Administrator - Academic Capacity Development (NIHR Exeter BRC)

**Salary**

Salary will be £28,031 per annum (pro rata if part time) on Grade D, subject to knowledge, skills and experience.

**Contractual hours**

29.2

**Package**

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme.

**Job category/type**

Admin, Professional, Managerial

**Date posted**

23/02/2026

**Job reference**

Q13562

**Faculty of Health & Life Sciences – Public Health & Sports Sciences**

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

This new part-time (0.8 FTE) post is available from April 2026 until March 2028 on a fixed term basis.

**Summary of the role**

This role will provide administrative support within the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Exeter Biomedical Research Centre (referred to as the BRC), specifically focusing on supporting the BRC’s work on academic capacity development. The role will be organising and co-ordinating academic capacity building events and opportunities alongside the Training & Events Manager and supporting the Reporting & Research Manager with the overall administration of the centre.

**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

**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

• 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**

Before submitting an application you may wish to discuss the post further by contacting Lucy Hodges, BRC Training and Events Manager, by email l.hodges@exeter.ac.uk in the first instance.