Ecosystem Innovation - London, United Kingdom - University College London

University College London

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London, United Kingdom

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Description

Ref Number
B

Professional Expertise
Administration and Business Support

Department
Vice-Provost (Research, Innovation and Global Engagement) (B09)

Location
London

Working Pattern
Full time

Salary
£48,614 - £57,041

Contract Type
Fixed-term

Working Type
Hybrid (20% - 80% on site)

Available For Secondment
No

Closing Date
19-Jul-2023

About us:

UCL Innovation & Enterprise are a group of specialist teams working with students and staff to encourage a spirit of enterprise, create links with the outside world and accelerate UCL's innovation and impact.

UCL Innovation & Enterprise's work is at the heart of UCL's ambition to
change the world for the better and plays a vital part in the shared mission to tackle the great global challenges of our time.

The Business & Innovation Partnerships (BIP) High Growth SME cluster supports UCLs engagement with innovative SMEs through innovation services. These services provide a platform for UCL spinouts, start-ups and associated SMEs to innovate, scale and grow internationally.

The development of partnerships with significant business and other enterprise-relevant organisations in London is an essential part of the delivery of UCL's Innovation and Enterprise, and engaging with SMEs who are likely to be innovating and using new technology, to grow and internationalise, is one key element of UCL's work with businesses in London.

As a key member of the Innovate UK EDGE Consortium led by Innovate UK, the objective of the UCL Innovate UK EDGE team is to work with a target group of innovative businesses (high-growth SMEs, startups and spinouts) with a view to increase their innovation management capacity, accessing finance, knowledge, skills, networks and customers to move a concept from the innovation to internationalisation.

About the role:

This role is an opportunity for a high calibre, experienced business professional to directly contribute to driving business innovation and growth in the UK

The jobholder will:

Identify ambitious high growth potential innovative SMEs in the London local ecosystem and support them in accelerating their journey to significantly grow and scale.
Play an important role in driving the Innovate UK "Place" agenda acting as an interface with accelerators, launchpads, freeports and/or other reginal clusters working alongside both Innovate UK EDGE Innovation & Growth Specialists colleagues and Scale-Up Directors, drawing heavily on local and national ecosystem partners.

About you:

What we offer:

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
On-Site nursery
Onsite gym
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
Discounted medical insurance

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.