As Business Development Officer, you will work across all areas within the university and support the Business Development Manager (BDM) on developments in third stream income generation through academic enterprise, research, and knowledge exchange.
In this externally facing role, you will support academic and technical staff, in collaboration with university business partners and other professional service staff.
In collaboration with the BDM, you will assist with identifying new business opportunities, including, but not limited to, educational programmes for skills development in relevant sectors, tendering for commissioned research and other relevant opportunities, interventions and/or evaluations; knowledge transfer and exchange partnerships; commissioned research projects; commercialisation of resources, equipment and/or knowledge capital.
We are looking for someone with a high level of emotional intelligence who has the ability to develop strong working relationships with staff at all levels across the University to ensure quality service delivery, demonstrating political awareness, diplomacy, and tact. You will have proven experience and a successful track record in identifying and developing partnerships; proven experience of working with businesses to identify need and excellent communication and presentation skills. In addition, you will have experience of building relationships in the HE or FE sector and/or the business community; experience of working with employers in the region; strong project management skills with exceptional organisation and time management, demonstrating an ability to work flexibly and to deadlines and experience in the use of database and management information systems.
The University of Wolverhampton has a proud heritage of excellence in research, knowledge exchange, and enterprise which has had a significant impact regionally and informs our teaching. The University Strategy 2035 sets our ambition to develop high-quality, impactful research and knowledge exchange that transforms lives, and which makes a world-leading contribution in the areas of green innovation and sustainability, health and wellbeing, and inclusive communities.
Our newly created Research and Enterprise Directorate (RED) will drive positive change and significant growth across the University of Wolverhampton and through our engagement with external partners and stakeholders. We have a number of newly established critical roles available in the Directorate and we are ready to invite applications from talented, experienced, ambitious, and enthusiastic colleagues who embody the university values and behaviours: Inclusive, Accountable, Ambitious, and Resilient.
Join the University of Wolverhampton at this exciting time of ambition and growth in research and enterprise. Be part of a directorate that is committed to driving and supporting a vibrant and effective research and enterprise culture, committed to delivering excellence and making a real difference to the university, partners, and communities we serve.
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