Project Administrator

**Salary**

The starting salary will be from £27,644 to £30,505 on Grade D, depending on qualifications and experience.

**Contractual hours**

36.5

**Package**

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme.

**Job category/type**

Research

**Date posted**

24/04/2025

**Job reference**

R77031

**Research Services**

This full-time post is available from 1st July 2025 on a fixed term basis until 31st March 2026. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working - some time on campus and some from home.

**Summary of the role**

The post will provide administrative support to the Nurture-U research project, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and led at Exeter by Professor Edward Watkins. The role will be based in the Wellcome Mood Disorders Centre and This is a national project working across multiple university sites aiming to find better ways to support university students with their wellbeing and mental health.

The role will involve diary management, excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with a wide range of people at all levels, organising necessary travel and meetings arrangements for the team and assisting in processing expenses claims and financial record keeping duties. The post holder must be able to recognise the changing nature of the work and be prepared to be flexible as roles and responsibilities change and develop. It is essential to the smooth running of the project for the post holder to demonstrate good communication skills and a pleasant and courteous manner as they will be working closely with external stakeholders such as academic institutions and local authorities. The post holder will be expected to be well organised, motivated, flexible and work using their own initiative.

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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

**Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment**

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

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:

- 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

**Further information