Business Development Manager - Commercial Facilities

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time at the Science Park in Exeter and some from home.                                  

This new full-time post is available from 11 November 2024 on a permanent basis.

Summary of the role   

The University of Exeter is seeking a Business Development Manager to build partnerships and income generation between our Science Park facilities and business. The BDM will provide specific support to the Engineering research facilities which present a range of income generation opportunities. These facilities could be in high demand as partners from across the public and private sectors seek access to innovation and specialist technologies.

The BDM will develop a commercial income generation plan for the facilities, reflecting the needs of businesses and the potential of the facilities. They will also be responsible for identifying opportunities to market the facilities and lead a robust approach to commercialising the facilities in line with Faculty ambitions. 

The post sits within Exeter Innovation (EI), the professional services team that supports and drives this critical work. The key aim of EI is to secure significantly greater value and impact from relationships with partners drawing on the University’s education, research and physical assets.   

The successful candidate will have a well-established external network of businesses and the ability to sell the Science Park facilities across a range of sectors. The candidate will work across EI to optimise opportunities with existing contacts as well as developing and nurturing relationships with new contacts. They will have a track record in business development and income generation, demonstrating extensive problem solving, negotiation and management experience. They will be able to provide great customer service to a wide range of internal and external corporate clients, as well as having the ability and motivation to see tasks through from ideation to completion.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 41 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England  

Further information

Please contact Brigid Howarth, b.b.howarth@exeter.ac.uk.

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