Planning Support Officer

University Corporate Services 

This new part-time post (0.6 FTE) is available immediately on a fixed term basis until 30th September 2025. 

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

Summary of the role 

The Strategic Planning team provides strategic support for the University's management, through policy development and strategic planning. The post holder will have responsibility for providing administrative support to Senior Managers in the delivery of their strategic objectives. The post holder will work as part of a team and will review various working practices in their area in order to devise and implement more efficient ways of working. The post-holder will provide comprehensive administrative, secretarial, and clerical support to the institution’s strategic planning and investment processes and the Planning Officers and Executive team that drive it, producing information and reports to assist their work in this context.   

Ideally with previous experience in a similar role, we are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our busy team. You will have good organisational skills, a methodical approach, strong attention to detail and enjoy managing a busy workload in a pro-active manner.   

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification 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.   

Benefits  

We offer some fantastic benefits including: 

• 39 days leave per year 
• 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 Fertility Treatment Policy 
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England 

Further information 

For further information, please contact Andrew Farquhar (Senior Planning Officer), email a.farquhar@exeter.ac.uk 

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