Department Manager

Education and Academic Services

This new full-time role is available from the 1^st of September 2025 on a permanent basis.

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

Summary of the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Department Manager (DM) role in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health & Life Sciences (HLS). HLS is committed to transforming human health and well-being through discovery, translation and impact arising from our world-leading research, education and partnership at the interface between health, the climate and a socially just society.  It comprises of 6 Departments (Clinical & Biomedical Sciences, Public Health & Sport Sciences, Health & Community Sciences, Healthcare Professions, Psychology and Biosciences) and these are based across multiple buildings and campuses, including laboratory, office, teaching and technical space.

Psychology at Exeter delivers world leading research and education, underpinned by robust methods, to improve our understanding of mind and behaviour across the lifespan and across species, in order to positively impact individual, societal, and environmental health and wellbeing. Based mainly in our Washington Singer building at Streatham campus, we are a large and diverse learning community of academics, professional services, and students.

The Department Manager is a key individual in the Department, working very closely with the Head of Department.  As a member of the Department Leadership Team (DLT), their role is to support strategic and operational planning while ensuring the day-to-day delivery of operations as the professional services lead. They work closely with other Professional Services, other Faculty Department Managers, NHS partners and become part of a University-wide Department Manager network. 

The successful candidate will have proven problem-solving ability and leadership skills and be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences including senior stakeholders. They will also need to have strong people and administrative skills, and experience of working in partnership with academic leaders and communities.

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

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

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 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

Please contact Tom Begbie, t.p.begbie@exeter.ac.uk, Director of Faculty Operations for further information or a conversation about the role. 

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