Innovation Development Manager

Job title:

Innovation Development Manager

Company

The Growth Company

Job description

The Growth Company’s (GC) Business Growth Hub team have an exciting new opportunity for an Innovation Development Manager to deliver high-level specialist collaborative innovation support to meet the needs of those wishing to scale and grow businesses through investment in research and innovation across Greater Manchester (GM)Working jointly between the Innovation Service and University departments to proactively generate high-quality research projects, translating innovation challenges into commercial opportunities and matching them to the shared objectives of both GM Business Growth Hub and the University. The role will develop and manage collaborative relationships with businesses and other key stakeholders and partners, integrating wider innovation advice and support.Key Responsibilities:

• Translate identified business needs for research, innovation, and commercialisation into collaboration opportunities.
• Undertake detailed discussions with clients to understand their challenges and articulate them in a technical Project Brief.
• Provide recommendations to Innovation Specialists and senior management on accessing University facilities and expertise.
• Develop an understanding of the University’s research capabilities and generate technical projects.
• Act as a bridge between the Innovation Service, businesses, and Universities for technology transfer and research collaboration.
• Proactively develop a project pipeline and manage the completion of business collaboration projects.
• Contribute to marketing strategies that promote the Innovation Service and Universities.
• Represent the Innovation Service at marketing and networking events to enhance awareness and promote collaboration.

About You:

• Operate effectively at senior management and/or academic level.
• Link objectives and actions to an overall strategy.
• Prioritise and schedule tasks to ensure optimal use of time and resources.
• Build and maintain relationships with business and academic networks.
• Ethical understanding of commercial services that best meet client interests.
• Self-starter with a professional and flexible approach.
• Clean current driving license.

Skills Required:

• Detailed technical knowledge of GM Frontier Sectors and key technology areas.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and networking skills.
• Strong sales and account management abilities.
• Exceptional planning, organisational, and project management skills.
• Well-developed IT skills, including management information and CRM systems.
• Commercial awareness and credibility.
• Experience in business innovation, technology, or academic environments.
• Understanding of project management techniques and market knowledge of key sectors.

LocationManchesterBusiness Area Logobusinessgrowth.jpgCompany LogoBusiness Growth HubCompanyBusiness Support Business Finance (BSBF)Contract typePermanent/ Full- timeSalaryUp to £45,575 per annumAdvert Brandbusinessgrowth.jpgClosing Date10/04/2025Ref No4546Documents(PDF, 160.15kb)We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone including vulnerable adults and young people, we expect all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to Safer Recruitment Procedures which include a DBS check. This will be conducted by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd) on behalf of GC. Please note that the successful candidate will not be required to pay for this.If you are on the Barred List, it is against the law to apply and to be hired for a role that includes regulated activity with the concerned group.We are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential requirements for a role. This commitment applies to candidates who have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community.As part of our application process, you can ask to be considered under this scheme if you are from an ethnic community or have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. Providing that you meet the essential criteria for the role, you will then be invited for an interview. Your guaranteed interview application will only be shared with the Hiring Manager and our Internal Recruitment Team.We are a member of the national campaign Ban the Box; this campaign aims to open opportunities for people with convictions to compete for jobs. We’re supporting the campaign by removing conviction questions at the applications stage.GC aims to promote a culture of flexibility and agile working. Going forward we will be transitioning to a culture where full agile working will be a feature of many of our roles. We also recognise that there may be a need for more permanent flexibility in your working arrangements and in such cases, we encourage you to have these discussions at the interview stage, to enable your flexible working request to be considered as early as possible.If you require support with the recruitment process, please contact or Internal Recruitment Team at or call us on 0161 237 4447.All GC colleagues will work inline with the Health & Safety at work act and the GC Health & Safety Policy.

Expected salary

£45575 per year

Location

Manchester

Job date

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 22:53:29 GMT

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