Innovation Manager (CC12163)

Job title Innovation Manager

Department Research and Innovation Services (RIS)

Salary Starting from £37,999, rising to £45,163

Grade Grade 7

Contract Type Full Time, Fixed Term

Placed on Friday 25 October 2024

Closing date Sunday 10 November 2024

Interview date To be confirmed

Reference CC12163

Applicant Visa Guidance Skilled Worker visa: guidance for applicants (bath.ac.uk)

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We have an exciting opportunity within the SETsquared team for someone to demonstrate their marketing and community building skills to support early- stage companies with funding, investment and university collaborations to build an impact within the UK economy, increase GVA and create new jobs.

The SETsquared Innovation Platform was launched in 2021 to provide an online community for high-tech companies in the UK innovation ecosystem, with many of those benefitting from SETsquared support. Through this platform, companies can access tailored communities, resources, information on programme events and opportunities within the wider innovation ecosystem.

The role of Innovation Manager is the key driver of the Innovation Platform strategy that feeds into all of the support programmes. The core focus of the role is to use the platform as a tool to improve programme engagement, establish new initiatives and form collaborations with partners across the ecosystem to support the mission of SETsquared Partnership, whilst also taking overall ownership for managing the platform and the user experience.

SETsquared is a unique enterprise partnership and a dynamic collaboration between the six-leading research-led UK universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey. Ranked as the UK No.1 Start-Up Hub, we provide a wide range of highly acclaimed support programmes to help turn ideas into thriving businesses.

The successful candidate will be familiar with community management, preferably within the innovation space. You will be a self-starter, who is confident in working co-operatively with multiple parties towards a common goal and will be able to take a comprehensive view to the role, identifying opportunities for innovation and applying creativity in developing innovative and workable solutions.

Communication, planning and team skills are also key alongside an awareness of the bigger picture in terms of what SETsquared and the University are looking to achieve.

This is a fixed-term role until July 2025

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Karina Moore, Programme Manager, at [email protected].

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

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