Guidance on job titles
The following guidance has been drafted in order to ensure a degree of parity across Faculties and Services for similar roles and similar grades. Job titles should be simple and meaningful to both role holders and managers. If you are creating a new role or renaming an existing role, please consult your HR Advisor before any changes are effected.
Where possible, the University’s HR database will record job titles in a generic format – giving the job level first followed by any description eg Manager (Catering) instead of Catering Manager to allow greater comparison. For example:
- Administrator (Admissions)
- Project Administrator (name of project)
- Research Technician (LSI)
- Learning and Development Manager (Exeter Academic)
- Assistant Director (International Student Recruitment)
The following guidance on indicative job titles provides Faculties and Services with a suggestion of appropriate job titles to be used at each grade. In each case, Faculties and Services should seek advice from their HR Advisor. Some job titles will appear at more than one grade.
| Grade B | Grade C | Grade D Job Evaluation | Grade E | Grade F Job Evaluation | Grade G | Grade H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant
Support Assistant
|
Lab Assistant
Administrator
Receptionist
|
Administrator
Officer
Project Administrator
Supervisor
Coordinator
Technician
Research Technician
Support Officer
PA |
Advisor
Officer
Coordinator
Manager
Team Leader
Operations Manager
Executive PA |
Manager
Consultant
Team Leader
Advisor
Analyst
Research Centre Manager
Project Manager
Executive Officer |
Head of
Manager
Business Partner |
Assistant Director
Head of
Deputy Director |