Job Description

Salary

The starting salary will be from 50,253 on Grade (G), 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

22/09/2025

Job reference

Q08227

HR, Culture and Assurance (Wellbeing, Inclusion and Culture team)

Offers the opportunity for hybrid working - some time on campus and some from home.

Full-time, permanent opportunity available immediately

Summary of the role/position

Wellbeing, Inclusion and Culture (WIC) is an essential part of the University of Exeter's values and enriches employment, research, studying and learning experiences here and in the wider Exeter and Cornwall community. We are proud to be attracting talented staff and students from across the world and are committed tocreating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive and where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks to ensure that we are an open, inclusive and safe community for all.

We are seeking to appoint a Wellbeing, Inclusion and Culture (WIC) Manager to play a pivotal role in advancing our People Strategy and the University's 2030 vision for a sustainable, healthy, and socially just future. This important position will lead the operational delivery of our wellbeing, inclusion and culture priorities, ensuring that all members of our community are supported to thrive.

Working closely with the Assistant Director (Wellbeing, Inclusion and Culture) and the wider WIC team, the post holder will provide strategic advice and leadership across the University, guiding the implementation of action plans and frameworks that embed equality, diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and positive cultural change. The role will manage cross-functional team, support key staff and student networks, and ensure compliance with sector standards and relevant legislation including the Equality Act 2010.

The successful candidate will bring substantial experience of project and programme management within a complex organisation, together with a strong track record of delivering solutions in areas of equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing.

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


This is a significant opportunity for an experienced professional to shape the future of wellbeing, inclusion and culture at a leading global university. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Shraddha Chaudhary, Assistant Director (Wellbeing, Inclusion and Culture), at s.chaudhary@exeter.ac.uk.