Deputy Head of Governance Support Services

This new full-time post is available from 17 February 2025 on a permanent basis.

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

Summary of the role 
The University is seeking to appoint a Deputy Head of Governance Support Services within the Division of University Corporate Services (UCS) to play a pivotal role in the continuous improvement and enhancement of the University’s Governance Support Services.

We require a senior and experienced governance professional with excellent verbal and written communication skills and meticulous attention to detail, the ability to adapt and respond to a fast-changing environment, and work effectively under pressure to tight deadlines and competing priorities to help manage the operational workflow of the governance team.

This is a newly created role and the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the Assistant Director (Governance) in delivering high-quality secretarial services to Council committees and instilling best practice governance principles. The Deputy Head of Governance Support Services will provide specialist governance support and undertake governance projects as directed by the Assistant Director (Governance) to enable continuous enhancement of processes and ensure effective and efficient governance across the University’s Council committees. The role holder will help manage the operational workflow of the governance team and be responsible for delivering professional secretarial support for committees of Council (including Finance and Investment Committee and Audit and Risk Committee) and related governance activities.

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 world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

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 Jeremy Diaper (Assistant Director, Governance) j.c.r.diaper@exeter.ac.uk.

Interviews are expected to take place on 25 and 26 of November.

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