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 and relocation package (if applicable).

Job category/type

Admin, Professional, Managerial

Date posted

15/10/2025

Job reference

T12407

Education and Academic Services

Student Employability and Academic Success (SEAS)

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

This full-time post is available immediately on fixed term basis until the 11th of May 2026.

Summary of the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Student Employability and Academic Success (SEAS), as a Data Officer.

The post holder will plan, organise and deliver meaningful data and support to faculties and Career Zone staff. They will have operational responsibility for the delivery of research/data projects. This role would be expected to act as a flexible member of a wider team, offering support and assistance across all frontline services and as an advisor in order to best evaluate programme delivery.

Ensure that the HESA Graduate Outcomes survey is run efficiently, with the correct details and with the highest possible chance of success for the University of Exeter is a key responsibility too.

About you

We are seeking a proactive, highly motivated and extremely organised individual, with a 'can-do' attitude to join our close-knit team. Your experience will ensure you have the ability to prioritise, meet deadlines under pressure and manage multiple tasks - switching between them as required with ease, whilst maintaining accuracy. You will be committed to providing exceptional customer service at all times, even during busy periods.

You will have excellent data analysis skills, liaising with a wide variety of stakeholders such as external agencies, alumni, students and staff, to facilitate the successful delivery of projects and will develop strong working relationships with colleagues. You will use Excel, Outlook, Teams and Sharepoint daily and will be able to quickly assimilate an understanding of the systems we use, such as our careers platforms and Power BI. Excellent IT skills are therefore essential.

The post holder will actively seek to contribute to team discussions, help find solutions to challenges and make suggestions for improvements. You will be confident making decisions and working independently but will be a team player, working collaboratively with colleagues.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience of working in a Higher Education setting. Familiarity delivering data projects would be advantageous but full training will be given. The post holder will undertake supervision of student staff and support our wider team of student staff, so previous experience of this would be desirable.

About the team

Careers Information and Systems are a team within SEAS responsible for the student facing element of our service - the team runs our Career Zones, website, careers systems, student surveys, peer support and data analysis, which enable us to provide the right support at the right time for every student.

Please ensure you read the and Person Specification for full details of this role by clicking on the attachment.

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

Student Employability and Academic Success (SEAS)

SEAS resides within the Education and Student Support Directorate which is responsible for providing key education and administrative support activities that underpin the student experience.

SEAS consists of professional services teams that provide a portfolio of educational activities to assist students with the development of their academic, professional, personal, career and employability attributes throughout their time at University, including global experience opportunities. Provision is delivered within the curriculum, and in collaboration with Faculties and academic departments, through extra-curricular activity and through facilitating access to work and study opportunities on campus, across the UK and globally.

SEAS colleagues work collaboratively in the delivery of such provision with students, academics, employers, business intermediaries, alumni, other professional services, University stakeholders and higher education partners. SEAS collates data for internal management purposes and contributes to mandatory data compliance reporting for Government and other external stakeholders.

Further information

Please contact Oliver Laity, Careers Information and Systems Manager, o.j.laity@exeter.ac.uk