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SMEs are the backbone of the UK economy and, in turbulent times, they need our support more than ever.
As part of Exemplas – whatever your role, whatever your seniority – you’ll help deliver some of the most important business support programmes and funding streams in the country.
Whether you’re diving deep into a company to help them grow, ensuring the smooth running of a multimillion-pound contract or supporting your colleagues behind the scenes, you’ll be making a real difference to companies, their people and their communities.
We offer a flexible, hybrid way of working and a dynamic culture that will support your development and empower you to be the very best version of yourself.
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Contracts and Finance Support Manager
In this role you will work closely with the Head of Claims and Finance Support and IUK Business Growth Head of Contracts and Grant Management to provide regular finance reports to enable accurate management of diverse publicly funded programmes. You will provide support to the development and management of associated budgets and financial claims for the department’s key contracts, to ensure they are delivered in a timely manner and in compliance with the funder’s guidelines.
- Full-Time
- Hatfield
Grants Programme Lead Coordinator
You will lead on the delivery of the Exemplas Grants Coordinator team, supporting the successful delivery of the Innovate UK Business Growth Grants Programme, through support and administration of the grant’s programmes process. Your role as Lead Coordinator within the Grants team will be central to our ambition to be a recognised Partner of Choice within the national consortium of partners delivering Innovate UK Business Growth Support.
- Full-Time
- Hatfield
Grants Programmes Coordinator
You will be working as part of the Exemplas Grants team, supporting the successful delivery of the Innovate UK Business Growth Grants Programme, through support and administration of the grant’s programmes process.
- Full-Time
- Hatfield
Head of Business Analysis
This role will lead and manage the development and continuous improvement of company-wide performance management information systems (PMIS), to enable senior people to access critical information to aid decision making relating to performance management.
- Full-Time
- Hatfield
Innovation Growth Specialist
In this role you will deliver the Innovate UK Business Growth service to provide innovation and business support to a portfolio of SME clients.
- Full-Time
- East of England
- West Midlands
Innovation Services Director
The role will provide leadership, key relationship management and service delivery success in the development and deliverance of Exemplas Innovation services.
- Full-Time
- Hatfield
International & Global Programme Co-ordinator
You will support the Innovate UK Business Growth International and Global Team to deliver our international offer to our innovative high growth clients.
- Full-Time
- Permanent
- Hatfield
International Programmes Manager
You will develop and deliver international and global programmes to promote collaboration and innovation resulting in maximising impact for the participating business.
- Full-Time
- Hatfield
Lead Partnering & Innovation Adviser
You will lead on the delivery of the Exemplas Partnering & Innovation Advisers team, supporting the successful delivery of the Innovate UK Business Growth EEN & Unlocking Potential services, through identification and actioning of European partnering opportunities for SMEs and maximising growth potential for the grant awardees. Your role as Lead Partnering & Innovation Adviser will be central to our ambition to be a recognised Partner of Choice within the national consortium of partners delivering Innovate UK Business Growth Support.
- Full-Time
- Peripatetic
Lead Regional Business Development Specialist
In this role you will encourage the key decision-maker(s) within growing leading-edge, innovative, high growth SMEs with strong commercial potential to significantly improve the UK economy to engage with Innovate UK Business Growth support to accelerate their growth and achieve scale.
- Full-Time
- Permanent
- East of England
- Peripatetic
- West Midlands
SME Access to Finance Adviser
In this role you will support businesses receiving support through the Create Growth Programme to understand their finance options and provide one-to-one tailored support to assist them in becoming finance and investment ready.
- Full-Time
- Peripatetic
WMCA Export Manager
We are looking to recruit a number of SME business support experts for a SME business support contract we hope to secure in the West Midlands. The Export Programme will provide cutting edge support to help SMEs in the West Midlands to make key improvements and become successful in Exporting their goods and services.
- Full-Time
- Peripatetic
WMCA Export Programme Manager
We are looking to recruit a leader for a new SME business support contract we hope to secure in the West Midlands. The new and exciting service will provide cutting edge support to help SMEs in the West Midlands to make improvements to become successful in Exporting their goods and services.
- Full-Time
- Peripatetic
WYCA GLS Growth Manager
We are looking to recruit a number of SME business support experts for an established SME business support contract we deliver in West Yorkshire. The Growth & Leadership Service (GLS) provides cutting edge support to help SMEs in West Yorkshire to make key improvements to grow and develop their aspirational leaders.
- Full-Time
- Peripatetic
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