Innovation Manager

As the Innovations Manager you will ensure you exploit maximum benefit from our Innovations and Insights activity. 

Key to the role will be:

• Liaising with and providing colleagues market intelligence in order to ensure support systems are appropriate
• Feeding into business development and commercial activity, ideas generation and evaluation
• Working with innovators and companies to scope out and develop a strong pipeline of high quality applications into our R&D and Incubation programmes
• Working to maximise the impact of our clients organisation supporting low carbon innovation activities on the Northern Ireland economy
• Managing discrete projects including leading procurement processes, inputting to assessment processes, negotiating appropriate (commercial) frameworks, and then driving resulting projects forward
• Developing and delivering technology, policy and commercial insights and communicating these to stakeholders, sector players, policy makers etc.

The successful candidate will be degree educated in a relevant science or engineering discipline ideally with a higher degree based on research. Possess a substantive track record in technology development (such as wind, tidal, marine or biomass) or business/strategy consulting, including working closely with senior management with experience in developing commercialisation plans for new products or new markets.

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