Incubation Operations Officer

Incubation Operations and Relationship Officer

The SETsquared Surrey incubation programme is a unique and exciting initiative at the University of Surrey which officers a business acceleration programme and physical co-working space for small businesses. The businesses are both spinouts from the University and regional start-ups who value the University links that the incubator brings. The new role is a unique opportunity for you to support the Incubation team in our Incubation and Enterprise unit and you will play pivotal role in organising the activities of the incubator and communication the business development activities to the membership, the network and a wide stakeholder community.

The programme has been running since 2002 as part of the SETsquared Partnership package of innovation commercialisation activities at the University of Surrey. The SETsquared Partnership is the global number 1 university business incubator and is a Partnership of five research intensive Universities across the South of England. SETsquared Surrey has evolved and expanded through the additional of European funded programmes, SETsquared programme growth, the addition of the S100 Angel investment Club and upgrades to the dedicated co-working space at the Surrey Technology Centre.

We are looking for an expert in operational programme support with an interest in and experience of supporting small businesses and we are looking for strong communication and people skills. Previous experience of running events, collecting and collating engagement metrics, managing office spaces and communicating with business professionals are all desired. 

This is full time post, reporting to the Incubation Operations and Relationship Manager and is based at the Surrey Technology Centre in Guildford. 

For informal enquiries please contract Barry Ponsford (b.ponsford@surrey.ac.uk)