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Business Development Manager Space Science Innovation
2018-03-07 21:25:44| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Business Development Manager Space Science Innovation Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Oxfordshire Salary 37,789 41,988 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. About The Role We now have an opportunity for a talented business development manager to join our welldeveloped team of business development professionals, with a focus on STFCs RAL Space department. Being part of RAL Space you will be involved in almost every aspect of the growing global space sector and a critical part of our future plans. You will enable us to connect and collaborate with other space companies and research organisations, space agencies and scientists from around the world helping us secure high profile roles in many of the most exciting satellite missions being undertaken, to better understand the Earth, our Solar System and the Universe. You will use your creativity, strategic awareness and diverse technical understanding to validate and develop new ideas with our partners, helping to support the UK to capture a 10 share of the 400 billion global space market by 2030. You will be part of STFCs Business and Innovations Directorate and will report into the RAL Space Head of Business Development. This role requires the excellent management of relationships with external clients and internal technical teams to deliver the right bid solution at the right time and to the right cost and quality for STFC. Further responsibilities will include accountability for the full lifecycle of RAL Space opportunities for around 50 of the organisation, focussed on domains including Earth Observation and Space Science gaining a strategic awareness of grand challenges and technical gaps across diverse sectors and matching them to STFC RAL Spaces knowledge products, services and facilities identifying and connecting with collaborators and customers to deliver impactful solutions with two way benefits providing handson assistance to Bid Teams to help drive forward science, technology and mission proposals coordinating, manage business cases, writing exploitation plans following RAL Space governance process to ensure the best solution is arrived at on impact, quality and cost maintaining accurate records of your accounts, leads and opportunities through the CRM platform reporting on and presenting progress to the RAL Space Head of Business Development and STFC Director of Space, Innovation and Business Development. About You You will have a good degree or higher in a physical science or engineering discipline, with some knowledge of its application to space science and industry. You should have experience of working in a scienceengineering technical domain, as a scientistengineer or business developmentsales professional, along with experience of coordinating andor writing successful proposals. You will have excellent commercial, financial and business acumen, along with at least a basic understanding of sales pipeline management and marketing. You will have excellent motivation, communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to deal with customers, partners, suppliers and colleagues and the ability to explain technical concepts effectively. You will also have a demonstrable network of relevant contacts. Further desirable skillsknowledgeexperience knowledge of the spacecraft industry and one or more of the following areas spacecraft systems, earth observation, space science, exploration and robotics, scientific instrumentation, calibration and spectroscopy methods further education in business related subjects e.g. MBA project management qualifications e.g. APMP, PRINCE 2 membership of a relevant professional institution knowledge of early stage technology management, innovation management, marketing and IPR management. Benefits STFC holds the Investor in People Gold accreditation and offers a benefits package designed to provide an excellent worklife balance including 30 days annual leave, flexible working hours, a workplace nursery, exceptional pension scheme, social and sporting activities and societies, a subsidised restaurant and good public transport links. A relocation allowance may also be available where applicable. 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 click the apply button. Applicants who are unable to apply online should contact us by telephone on 44 01793 867000. The closing date for applications is 8th April with interviews scheduled in April.
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