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November 8, 2024
University of Exeter
Exeter
FULL TIME
LXI Portfolio Officer
Salary
The starting salary will be from £33,232 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
08/11/2024
Job reference
P99831
Education and Academic Services
There are two new full-time post available starting from January 2025 on a permanent basis.
This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.
Department Overview
Learning Experiences & Innovation (LXI) is the ‘go-to’ service across the Exeter learning community in uplifting our students, academics, staff and partners to co-create a distinctive learning experience where every learner thrives. LXI consists of seven main units; Educator Development, Student Voice & Change, Learning Development, Learning Design, Experimentation & Innovation; Programme Design & Quality Enhancement, and Educational Policy, Quality & Standards. The teams work alongside and in support of several portfolios focussed on the University’s key strategic aims (Online Education, Education Strategic Delivery, Innovation Piloting and Scaling, and Taught Portfolio) and the priorities of its Faculties (Environment, Science and Economy; Health and Life Sciences; Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences).
LXI is part of the Education and Academic Services (EAS) Division. EAS brings together all the key administration and educational support that underpins the student and educator experience. Alongside LXI this includes Faculty Operations, Sport, Arts and Culture and all elements of Education and Student Support.
Summary of the role
The LXI Portfolio Officer will be responsible for supporting the delivery of significant education and student experience initiatives to achieve the goals of Faculties and actively support the delivery of Strategy 2030. This role will collaborate with a wide range of teams across Faculties including the Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellors Education and Student Experience and Senior Education Partners to ensure the effective integration of key institutional initiatives into the Faculty, with a focus particularly initially on Curriculum for Change.
Curriculum for Change (C4C) is a three-year programme working to realise our strategic commitment to develop a distinctive and sustainable model for education by 2030. Over the next three years, the C4C programme will oversee an institution-wide review and redesign of our programmes our programmes and modules to create a cohesive, attractive and sustainable curriculum and to equip students with the skills and mindsets to tackle challenges and create a better future.
You will work with the Head of Learning Piloting and Scaling and the Senior Education Partners to support the delivery and implementation of the Faculty roadmap for Curriculum for Change, and, in time, other major institutional initiatives being led from Learning Experiences and Innovation.
A key role will be building effective relationships with academic colleagues across Departments in order to support and facilitate the redesign of programmes and modules in line with a new set of agreed Design Principles.
This role will be responsible for delivering key elements and deliverables of projects within set timescales and with any identified resource. The LXI Portfolio Officer will liaise with the Head of Learning Piloting and Scaling to ensure that planning and resources and aligned well to meet the delivery needs.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the University as it begins a journey to reimagine its education and learning experiences for the future.
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
Please contact Jess Johnson, Head of Learning Piloting and Scaling, j.johnson5@exeter.ac.uk
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