Salary The starting salary will be from £49,250 to £65,814 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 20/12/2024 Job reference Q00603 University Corporate Services - Strategic Planning This new full-time post is available from 3 February 2025 on a permanent basis. This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home. We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours (minimum 0.8 FTE) or job-sharing arrangements. Summary of the role This role represents an exciting opportunity to establish and lead the emerging Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO), which will provide a service to university governance groups and delivery areas. The EPMO will facilitate the co-creation of common standards, processes and tools enabling effective investment planning, prioritisation, delivery, and performance evaluation of strategic business change initiatives. This role will work closely with a range of stakeholders at all levels across the University including the Strategic Investment Committee (SIC) and the delivery areas (Strategic Delivery Unit (SDU), IT PMO, Digital, Estates and Sustainability). The role is places within the Strategic Planning team. The Strategic Planning team supports strategic planning for senior management and Faculties, Schools and Departments and the PS Divisions, giving high quality, relevant management information to internal stakeholders, and providing analytical briefs across a range of themes. Please ensure you read the Job Description 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 For any informal queries please contact Fiona Spence F.e.spenceexeter.ac.uk