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Business Development Manager Harwell Space Cluster
2017-07-18 17:12:50| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Business Development Manager Harwell Space Cluster IRC241817 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire Salary 60,000 70,000 dependent upon qualifications and experience Full Time About Us The Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC is one of Europes largest research organisations. Through combining worldclass facilities with major international collaborations and some of the worlds most talented staff, were driving groundbreaking advances in science and technology. STFCs Business and Innovation Directorate BID apply knowledge from STFCs facilities, research and technology programmes to the wider economy, delivering UK economic growth through spinout companies, inward investment and collaborative industrial RD. About The Role We now have an exceptional opportunity for a talented Business Development Manager within BID to ensure the continued growth and success of the Harwell Space Cluster at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus. The Harwell Space Cluster is a pillar of the rapidly growing Space sector in the UK and a key element of the UK strategy to increase its share of the rapidly expanding world space market to 40bn per annum by 2030. The strength of Harwell in Space is underpinned by the presence of key players at the campus ESAs European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications ECSAT STFCs longestablished RAL Space the Satellite Applications Catapult and the ESA Business Incubator Centre managed by STFC. Leading global space technology companies such as Airbus DS, Lockheed Martin, Thales Alenia Space and Elecnor Deimos, have established significant operations at Harwell. Overall, the Space Cluster at Harwell has grown from just 3 space related organisations 2010, to more than 75 currently, employing around 750 people. About one third of these represent foreign direct investment into the UK. The Business Development Manager will be responsible for driving the strategic and operational development of the Space Cluster, working closely with the Space Cluster inward investment team building on the synergies between space hardware and software companies upstream and those who offer spaceenabled applications and services downstream, to create a vibrant and growing cluster that encompasses the entirety of the space economy value chain developing and executing a strategy for attracting international companies into the Cluster, articulating an offer which is attractive to space and spaceenabled companies throughout the world, working closely with UK International Trade Investment and other partners in both government and private sector working to exploit the crossdisciplinary activities capabilities at the Harwell Campus for the benefit of the space community and others developing links between Harwell and other regional clusters around the UK, including the SciTech Campus at Daresbury and Edinburgh building links with the broad range of multidisciplinary activities in Oxfordshire that can potentially engage with the space sector and support the role of Oxfordshire in increasing the global competitiveness of the UK in High Tech business as a whole working with the STFC Harwell Campus Business Development Director, to manage the overall implementation of Campus strategic partnerships, programmes and events. About You You will be educated to degree level, preferably in a technical, business or marketing discipline, with professional experience of the space sector and spaceenabled services and applications. You will have proven experience in managing the demands within a hightech industry, along with experience in the implementation of both development strategies and collaborative programmes. You will also demonstrate experience of working across public and private sectors, along with excellent project management experience and ability and experience in organising and running events. You will display excellent knowledge of the SME and startup communities and of the investment landscape and mechanisms in the UK and internationally. You will demonstrate the ability to develop new strategies, concepts, solutions and ideas in response to emerging issues of importance to the organisation. You will demonstrate exceptional interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, including the ability to deliver complex and politically sensitive messages to a wide range of audiences and the ability to negotiate with and influence others. Benefits An exceptional index linked pension scheme, 30 days leave allowance and flexible working are offered, as well as an onsite nursery, subsidised restaurant, a gym and sports facilities. A relocation allowance may also be available where applicable. Full details of offered benefits can be found on STFCs careers pages httpwww.stfccareers.co.uk. To Apply Applicants are required to include a cover letter outlining their suitability for this role. Please also state where you saw this role advertised. Applications are received by UK SBS to apply please visit our job board at httptopcareer.jobsVacancyirc2418177293.aspx. Applicants who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone on 44 01793 867000. The closing date for applications is 3rd August 2017 with interviews scheduled for 7th and 8th August 2017.
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