Innovation Advisor (Fixed-term until 31 March 2015) x 2 posts available

Closing date: 16 May 2013

Salary: £37,832 to £44,607 per annum

To provide innovation advice and support to companies in the East Midlands seeking to grow their business and/or develop competitive new products or technologies. Advisors will have a range of competencies enabling the ERDF part financed LUMINATE project to demonstrate its credibility to business and research stakeholders and specific operational experience in areas such as innovation related business advice, technology commercialisation, research and development, and regulation. They will also build and maintain close working relationships with sector bodies, East Midlands Universities and other sources of business and innovation support and represent and assist the project at local network events.

Please note these posts are part financed through the European Regional Development Fund [ERDF] until 31 March 2015.