The role:
- Develop strategic expansion opportunities for the organisation in conjunction with the CEO and senior leadership team
- Working with the CEO and VP lead, manage the development programme, working as a team internally to coordinate various aspects of the programme
- Engage with Defence and Security ecosystem to understand and develop strategic opportunities for business growth, partnership and collaboration
- Engage with other government organisations to understand challenges and opportunities around knowledge assets and create opportunities for business growth, partnership and collaboration
- Develop relationships with key stakeholders, adding value to foster engagement by offering relevant high-level expertise
- Work to promote better value and increase impact from government owned knowledge assets
Skillset required:
Essential:
Project management – ability to coordinate and integrate multiple activities
Business development – an appreciation of developing and onboarding new clients
Relationship management – experience of working with government organisations, ability to liaise effectively at different levels within government organisations
Ability to work with innovation – an appreciation of technology transfer/commercialisation e.g. IP licensing, spin out company formation
Understanding of defence and security innovation landscape – challenges and opportunities, funding structures etc.
Understanding of government innovation landscape – challenges and opportunities, funding structures etc.
Commercial acumen – ability to appreciate the value proposition, align business models
Customer focus
Adaptable and determined to make a difference
Ability to work individually and as a team, with proactive approach – a self-starter used to remote working
Good communicator – able to deliver effective presentations, communicate the organisation’s value proposition etc
Passion for impact and making the world a better place through innovation reaching new markets
Desirable:
Science or technical background
Understanding of intellectual property and routes to protection
Consultancy experience
