University Corporate Services – Compliance and Risk – Health and Safety
This new full-time post is immediately available on a permanent basis.
This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.
The role
Here at the University of Exeter, the Health and Safety Team supports students and staff to carry out high level research in the safest and most productive way possible. Students and staff are at the heart of the safety work we do, and our aim is to continually improve safety provision for everyone.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an outstanding Health & Safety Advisor to provide competent and operationally practicable advice support to staff and managers. The post holder will have a significant role in leading auditing with a strong focus on supporting Faculties and Professional Service to measure their performance in safety.
The University has a devolved risk management structure, and this post will ensure that Faculties and Professional Services have the support, training and management systems available to them to enable them to be successful in these areas.
The post holder will engage with staff at all levels, empower decision making and connect with managers to enable this and specifically their objective will be to nurture effective relationships with the leaders in their designated Faculty including the Department Managers, Directors of Faculty and Heads of Departments.
The team are committed to providing a modern, fresh approach to health and safety management and the post holder will agree with us that “red tape burden” is not the way forward in successful safety management.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
Compliance, Governance and Risk
The University Corporate Services directorate provides professional advice, support and guidance to the University's Faculty’s and Professional Services on institutional, academic and corporate governance and also oversees key aspects of regulatory compliance.
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:
- 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 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
Please contact Mike Wetherell via email at M.J.Wetherell@exeter.ac.uk or via phone on (01392) 726345.
