Innovation Operations Officer

As part of a team responsible for the day to day management of Warwick Innovation District spaces, events, administration and reporting, this role will provide administrative and project support for our internal innovation group as well as individuals who attend our portfolio of business-focussed programmes.

Liaising with internal and external stakeholders, you will help our team to deliver our programme of innovation-focussed activities through the co-ordination and provision of efficient and accurate processes across a variety of functions, including, but not limited to: Finance and HR systems; travel; KPI reporting; Diary Management; and general administrative activity.

You will be an excellent administrator who can demonstrate the ability to juggle multiple priorities whilst keeping a close eye on the detail.

With recent experience of working in a busy project-centred environment, you will have a good understanding of basic finance processes, HR systems and general office support that will enable you to quickly apply your knowledge to the University’s existing governance structures.

As a conduit between the main University’s professional services departments and Warwick Innovation District, you will be confident in working with stakeholders at multiple levels, often needing to disseminate information across your contacts.

A great communicator, you will also be a first point of contact for members of our programmes and enquirers to the department, providing them with support to access the right services, welcoming them to Warwick Innovation District and ensuring that the enrolment process runs smoothly.

It goes without saying that you will have an excellent working knowledge of standard office software (Microsoft packages, including teams) and experience of working with hybrid meetings and in person events would be advantageous.

You will support a wide variety of activities, all focussed on innovation and supporting business growth, so an interest in or experience of this area would be helpful.

Warwick Innovation District is a large, open innovation ecosystem that stretches from the University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire, through Leamington to Wellesbourne.

We bring together academics, businesses, founders, and investors, to start, scale and pivot businesses, while helping students gain the opportunity to experiment with creative and critical thinking. Our passion is to see our region prosper.

We operate a wide variety of activities within Warwick Innovation District, from formal programmes and routes to funding, to networking events, workshops and an online knowledge exchange.

The Operations team provides support to our colleagues and programme members; we are a can-do team who are involved in exciting and varied projects, which often require innovative solutions and a proactive approach. This is an exciting time to join us – we are growing thanks to successful funding bids and a drive for innovation across the University and the region, and we have ambitions for more over the coming months and years.

Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.

You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

• QS World University Rankings 2024

** Research Excellence Framework 2021

For informal enquiries, please contact Emma Ward, Innovation Operations Manager (emma.ward.2@warwick.ac.uk).

To apply please complete your essential personal details and attach a CV and cover letter by the closing date of Sunday 28 January 2024.

Please ensure your CV includes your most recent employment experience along with any additional relevant experience and education history. Your cover letter should detail how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for this post.

The interviews will be held on w/c 05 February 2024.

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 26 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

We are proud to say that we are a Living Wage employer.

Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation.

The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Sliver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.

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