Innovation Manager

Company description:

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

Job description:

From Newcastle. For the world.

Help shape the next generation of innovation

At Newcastle University, we are redefining what it means to be a world‑class civic university. Through our Next Generation Newcastle transformation, we are making a generational commitment to shape a better future—delivering research, education and innovation that creates real-world impact locally and globally.

This is a moment of exciting change. We are strengthening our focus on partnerships, place and innovation to unlock the full value of our research and talent—working with business, government and communities to tackle the challenges that matter most.

As part of this, we have transformed our Knowledge Exchange function and created Newcastle Innovations —bringing together expertise in commercialisation, partnerships and engagement into a more integrated, ambitious and outward-facing model. We are building an innovation ecosystem that accelerates the journey from discovery to impact, connecting our strengths in health, energy, data and creative practice with real-world needs and opportunities.

If you are ambitious about innovation with purpose—and want to shape how a leading university delivers growth, impact and societal benefit—this is your opportunity.

Innovation Manager

We are seeking to appoint two ambitious and collaborative Innovation Managers to join Newcastle Innovations and play a key role in helping the University deliver its business, innovation, partnership and place ambitions. Working closely with Senior Innovation Managers, you will support the development and delivery of innovation programmes, partnerships and funding opportunities that create meaningful economic and societal impact.

You will help embed open innovation practices across the university, enabling academics, professional services colleagues, businesses, public sector partners and communities to co-create solutions to complex challenges. You will also play an important role in identifying opportunities, supporting strategic projects and helping to strengthen the systems and processes that enable innovation to thrive.

Working closely with Senior Innovation Managers, you will:

• Support the development and delivery of innovation and engagement projects aligned to university priorities
• Embed open innovation approaches and collaborative working practices across faculties, professional services teams and external partnerships
• Build and maintain a pipeline of high-quality innovation opportunities, funding bids and strategic projects
• Conduct horizon scanning and intelligence gathering to identify emerging funding opportunities, stakeholder needs and innovation trends
• Support academics and partners in the development of innovation-focused funding applications and collaborative initiatives
• Work across Newcastle Innovations to improve systems, processes and delivery mechanisms that accelerate innovation and engagement activities
• Contribute to the development of innovation roadmaps, partnership opportunities and place-based initiatives that deliver measurable impact
• Help capture, measure and communicate the outcomes and impact of innovation activities

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