Professional Education Business Development Manager

This full-time post is immediately available on a fixed term contract until 30^th September 2026. The postholder will be a member of Exeter Innovation’s Sector Team based in Exeter or Cornwall.

The University of Exeter has strong relationships with businesses and other non-academic partners, which drive innovation and make a big impact on society and the economy. Exeter Innovation is the professional team that supports and drives this critical work.  Its key aim is to secure significantly greater value and impact from relationships with partners drawing on the University’s education, research and physical assets. This includes research collaboration, commercial services, new venture development, skills, placements and education partnerships with businesses.

We are seeking a highly skilled Business Development Manager to support the ambitious expansion of professional and executive education programmes. This new post will be key to identifying prospective corporate clients and working with academic colleagues to develop new products, pitches and proposals.

The role will work closely with the University of Exeter Business School, one of the leading business schools in the UK, one of the 1% of global institutions to hold ‘Triple Crown’ accreditation from the largest and most influential business school accrediting bodies worldwide (AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA), and in 2022 was recognised as Times Higher Education’s Business School of the Year. The School has recently established the Business 2030 programme, through which we have set ambitious goals including for the continued growth of our professional and executive education portfolio.

We recently advertised the same position under the reference P93273 – previous applicants need not apply again here. We are looking to appoint a second person to carry out the same role.

Please ensure you read the Job Description.

For further information, please contact Ben Clifford-Kitching, Head of Partnerships and Programmes for the Business School email b.clifford-kitching@exeter.ac.uk

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 41 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave(up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

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