Executive Officer to the Executive Leadership Team

Exeter and North Devon College; Exeter; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Exeter and North Devon College is seeking an Executive Officer to provide high-level executive support, proactively coordinating with the Executive Leadership Team, the Data Protection Officer, and colleagues across the College Group. You will help coordinate boards and committees, prepare agendas, take minutes, support major College events, and handle data protection administration with the DPO and SIRO.

The role requires an organised, calm, proactive communicator who can manage confidential

Job description

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. This is a varied and rewarding role, working closely with members of the Executive Leadership Team, the Data Protection Officer and colleagues across the College Group. You'll:

• 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 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

Why join us? 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. Ambition, Collaboration, Energy. These are our values. To learn more and see what our staff have to say, please visit our website.