Job Description

Salary

The starting salary will be from 33,951 on Grade E, depending on qualifications and experience.

Contractual hours

36.5

Package

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme.

Job category/type

Admin, Professional, Managerial

Date posted

26/11/2025

Job reference

T63826

External Engagement and Global

We have an exciting opportunity available within the Schools and Colleges Engagement Team. The fixed term, secondment cover role(as a result of a maternity leave) is for a School and College Engagement Officer to develop relationships with schools and colleges based in the South West of the UK, covering a geographical area from Dorset and Somerset. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working - some time on campus and some from home.

This role is available from January 2026 on a fixed-term basis until 24 December 2026.

This position could be an opportunity for an internal secondment, with approval from your current line manager.

Main purpose of the job

This role is responsible for designing and delivering a range of events and programmes to support student recruitment and widening participation. A primary focus will be building and maintaining excellent relationships with schools and colleges based in the UK with the aim of growing applications from high quality students from a diverse range of backgrounds and supporting the University's widening participation agenda.

Based on the Streatham Campus, Exeter, you will spend a significant proportion of your role working out in schools and colleges, for example meeting with teachers and HE advisors to agree a programme of activities, or delivering workshops, recruitment and educational sessions. You will also be involved in developing lesson plans, online resources and/or marketing materials. You will contribute towards the successful delivery of online outreach through our Discover University programme of activities. You will also support our summer residential programmes, run occasional events on campus, and help run CPD sessions for teachers and HE advisors.

Appointment will be subject to a DBS check. In addition, you will need a full UK driving licence as the role will involve travel throughout the UK.

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

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.

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

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 6 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 Roisin Quinn, R.Quinn2@exeter.ac.uk

Interviews are scheduled to take place on 18 December.