Administrator (PenARC Community engagement and involvement)

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

This new full time post is available from immediately on a fixed term basis until 31 March 2026 (with a possibility of further extension, dependent on funding).

We welcome applications from candidates who are interested in working part-time hours (minimum 0.8 FTE) or job-sharing arrangements.

Summary of the role

The post will work within the National Institute for Health and care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South West Peninsula, usually referred to as PenARC, in the University of Exeter's Faculty of Health & Life Sciences.

The role will provide general and specialist administrative support across varied activities within the South West Peninsula's Applied Research Collaboration (PenARC). One of 15 Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) funded by the National Institute for Health and care Research (NIHR), PenARC is a large research group based across a number of organisations. We work closely with health and social care professionals, members of the public and local communities in Cornwall, Devon and Somerset to address immediate issues facing the health and care system through applied research and ensure the needs of our regional population are met.

Key responsibilities for this role include: providing the PenARC Patient and Public Involvement Team and stakeholders (patients, carers and community members) with support relating to meeting attendance, thank you payments and travel arrangements; communications and information sharing about research involvement opportunities; and arranging meetings and events (online and offline) with patients, carers and members of the public. The role requires strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work and communicate successfully with a broad range of stakeholders and audiences.

While the primary focus of the role will be to support PenARC's programme of involvement and engagement activities, the post holder will also be providing administrative support to the wider PenARC teams as appropriate and when needed.

About the team

This post is situated within the Project Support Team of PenARC. The team, which includes colleagues from the Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, provides operational, programme management, administrative and communications support to the wider PenARC research group. The post will have a strong affiliation with PenARC's Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Team and the Engaged Health Research Group at the Department for Health and Community Sciences, University of Exeter Medical School https://medicine.exeter.ac.uk/health-community/research/engagedhealth/ .

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

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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).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research - Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

Faculty of Health & Life Sciences

The University of Exeter Faculty of Health and Life Sciences 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.

Our interdisciplinary approach includes partnerships with healthcare providers, industry and above all, the public - an approach which is at the forefront of the innovative and cutting-edge translational research undertaken across the Faculty. Our diverse education programme portfolio is developing the science and healthcare leaders of the future - critical thinkers and problem-solvers who are socially accountable and committed to the service of patients and the public.

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 6 weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England