Impact And Partnership Development Manager

Description:

The University of Exeter is seeking an Impact and Partnership Development Manager (IPDM) to build external collaborations between our Business School and industry, government and the third sector, focussing on Responsible Business initiatives.

The Responsible Business portfolio includes the themes of Leadership, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and the Circular Economy, where the Business School has world-renowned expertise. This expertise is in increasing demand as partners from across the public and private sectors seek ways in which leadership can deliver a better world.

The IPDM will develop the Responsible Business portfolio, matching our exciting range of academic, research and education offers to the needs of organisations which are significant regionally, nationally and internationally. They will be responsible for developing research, consultancy, knowledge exchange and professional education activities for the Business School, working with researchers across disciplines and identifying opportunities to deliver greater value to our partners. They will also play a key role in identifying and developing new opportunities for impact, working closely with our academic staff.

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

Therefore, the successful candidate will have a well-established network and be able to work across the Business School and IIB more widely 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, ideally in a Higher Education context. 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.