Job Description

Salary

Salary will be 42,882 per annum pro rata subject to knowledge, skills and experience.

Contractual hours

21.9

Package

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

Job category/type

Admin, Professional, Managerial

Date posted

28/07/2025

Job reference

Q06752

Research Division - Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

This new part-time (0.6FTE) post is available from 01/09/2025 on a fixed term basis until 30/09/2026 within Research Division, supporting the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences.

Occasional travel to Holsworthy and the surrounding area will also be required therefore, a clean driver's license and access to own vehicle is essential.

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

Summary of the role

The University of Exeter is one of nine institutional members of the prestigious National Institute for Health Research School for Public Health Research (NIHR SPHR). NIHR SPHR is the NIHR's consortium of leading academic centres in public health, representing an investment in research and capacity-building worth >25m in the 2022-2027 quinquennium.

SPHERE is a highly interdisciplinary collection of researchers from across the breadth of the University's structure. A commitment to effective and inclusive public involvement and engagement underpins all of SPHERE's ambitions, with specific regard to rural, low-income communities.

Based in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, we deliver a range of research projects across all of SPHR's research programmes. This new project is funded by the NIHR Three Schools Prevention Programme, a programme of work managed by SPHR. The postholder will be working within an existing small team of research and professional services staff to offer project management support and co-ordination on a project focused on tackling the health inequalities experienced by the farming community

This part-time (0.6 FTE), fixed term post is available for 13-months to support an NIHR funded research project, 'Improving access to and experience of preventive health and care services in the farming community'. The project specifically aims to test and evaluate a placed-based care approach and determine whether offering tailored health coaching for farmers and farm workers, and promoting greater uptake of these services using trusted, credible members of the farming community at Holsworthy Livestock Market, is effective in bridging the gap to accessing health care in this population.

The transdisciplinary project team brings together academics from the University of Exeter, experts from the Integrated Care Board and Primary Care Network, clinicians, and community partners, including Imagine If, a not-for-profit social enterprise with expertise in community engagement and rural health. The project was co-produced through extensive consultation with these individuals and organisations, building on relationships established during previous NIHR-funded work. The successful applicant will be required to develop effective working relationships across this broad range of stakeholders and use a robust programme management approach to support the delivery of this programme of work, ensuring the project is planned and delivered within the timescales identified and to budget.

The Research Project Manager will be responsible for the management, co-ordination and delivery of the project, including supporting the project team with scheduling, budget control and monitoring of project milestones and success factors for the funder. In addition, the Research Project Manager will lead on the monitoring of project activities and the capturing of outputs such as publications and impact, which will be regularly reported internally and externally. This will include the production of project progress reports to the funder.

Please ensure you read the 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 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

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

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.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

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 Emma McFadyen, E.McFadyen@exeter.ac.uk.

This role may be subject to additional background screening.

The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity employer. We are officially recognised as a Disability Confident employer and an Athena Swan accredited institution. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.