Colchester, Essex
Oxford Innovation Space
ICKG is a purpose-built space at the heart of the University of Essex’s Colchester Campus. It is home to a dynamic community of innovators, start-ups and SMEs, drawn from the local area and sub-region, as well as students, graduates and researchers from the University.
We are seeking an innovative and strategic thinker with strong relationship building skills for the role of Innovation Director. The Innovation Director will provide pragmatic, high quality strategic business coaching and innovation support to businesses based in the centre, with the objective of enabling business growth, innovation development and commercial success, drawing on the University’s expertise and research strengths.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record in business; either working at a senior director level within large corporates or as a small business owner themselves. Whilst direct experience of providing quality business coaching to early-stage businesses is favourable, we would consider candidates with the inherent skills and aptitude to develop this capability within the role. However, crucial to being successful in this role will be the ability to build relevant business, investment and innovation networks for ICKG, and to proactively drive the benefits of collaborative working. More specifically, the Innovation Director will be responsible for delivering on several targets relating to business growth & development and innovation activity. Please see the attached job description for full details.
This is an on site, part-time role at 0.6FTE, reporting into the Business Support Director.
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What’s in it for you?
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If you think you could be a great member of team and would like an exciting opportunity in return, then this is the role you have been looking for – click ‘apply’ today to become our new Innovation Director or to find out more information about the role. We would love to hear from you!
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we would advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.