Director of Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise

Full Time Permanent

Closing Date: Sunday 02 July 2023

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Reference: 2312223TR

This role is available from 0.8FTE (28 hours a week) to Full time.

About the Role

Southampton Business School is currently seeking to appoint a Director of Knowledge Exchange & Enterprise to provide strategic and operational leadership to realise the School’s Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise ambitions under the Triple Helix. The appointee will seek enterprise opportunities and direct the realisation of them by working collaboratively with colleagues within the School, Faculty, wider University including the Research Innovation Services that would involve the strategic utilisation of the expertise of colleagues, from across the range of departments in the School, to co-create sustainable solutions with regional and global organisations that change the world for the better. These solutions created through Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs), consultancy, utilisation of HE Innovation Funding Scheme, will ultimately generate additional streams of revenues for the School.

You will support the implementation of activities for the effectiveness of enterprise related accreditation and processes, including KEF (Knowledge Exchange Framework) planning and monitoring. Additionally, you will nurture the wider enterprise ecosystem by supporting the impact of the school research and enterprise education activities, through the identification of enterprise opportunities, engagement with external stakeholders and the dissemination of best practice in enterprise. In addition, you will work closely with the school’s Director of Executive Education to further the ambitious plans for life-long learning and servicing business growth support programmes for the School. Other collaborative relationships will include those with the Director of Internationalisation, Director of the MBA programme, the Employability Officer and Director of Accreditation.

You will have industry experience in any discipline that supports the research and enterprise education agenda of the Business School. You will possess proven stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to work collegiately across the School and the wider University and experience of developing relationships with regional, national and international business and organisations.

This is an outstanding opportunity to build upon an established integrated enterprise strategy that reinforces the School’s position within the wider university and externally, to play a more effective role in helping businesses innovate and take on best practice that unlocks growth and higher productivity with a proven impact within the School, business and civic organisations, and the wider society.

This will enable Southampton Business School to further deliver truly impactful research and education, to the benefit of society businesses, organisations and individuals, including the talent we develop for industry from our growing student base.

We believe equality, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to making the University of Southampton a welcoming, vibrant and successful organisation. Having a diverse workforce, inclusive of people of all ages and beliefs, from different racial, educational and social backgrounds opens up a wealth of possibilities, makes us more creative and accelerates our impact on society. We welcome applicants that value the diversity of our community and are willing to play their part in supporting the mission of inclusivity. 

Please include a CV and cover letter with your application.

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