post is based within the Faculty Operations team, part of Education and Academic Services directorate, and is based on the Penryn Campus in Cornwall.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
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:
Further information
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Catriona Taylor [email protected]