Industry Liaison Administrator
Posted: 20th February 2019
Department of Computer Science, Parks Road, Oxford.
Industry Liaison Administrator
Full-time (part-time considered)
Fixed-term for 3 years
Grade 6: £28,660 - £34,189 p.a.
Due to growing activity in this area, a brand new vacancy for an Industry Liaison Administrator has been created at the Department of Computer Science. Reporting to the Senior Department Administrator, you will support the department’s desire to promote enterprise and innovation, including the establishment and long-term sustainability of strategic alliances between industry and academia, maximising the benefit for students, researchers and academics within the department.
You will work with world-class researchers, entrepreneurs, global partners and investors to help shape and develop strong mutually beneficial commercialisation partnerships. The role will involve strategic thinking to ensure relationships are leveraged effectively, and diversify the department’s income portfolio. The remit of this post does not include relationships with industry partners wanting to collaborate on research projects.
You will be educated to degree level (or have equivalent experience), have first-class relationship management skills, including a track record in managing and developing partnerships to drive maximum value, proven ability to cultivate positive working relationships, build and maintain a team-based approach, and gain the trust and respect of all levels of internal and external constituencies, and have superb abilities in technical writing and communicating to professional and lay audiences. Previous experience of working in/with related business sectors (STEM), particularly with start-up companies, commercial experience in a corporate environment, and experience of using a CRM is highly desirable.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 20 March 2019.
For further details and to apply please visit:
https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=138800
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