Future Fibres Network Plus Project Administrator

This new part-time (0.4 FTE, 14.6 hours per week) role is available immediately on a fixed-term basis until 31 July 2025.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home. We ask that candidates state their working preference in their application.                                     

Summary of the role
Ranked among the top 150 universities in the world, Exeter has become one of the UK’s fastest growing and fastest rising research universities. We are investing in the Directorate of Innovation, Impact and Business to drive forward our already strong relationships with business; grow our potential for significant impact; and galvanise regional and global innovation.

The University of Exeter is a world leader in Environment, Sustainability and Climate Science Research. We are home to the UK’s five most influential climate scientists and for more than twenty years have been leading the way in interdisciplinary research to better understand and tackle environment and climate change. By mobilising our expertise in research and education we are accelerating global action in partnership with governments, businesses and communities.

The University of Exeter is seeking an experienced administrator to support a strategically important area of work relating to decarbonising the fashion and textile industry. This post holder will support the project manager and project director of a £1.6 UKRI-funded project titled ‘Future Fibres Network Plus’ led by Professor Tamara Galloway. The aim of the project is to embed environmental science at the heart of the fashion and textile industry.  The project’s objective is to build a national network from the partnership of 5 universities, the University of Huddersfield, University of Leeds, University of the Arts London, University of Plymouth and the UK Fashion and Textile Association by arranging events and distributing funding to industry and Higher Educational Institutions. 

The successful candidate will ideally have some administrative experience of supporting research projects or a similar field.  They will help support a variety of administrative activities in this area, for example diary management and event support, maintaining webpages, processing expense claims and booking travel and accommodation. 

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

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 39 days leave per year (pro rata for part time)
• 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

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