• Around 15 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 groups – focus on GM frontier sectors: green growth, health innovation, advanced materials and manufacturing and creative and digital (inc. data science/AI).
Management of high-value R+D projects to drive innovation in companies and regional economic growth in line with KPI targets
Creation, rollout and implementation of university’s B2B engagement, business development and marketing strategy
Recruitment, management and growth of the Business Development and B2B Marketing Team (3 direct reports)
Consulting with regional companies and providing bespoke solutions via consultancy, CPD and KTPs etc.
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
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
Integration of key industry-focused funding streams across the GM/UK funding ecosystem into R+D projects.
