Head of Innovation

FTE: 1 FTE (working 37 hours per week)

Salary: AM1 £67,344 pa to £74,301 pa by annual increments

Annual Leave: 35 days plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year

Location: De Havilland Campus

The University’s blend of excellent education, enterprise, and research gives the Department of Research and Enterprise Services (RES) a fantastic platform to develop solutions and strategies for businesses in the Hertfordshire region and beyond, regardless of their size or industry. This, coupled with our status as a University Enterprise Zone, reinforces an entrepreneurial vision that runs through everything the department does. 

Main duties and responsibilities

We are recruiting for the Head of Innovation post within RES. The post holder will strategically lead and deliver on the Innovation Objectives within the Research and Enterprise Strategy to significantly grow income through the commercialisation of the University’s research provision and academic expertise. Working collaboratively across the University and with external stakeholders, the post holder will lead a team of knowledge transfer professionals responsible for establishing and selling a range of knowledge exchange products to meet market demands from different business clients in the public, private and third sectors, and support the transferrable impact of such activity across the University.  This will involve working with a range of internal and external stakeholders to showcase the enterprising nature of the University and its research cohort.

Skills and experience required

You will have proven experience of leading a team in a business development environment, ideally within the Higher Education or an R&D intensive sector. In addition, you will be confident in identifying, negotiating, and converting opportunities and income generation activity. You will have sound knowledge of different funding bodies, innovation funding mechanisms and government innovation agendas. You will be able to use marketing and communications campaigns to showcase UH’s research expertise and grow a community of businesses accessing UH touchpoints.

You will be highly self-motivated, professional and collegiate in your approach and fully committed to delivering a high-quality service. Importantly, you will be demonstrably passionate about this area and proactive about the University delivering impact for its global and regional partners.

Qualifications required

You will be educated with a minimum of an Honours degree or equivalent relevant professional qualification, and substantial proven relevant experience.  

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work before an offer is made.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: 

Peter Gooden, Director of Research and Enterprise Services, p.gooden@herts.ac.uk

Interview Date: TBC

Our vision is to transform lives: UH is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and building a diverse community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their protected characteristics, and recognise there are different ways applicants may achieve the criteria in this document. We offer a range of employee benefits including generous annual leave, flexible location opportunities within the UK, discounted Sports Village memberships and free Active Staff sessions, personal and professional development and family-friendly policies. #GoHerts

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