Engagement Manager, Developing Business-Aware Academics

Summary of the role

We are seeking an Engagement Manager to develop and manage the external relationships that ensure the success and reach of the Developing Business Aware Academics (DBAA) project.  

The Project is a £5m Research England-funded initiative (2023–2027) based at the University of Exeter Business School. It is conducted in collaboration with the Chartered Association of Business Schools and a network of academic, business, policy, and non-profit partners to build an evidence-led programme of training and networking to empower academic researchers in the early stages of their careers, and across all disciplines, with the skills, mindsets and opportunities to engage beyond academia. 

Together with an existing Engagement Manager, the successful applicant will manage a portfolio of established and potential partners, including academic, industry and non-profit organisations. They will work collaboratively with academic and other professional services members of the DBAA project team to deliver our workstreams, focusing on partnership management, communications, collation of case studies, event organisation, and supporting the delivery of provision to doctoral and early-career researchers. The role-holder should have the confidence to effectively represent the project externally, drawing on experience of working with academics to develop and publicise new training and networking initiatives and/or supporting them with research impact activity. 

The new Engagement Manager will be managed by the Developing Business-Aware Academics Senior Project Manager, as part of the Exeter Innovation Business School Partnerships and Programmes team.  

This is a full-time or part-time, fixed-term post that will finish when the project ends in June 2027. The post will be based in Exeter on a hybrid contract. We are happy to consider requests for secondments. 

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).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City.

Exeter Innovation

Exeter Innovation (EI) works collaboratively with industry and partners, proactively supporting the University in making a positive impact locally, nationally, and globally.

The project team is hosted within the Exeter Innovation Business School Partnerships and Programmes team, which provides dedicated support to the Business School.

Further information

Please contact Samantha Dyer, Senior Project Manager, s.l.dyer@exeter.ac.uk. 

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