Business Development Manager: Oxford Brookes University
Full Time, Fixed Term – Professional Services
Following the internal secondment of the current post-holder, we are seeking to recruit a Business Development Manager for an initial period of
2 years. You will work in an established and expanding team within the university's Research and Business Development Office which supports commercialization, knowledge exchange and enterprise across all four university faculties.
As Business Development Manager, your principal areas of responsibility will be:
To identify opportunities to secure public funding and private investment to support knowledge exchange initiatives
To coordinate proposals to secure external funding and support, including preparation of bid documents and supporting materials
To engage with prospective partners in relevant industrial and commercial sectors to build strategic partnerships and to engage with academic staff and management to secure their support for business development objectives and their involvement in specific initiatives.
Business Development Manager – required skills and experience:
Experience in a business development role in a higher education, research or professional services environment, including bid management and negotiating commercial agreements
Ability to write credible bids, tenders, business plans and business cases in a clear, lucid style, and to organise work and to plan and execute tasks in an effective and timely way
Ability to work effectively within a complex environment with a range of competing priorities
Excellent written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively as part of team.
As one of the largest employers in Oxford we pride ourselves in the great experience we offer our staff. Whatever job you are applying for, you'll be joining a friendly, professional environment where every member of staff is recognised as important to the success of the university. At Oxford Brookes we share a culture guided by the key principles of generosity of spirit, confidence, connectedness and enterprising creativity.
You will also enjoy the benefits of working at Oxford Brookes University with up to 38 days holiday, rising to 41 days holiday (this includes 13 Bank Holidays and Concessionary Days), a generous Local Government pension scheme (14.7% Employer contribution rate), cycle to work scheme and access to a variety of university facilities (NHS Dentist, Brookes Nursery, Gym and sports facilities). For more information about benefits please see the document 'All about Brookes' below.
CV and Personal Statement:
As part of the application process all applicants are required to complete our online application form by clicking on the “Apply For Job” button below. All parts of the application form should be completed and in the section of the form called “Supporting Documents”, applicants must upload their CV and a Personal Statement. To complete the Personal Statement part of the application, applicants must download the Personal Statement document which is part of the advert below and complete the form, providing examples and explaining how they meet each item detailed on the document. The Personal Statement must then be uploaded to the application form along with the CV.
The University has adopted equality, diversity and inclusion as core values. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates whatever their background, and especially from BAME candidates who are under-represented in our workforce.
International applicants from outside the EU will need to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK.