Enterprise & Innovation Manager

About this role
Research Business and Innovation (RBI) is a dynamic, friendly department with a strong team ethos. RBI supports and develops the University's engagement with communities, business, partners and stakeholders to shape and drive future prosperity, health and wellbeing, equality and diversity, sustainability, and community development across all parts of the region and to create opportunities for all. We are agile, bold, and collaborative in our approach to delivering all of our activities. Our people are what make us successful.
We are looking for a part-time Enterprise & Innovation Manager to work on a range of existing enterprise and business support programmes, such as Launch Space, as well as managing the promotion, development, and growth of new initiatives.
Launch Space is our onsite business incubator, providing fully funded support for early-stage ventures. We work with a range of people, from recent graduates and first-time founders to experienced entrepreneurs and businesses exploring new technologies. You will work with the incubation team to bolster delivery of the programme, including taking responsibility for recruitment and onboarding activity, cohort delivery plans, and developing the onsite and online communities.
As part of the Business Services team, you will also connect with a wide variety of companies to advise and support them to undertake appropriate initiatives such as Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, collaborative research, and funding opportunities.
About you
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual who wants to make an impact on our region by supporting innovative start-ups to succeed. Activities will work with and support people from a range of backgrounds, who are underrepresented in the sector, to enable them to access benefits from our programmes.
You will be an excellent communicator with passionate for helping businesses to build skills, drive innovation and accelerate growth. You will have good knowledge of the tech start-up landscape in the West of England, and experience of delivering business support initiatives and enterprise activity for early-stage founders and ventures.
You will be a creative thinker with strong analytical and planning skills, able to recognise gaps in support for early-stage ventures, and opportunities for new enterprise and innovation initiatives.
This role is part-time for 22.5 hours per week with the specific working pattern to be agreed with the hiring manager.
Where is this role based?
This post is predominately based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed.
Further information
If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Aimee Skinner on 0117 32 82434 or email: aimee.skinner@uwe.ac.uk
Interviews are scheduled to take place at our Frenchay Campus w/c 29 January 2024.
This is a 24-month fixed term post and is part-time working 22.5 hours per week. The University’s normal practice is that new appointments will be made at the starting point of the grade.
Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to provide your right to work documents at your interview. Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable.
Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

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