Head of Commercialisation
Join one of the most forward thinking and progressive Universities in the country as we drive our programme of external projects within Research, Innovation and Enterprise.
At Birmingham City University, we value Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and we believe that diverse perspectives enrich our organisation and drive innovation.
If you are a dedicated professional who shares in our values and are looking for an opportunity to make an impact and contribute towards a diverse and inclusive workplace, this role might be perfect for you.
About the role:
As Head of Commercialisation, your role will be instrumental in our ongoing success. You will lead a team to deliver against the University’s commercialisation strategy. This role will focus on driving enterprise activity such as intellectual property, consultancy, continuing professional development (CPD) and commercial courses, commercial bidding and tendering and commercial income from the diverse range of assets within the University to delivery University and Faculty targets for Enterprise income generation.
About you:
You will be educated to degree level (or equivalent) and hold relevant postgraduate qualifications in business such as an MBA or similar recognised qualifications or equivalent experience.
Significant experience of enterprise and commercialisation activity including intellectual property, consultancy, continuing professional development (CPD) and commercial courses, commercial bidding and tendering, and equipment and asset commercialisation.
Experience of managing teams and budgets to deliver enterprise outcomes.
Experience of commercial negotiations to deliver positive outcomes and income.
Highly developed written and oral communication skills including the ability to write business cases, strategy / policy documents and deliver presentations to a wide range of audiences.
Excellent networking and interpersonal skills within the ability to negotiate, persuade and influence others in relation to enterprise.
Have a high degree of self-motivation and self-managing work style, with the ability to set goals and work independently.
Highly organised, with effective planning, project management and record-keeping skills, as well as advanced IT skills.
Written and oral communication skills including design and delivery of appropriate enterprise training.
We offer a generous pension and annual leave provision (40 days including statutory holidays), family-friendly policies and state-of-the-art campus facilities. We also operate a hybrid working model that allows staff to combine on-site and remote working where appropriate, dependent on work duties.
It is anticipated interviews will take place on the 7th of December. If you’re unable to attend on this date, please disclose this in your application.
If you wish to find out more about this role, or wish to have a confidential discussion, please contact Nayan Patel at nayan.patel@bcu.ac.uk for further information.