Programme Coordinator

This new full-time 1.0FTE post is available to start immediately on a permanent basis. The post is based on Streatham campus in Exeter and offers the opportunity for hybrid working - some days on campus and some from home.

Summary of the role

Ranked among the top 100 universities in the world, the University of Exeter has invested in a division, Exeter Innovation, to drive forward its relationships with business, grow its potential for impact and drive regional innovation.

Exeter Innovation aims to bring a new focus to partnerships and collaborative working with external, non-university partners and to drive place-based innovation.  It works at the interface between research, education and innovation and collaborates closely with the Research Support and Global Engagement teams as part of an integrated Professional Services eco-system. Its key aim is to secure significantly greater income and impact from relationships with partners drawing on the University’s education, research, and physical assets.

The post holder will be part of the KE Engagement & Intelligence team which is part of Exeter Innovation.

We need a well-rounded Knowledge Exchange ‘Swiss Army Knife’ who will thrive working across a broad portfolio of programmes. You will need to excel in analysing and interpreting commercial information as part of our KYC/Due diligence activities. You’ll also be expected to bring creative and engaging approaches to developing and delivering programmes that support researchers to translate ideas into deployable solutions. The role will evolve over time so would suit someone who is excited at the prospect of developing new skills and enjoys taking on fresh challenges.

Initial responsibilities will include:

• providing internal stakeholders with intelligence on the partners we work with and the landscape we operate in by undertaking due diligence and triaging activities in relation to institutional policies and legislation, for example on national security
• introducing researchers to knowledge exchange activity and providing opportunities for them to develop new skills and understanding through our KE Accelerator Programme
• accelerating the development of ideas into new partnership opportunities and for new product, services and policy solutions through the Ideas Hub and other programmes
• design and develop new resources and training materials for EI staff and researchers

The post holder will be expected to work closely with colleagues across Exeter Innovation as well as other internal stakeholders in all three Faculties and across Professional services, particularly Research Services, Legal Services and Compliance Governance & Risk. Externally, the post holder will be expected to engage with industry and commercial stakeholders as well as Government bodies such as the Research Collaboration Advice Team.

Please ensure you read the Job Description.

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.

Further Information

For further information, please contact Patrick Frake, email p.frake@exeter.ac.uk

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