Business Development (Facilities) Manager

About the role

A new exciting opportunity has been designed to support businesses and individuals from all sectors access the breadth of knowledge, services and opportunities available to them from University of Plymouth.

Enterprise Solutions is both proactive in promoting opportunities and reactive to inbound enquiries for University services. The role will provide the connectivity between industry, our academics and technicians within the University to enable businesses and partners to use our state-of-the-art equipment and advanced knowledge.

You will work under the guidance of the Head of Enterprise & Commercialisation as a member of the team where you will be responsible for helping businesses access our world class facilities whilst taking a lead as appropriate with colleagues and peers across the University to plan and achieve joint projects and objectives. Through your activities you will provide a positive customer journey to academics and external organisations seeking to work with the University of Plymouth via a number of initiatives that drive impact. The role will match businesses, public sector organisations and third sector groups to a range of services offered by University of Plymouth to generate new research collaborations, commercial income opportunities and partnerships.

Experience of business development and project management is essential for this role as is the ability to work with a range of partners.

For this role, you will need to be on site 3 days a week. Although we can acommodate working from home for this role, flexibility to be on-site will be expected due to business needs.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Rich Adams: by email at rich.adams@plymouth.ac.uk

This is a full-time position working 37 hours per week on a fixed-term basis due to Business Demand.

Application Process

Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course.

Anticipated Interview Date(s):  Week commencing Monday 10 March 2025

Our Offer

When joining us, you will receive:

• Generous annual leave: 25 Days Annual Leave (pro rata if part-time) plus Bank Holidays & Closure Days
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working
• Retailer discounts
• On-site nursery

A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.

Closing date:  12 midnight, Sunday 2 March 2025

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