THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
Recruitment Role Profile Form
Job Title:
Business Development Officer - Aerospace
School/Department:
Institute for Aerospace Technology
Salary:
£27,854 - £36,298 per annum, depending on skills and
experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject
to performance
Job Family and Level:
APM Level 4
Contract Status:
Fixed-term contract until 30 June 2015.
Hours of Work:
36.25 hours per week, full-time
Location:
Jubilee Campus
Reporting to:
Project Manager, Institute for Aerospace Technology
The Purpose of the Role:
This role is based within the Institute for Aerospace Technology which was established in
2010 and part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The post will
be based at the Aerospace Technology Centre and will be responsible for supporting the
delivery of a business engagement programme to reach out and engage industry and
enable it to access our research base. Responsibilities will also include carrying out
market research and business intelligence and developing a variety of marketing media
for the IAT. The role holder will report to the IAT Project Manager and will work closely
with the IAT project team to expand the University’s aerospace portfolio.
Main Responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
i.e. What is done.… To what / for whom…. With what outcome, or result.
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To support commercial activities including gathering of industrial needs,
assisting regional businesses to access state-of-the art facilities and
enhancing industrial support and collaborations;
To support the development of new funding opportunities and proposals,
especially those involving industry-funded research, IP related research,
strategic and collaborative schemes (e.g. EU and TSB programmes);
To develop a programme of follow-up visits with regional companies
engaged with the University, to identify and capture the benefits and
impact achieved to date, including the development of case studies and
marketing material where appropriate
To support the development and delivery of the IAT events programme,
promoting the IAT at regional, national and international events
Producing online material (e.g. social media, website, e-newsletters) and
offline (printed publications) to promote the IAT’s activities, identifying
stories and opportunities to provide fresh content on a regular basis.
Any other duties appropriate to the grade and role as required by the IAT
Project Manager and the Management Group.
Knowledge & Skills
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Qualifications/
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Skills/Training
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Experience
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Essential
Educated to degree level or
equivalent
Understanding and empathy with
business needs and the
commercialisation process
Knowledge of research and
development
Ability to match industrial needs
to research & development
Excellent interpersonal,
communication and presentation
skills
Highly competent in IT and
internet usage
Awareness of new technologies,
social and digital media and how
best to integrate these into
marketing/PR campaigns
Experience of business
engagement: identifying and
approaching stakeholders
(particularly from the business
community), understanding their
needs and engaging them in
relevant activity.
Delivery of outreach activities
including marketing materials
and events of various sizes,
formats and audiences.
Excellent interpersonal skills,
presentation and communication
skills with a proven track record
in team-working.
Excellent time management skills
and proven ability to work to
tight deadlines.
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Desirable
Relevant postgraduate
qualification or equivalent.
Knowledge and understanding
of academic culture
Knowledge of the aerospace
sector
Intellectual Property
awareness
Knowledge of research
agendas and funding sources
Demonstrable experience of
research or business
development.
Experience of working in a
large complex, devolved
organisation
Knowledge and technology
transfer between Higher
Education and industry.
Decision Making
i) Taken independently
Initiating and developing contacts both within and external to the university
Carry out market research and develop business intelligence
Engagement with existing industrial collaborators
Development of business engagement, marketing and outreach materials
ii) In collaboration with others
Working within university guidelines with the IAT project team and research support staff
on research, innovation and other funding proposals to develop new funding proposals,
CDAs, collaboration agreements etc as required.
Identifying new opportunities and news stories to promote the IAT
Working with the project team to identify priority research areas and opportunities
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iii) Referred to your manager.
Broad work and activity plan
Agreement to pursue new opportunities and initiatives
Complex issues which fall outside University policies or where there is financial or
reputational risk to the institution
Additional Information
The University of Nottingham set out a vision to consolidate its position as a leading
institution for research into aerospace technologies and invest in infrastructure to further
respond to grow its research portfolio in line with industrial demands.
To allow for future growth and to address the most critical issues facing the aerospace
sector, the University established the Institute for Aerospace Technology to provide a
focus for our aerospace activities, to facilitate increased activity and deliver impact from
our research by creating a streamlined pipeline from basic (TRL 1-3) to applied (TRL 4-6)
research, the latter in close collaboration with our strategic partners.
This has resulted in an investment of £8.8million, including University investment of
£3.1million in new equipment and infrastructure for basic research, and £5.7million in
the establishment of the Aerospace Technology Centre, a dedicated research and
knowledge transfer facility, part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund,
which will support Technology Readiness Levels 4-6.
The IAT project portfolio currently stands at £56m and the aim is to grow this to £100m
by 2020.
The role holder will be part of the core project team based at the Aerospace Technology
Centre, Innovation Park.
Due to the requirements of the UK Border and Immigration Agency, applicants who are
not UK or EEA nationals and whose immigration status entitles them to work without
restriction in the UK will be considered on an equal basis with UK and EEA nationals.
Other non-UK or non-EEA nationals whose employment will require permission to work
subject to a resident labour market test may only be considered if there are no suitable
UK or EEA national candidates for the post. Please visit
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ for more information.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Rachel Brereton, tel: 0115 8466137 or email:
rachel.brereton@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this
email address will not be accepted
Please quote ref. ENG13684x1
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