IUK Business Growth Stakeholder Relationship Manager

Do you have a proven track record of making key strategic mutually beneficial relationships?

Do you have senior level experience of leading an experienced team?

Do you have senior strategic level experience in business development within a business support or relevant B2B organisation?

If you’ve answered “yes” to these questions the role of IUK Business Growth Stakeholder Relationship Manager could be for you.

About the Role

The key focus of the role is to manage the client engagement activity and stakeholder relationships, in the East of England and Midlands regions to improve the reach and take-up of the breadth of Innovate UK Business Growth and Scaleup Up services, making a significant contribution to the achievement of the Innovate UK Business Growth team’s objectives to work with SMEs.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and leading on the delivery of a client engagement strategy to achieve Innovate UK Business Growth Team objectives to work with High Growth capable SMEs.
• Managing our marketing activity to develop strategies and exploit promotional activities that will increase the flow of potential clients.
• Setting objectives for the Regional Development Specialist Team focusing on targeting and onboarding SMEs in compliance with our funders.
• Managing the development of relationships that increase the flow of mutually beneficial referrals with the Innovate UK family including Catapults, Innovate UK Business. Connect, and other regional and national business support services and intermediaries
• Developing, delivering and or participating in Innovate UK Business Growth activities including in-person events, webinars, training events, Conferences and meetings.
• Leading and managing your team, covering all aspects of people management activities (recruitment and onboarding, performance management and improvement, absence management, learning and development, coaching and mentoring, wellbeing, etc.)

About you

• We are looking for someone with senior level business development experience within a business support or relevant B2B organisation who has a proven track record of building strategic, mutually beneficial relationships with ecosystem partner organisations.
• Demonstrable experience of leading teams to achieve their objectives and targets.
• Knowledge and experience of working with the Innovate UK Family of support.
• Experience of and working knowledge of HR processes for managing people and teams.
• People management skills, in particular motivating and encouraging others, coaching and mentoring, adaptable communication style, managing conflict, giving feedback, etc.
• IT literate and experience of MS Office and the use of databases and CRM systems.