Innovation Sector Lead - Warwick, United Kingdom - CHAP - Crop Health and Protection

CHAP - Crop Health and Protection

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Warwick, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Contract:

Permanent**:

Hours:

Full Time**:

Reports to:

Innovation Sector Team Lead**:

Location:

York / Harpenden / Dundee / Warwick**:

Salary:

Dependent upon experience**:

Crop Health and Protection Limited ("CHAP") is one of the four Centres for Agricultural Innovation and a key component of the UK Government's Agri-Tech Strategy, aiming to spark scientific and technical innovation that enables transformational change and sustainable productivity in agriculture.

About the Role:

This role will report to the Innovation Sector Team Lead and support continued development of a successful and growing CR&D programme at CHAP.

The post holder will provide technical expertise to CHAP and support the delivery of strategic priorities in both the short and long term.

This will include liaising with CHAP Partners, Members and External Stakeholders to enhance networks, build consortia and write bids, drawing upon your technical expertise and working collaboratively with the Innovation and wider CHAP teams to secure income for CHAP.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Create and develop partnership and consortium networks with CHAP partners and wider
Proactively research and engage with the sector to understand current opportunities and
Act as a key scientific/technical point of contact for
Raise awareness of CHAP and its
Provide relevant documentation and reports
Produce briefing documents and presentations as required for colleagues, Board and wider
Assist with appropriate reporting to the Innovation, Operational, Commercial teams and Monitoring Officer as required.
Participate in company training and skill enhancement programmes as
Attend and represent CHAP at event nationally and internationally as

Skills, Experience, and Behaviours - Essential:

Experience of working in academia and/or commercial
Degree level qualification in Biology/Agriculture/Agronomy/Soil
Clear understanding and experience of U.K. and international funding programs available including Innovate UK, UKRI, EU and charitable bodies.
Have project management skills facilitating endtoend delivery of projects from design stage to evaluation and monitoring
Be confident in developing professional networks and liaising with both internal and external stakeholders to gather strategic information to support effective decisionmaking
Effectively plan and manage workload
Able to work to tight deadlines
Attention to detail
Independent thinker able to take the lead
Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team
Excellent presentation skills (written and oral) with ability to engage with stakeholders at any
Proficiency with Microsoft Office packages
The ability to represent CHAP nationally or internationally as
Full UK driving licence