Business Partnerships Manager (Social Science)

Full time or part time hours considered up to 1TE.

Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).

University of Sussex is committed to developing new knowledge that challenges conventions and offers inspiring and creative ways to address global and local issues. As part of our strategic plan Sussex 2025 we set challenging new priorities for knowledge exchange starting in 2019/20 and are now recruiting a new team of Business Partnerships Managers to join our Innovation and Business Partnerships team and build on our successes. 

We seek Business Partnership Managers with strong communication skills, commercial awareness, creativity and a collaborative approach to provide expert support and guidance to both academic colleagues and external partners acting as the key point of liaison whilst developing opportunities for collaboration. The role requires an understanding of innovation and enterprise funding providers such as Innovate UK to achieve this. Sound and evidenced stakeholder management skills are required to build long lasting mutually beneficial partnerships with key partners. The Business Partnerships Manager (Social Science) should demonstrate an interest in innovation and commercialisation of research from social science, arts and humanities and have an awareness of relevant business sectors.

Moving forward with a new Vice Chancellor about to take up her position, we are keen build on these achievements through further developing our capacity to extend our reach to businesses and civic society, as well through encouraging more academics to prioritise knowledge exchange as part of their career path.  It is an exciting time to join Sussex and the Innovation & Business Partnerships team.

Please contact Kate Thorpe k.thorpe@sussex.ac.uk for informal enquiries.

For full details and how to apply see our vacancies page

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

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