Business Development Executive

The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC)is looking for a Business Development Executive to establish and develop strategic relationships and partnerships between AMIC and the business community, leading the development and submission of collaborative grant applications and commercial proposals.

You will work collaboratively with industry, technology providers, national technology centres, and academia to secure key partnerships and projects focused on advanced manufacturing activities.

Our mission is to provide you with the environment to innovate and create impact - for business and society, in Northern Ireland and globally.

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:

• Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject area e.g. Engineering, Manufacturing, Engineering/Technology Management, ICT, Physical Sciences and with significant recent and relevant experience OR minimum HND in a similarly related discipline with extensive recent and relevant experience.
• Proven recent and relevant experience of successfully building and managing relationships and executing project management in a collaborative context.
• Evidenced experience of working with the business community successfully to deliver outcomes to benefit industry and address societal challenges.
• An understanding of the processes involved in compiling commercial proposals, grant funding bids or business cases.

Please note the above is not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria visit our website.

This post is available on a fixed term contract for 3 years in the first instance. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

At Queen’s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.

We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

• Great terms & conditions
• Pension schemes
• Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health & mental wellbeing
• Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)

Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit our website.