Impact & Partnership (Business) Development Officer (Executive Education)

Innovation, Impact & Business

This part-time (0.6 FTE) post is available immediately on a fixed term basis until 21st October 2022.

Summary of the role/position

We need a proactive team member within Innovation, Impact & Business to support the University of Exeter Business School’s work to identify and grow our executive education portfolio, with a particular focus on the Circular Economy. You will work in support of the academic leads and with global stakeholders to provide corporate education offers that advance the transition to a Circular Economy.

You will work across University teams to make sure that our world leading research and education engages effectively with partners.

Key responsibilities:

• Support a portfolio of executive education opportunities, working with the academic leads to ensure a great customer experience and client satisfaction.
• Provide support to University of Exeter external relationships in Circular Economy, liaising directly with stakeholders and prospective partners as/when required
• Act as an expert in executive education support, creating and supporting systems and processes that are suitable for corporate online education offerings across The Business School and more broadly.

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The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 150 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022 and QS World University Ranking 2022). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2017.

Our research income in recent years means we’re the fastest growing UK Research University with some of the world’s most influential scientists, and we seek to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today through this. 98% of our research is of international quality (2014 Research Excellence Framework). We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity at Exeter

With over 27,000 students and 6,400 staff from 180 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment in which to work. We are an equal opportunity employer, a Disability Confident employer and an Athena Swan accredited institution. Since 2019, the university has also signed an Armed Forces Covenant, demonstrating the University’s commitment to supporting the Armed Forces community. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 41 days leave per year (pro rata)
• 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 six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further information

Please contact Sophie Smith, s.c.smith@exeter.ac.uk (01392 724 308)