Incubation and Acceleration Associate

Loughborough University

Package: Management and Specialist grade 6 from £33,348 to £43,155 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.

Join our Research and Innovation Office

We are investing heavily in the growth and development of our Research and Innovation Office and are recruiting to a large number of roles to strengthen our high-performing service.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Incubation and Acceleration Associate to join the Research and Innovation Office.

The University has launched a dedicated business Incubator, LUinc., whose mission is to cultivate emerging innovative and ambitious businesses, bringing together academic and graduate entrepreneurs with founders from across the region and beyond to create a rich and vibrant entrepreneurial community. 

We are seeking a self-motivated and passionate individual to coordinate and deliver programmes to support early-stage entrepreneurs, originating from inside and outside the university. You will be working closely with the LUinc. team and colleagues from across the University, including across Loughborough Enterprise Network (LEN) and partners from outside the university. You will coordinate Incubator client facing programmes and community activities, with a particular focus on maintaining high quality pr of support for startup founders. 

You will deliver a structured mentor programme for business founders and build new targeted programmes designed to enhance support to new businesses aligned with Loughborough’s Strategic Themes and strengths growing a diverse and active entrepreneurial community across Incubator facilities.

If you have any questions about this role, please contact RIO HR on rio.hr@mailbox.lboro.ac.uk

Find out more about our exceptional team and the opportunities available, by visiting our recruitment campaign microsite.

Closing date: Monday 12th June 2023 midnight

Interview Date: Thursday 29^th June 2023

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