IDRIC Partnerships & Engagement Manager

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Role: IDRIC Partnership & Engagement Manager

Directorate: School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Contract Type: Full Time (1

FTE), Fixed Term until 31 March 2027

Rewards and Benefits: 33 days annual leave, plus 9 buildings closed days for all full time staff. Use our total rewards calculator:  to see the value of benefits provided by Heriot-Watt University

Detailed Description

The role of the Partnerships & Engagement Manager (PEM) is to develop and maintain a broad range of relevant internal and external stakeholders and networks, and identify and establish suitable collaborative research and innovation opportunities that support the IDRIC's goals.

The post holder will play an important part in delivering and enhancing our stakeholder engagement strategy. The strategy supports the alignment of IDRIC activities with the UK's ambition for industrial decarbonisation, enabling early identification of partnership opportunities and maximising our impact within industry. As a member of the Business & Impact (B&I) team, the post holder will work closely with our policy, skills, knowledge exchange and communications specialists to deliver in a seamless, integrated manner across IDRIC to support the development of our strategic priority areas.

The post holder will develop, strengthen, and accelerate engagement with IDRIC stakeholders, including specific industries where appropriate, generating new opportunities for IDRIC and industrial decarbonisation.

Additionally, this role will generate increased financial income for IDRIC through a combination of outreach activity and engagement with external funders (e.g. UK Research Councils, industry bodies and industrial partners) in the UK as well as internationally. Working with academic members of partner institutions, the PEM will guide these opportunities towards funded projects supporting IDRIC's research and innovation activity, and related knowledge exchange activities (KE).

Support for partnerships will be underpinned by leveraged funding and direct investment from IDRIC to deliver industry relevant workshops, events and innovation activities. The post holder will be confident and experienced in working effectively with a range of stakeholders such as industry, the public, third sectors and regional organisations. This role requires a proactive and ambitious individual with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to forge and maintain mutually beneficial relationships.

The post holder will be a strategic thinker who is quick to recognise emerging opportunities and able to manage multiple priorities. The post holder will have the ability to work effectively with others within and external to IDRIC, identifying areas of activity which will deliver value for all stakeholders.

Summary of Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Building a detailed knowledge and understanding of the key stakeholder organisations in allocated clusters/regions and their strategic objectives, how this maps onto research and innovation needs, including maintaining IDRIC's customer relationship management database.
• Working with the IDRIC Central team to develop strategic partnerships with business and industry; providing advice on developing pathways to impact; brokering relationships with research users in the public, private and third sectors through events and meetings.
• Working directly with industrial collaborators and IDRIC researchers to promote industry engagement with IDRIC research, and facilitate new industry-academic partnerships.
• Building on existing networks to develop strong, appropriate external links to assist IDRIC to return an optimum performance in supporting its goals for industrial engagement.
• Working with the IDRIC Central team to initiate and deliver internal and external…