Executive Officer to the Executive Leadership Team

Exeter College; Exeter; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

incredibly generous holidays

superb pension scheme

free counselling

discounted supermarket shopping

spa treatments

electric cars

paddleboarding

The paid holidays quoted include at...

Job summary

Exeter College is seeking an executive officer to support the Executive Leadership Team in Exeter. The role is part-time (29.6 hours per week, 0.8 FTE) with a permanent contract, based at Exeter.

You will provide high‑level executive assistance, manage confidential information, coordinate boards and committees, and help run major college events. Strong IT skills, especially Excel, and experience in admin/coordination are essential.

Qualifications

• Highly organised with the ability to juggle multiple priorities.
• Calm under pressure with initiative and professionalism.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional, proactive and confidential support to the Executive Leadership Team.
• Act as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, building relationships across the College Group.
• Support Boards, Committees and senior meetings, including agenda preparation, minute taking and action tracking.
• Support major College events, meetings and initiatives.
• Provide admin and technical support for the College's data protection function, working closely with the DPO and SIRO.

Skills

Highly organised

Calm under pressure

Excellent communicator

Meticulous

MS Office

Excel

Admin experience

Coordination experience

Compliance experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Executive Officer to the Executive Leadership Team

Hours

Hours Part time, 29.6 hours per week (0.8 FTE)

Contract Type

Contract Type Permanent

Location

Location Exeter

Closing Date

Closing Date 04/10/2026

Super-organised? Brilliant problem-solver and relationship-builder? Join our Executive Officer team. If you're proactive, professional and enjoy making things happen behind the scenes, we'd love to hear from you. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring the smooth running of the organisation by providing high-level executive support.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional, proactive and confidential support to members of the Executive Leadership Team
• Act as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, building effective relationships across the College Group and beyond
• Support Boards, Committees and other senior meetings, including agenda preparation, minute taking and action tracking
• Support major College events, meetings and initiatives
• Provide admin and technical support for the College's data protection function, working closely with the DPO and SIRO

Requirements

• Highly organised and able to juggle multiple priorities
• Calm under pressure and confident using their initiative
• An excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills
• Meticulous, detail-focused and able to handle confidential information appropriately
• Comfortable working with digital systems and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Experienced in admin, coordination or compliance-related work

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to students' college experience, helping them develop the skills, confidence and independence needed for success in education and beyond.

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Benefits

• incredibly generous holidays
• superb pension scheme
• free counselling
• discounted supermarket shopping
• spa treatments
• electric cars
• paddleboarding
• The paid holidays quoted include at least 7 Christmas closure days and 8 bank holidays

Read more on our careers page.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Sunday 4th October 2026 at midnight. Interviews will be held in Exeter on Tuesday 13th October 2026.

Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.

We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are “protected”, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.

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