Export Control and Trusted Research Specialist Advisor

This new full-time post is available from 11 November 2024 on a permanent basis.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home. We can be flexible to support you and what you need for your work life balance.

This role may be subject to additional background screening.

About You
Do you have a keen interest in supporting researchers and the wider university community to meet the compliance requirements of international research?

Have you got experience of working to support research and compliance functions within a complex organisation with an ability to give competent advice and advise on risk / risk management?

Are you a champion of continual improvement? Do you enjoy nurturing effective relationships across both your team, university and the sector?

If so, we would like to hear from you.

What will you do in this role?
This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in supporting the University of Exeter’s research compliance requirements and commitments associated with overseas research and partnerships in a diverse and innovative research-intensive institution.

We are seeking an Export Control and Trusted Research Specialist Advisor to join our Compliance, and Risk Team at the University of Exeter. This is a key role offering immediate availability, reporting directly to the Head of Research Ethics, Governance, and Compliance.

As the institutional expert on export control, Trusted Research, Nagoya, and CITES, you will provide essential guidance to ensure compliance with UK and international regulations. You will be the main contact for academic and Professional Services colleagues, offering support on risk management and decision-making. Responsibilities include advising on export control regulations, coordinating policy development, supporting researchers with regulatory documentation, and ensuring compliance with UK government initiatives like Trusted Research and the Nagoya Protocol.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification (available on the university's website, accessed by the 'Apply' button) 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.

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 campuses 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 Dr Antony Walsh, Head of Research Ethics, Governance and Compliance - a.walsh3@exeter.ac.uk.

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