• British and Irish nationalities, allowing flexibility for working across the EU. • Around 12 years of experience developing long-lasting business partnerships to facilitate growth in industries such as international education, manufacturing, renewable energy, edtech and mining. • Well-experienced in managing complex projects and project teams in local, regional and international contexts. • Passionate for purpose-driven projects which drive forward economic growth whilst incorporating social equity and environmental concerns across all aspects. • Sociable, flexible, open-minded, friendly, hard-working, proactive and solutions-focused.
Development of long-lasting partnerships with industry and business networks
Management of high-value R+D projects to closure in line with KPI targets
Creation, rollout and implementation of university’s B2B engagement, business development and marketing strategy
Creation, recruitment, management and growth of the central Business Development team and responsible for driving best practice across the organisation
Development, scoping and budgeting of projects which provide bespoke solutions to companies via consultancy and knowledge transfer streams
Increase brand visibility of the industry-facing areas of the university across the Greater Manchester and beyond.
Identification of new tech transfer and research commercialisation opportunities to generate new revenue growth areas
Development of sales strategies/campaigns to encourage new companies to engage with the university - e.g. Business Innovation Growth Fund
Improvement of internal operational processes to encourage cross-team collaboration and reduction of silos
Identification of gaps in the market and creation of new business support products and services to satisfy market demand
Creation of new commercial opportunities through organisation of events with partners, speaking opportunities and marketing initiatives
Management of organisation-wide community of practice (around 40 externally-facing members) to encourage cross-selling and cross-collaboration
