Bid Manager - Research and Innovation
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Melton Mowbray, England, United Kingdom -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 01 Jun, 2024 | Not Specified | 01 Mar, 2024 | N/A | Cyber Security,Patent Searching,Investments,Market Analysis,Bids,Communication Skills,Funding Bids,Market Data,Management Skills,Computer Literacy,Ip Management | No | No |
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£37,128 - £47,736 DEPENDANT ON EXPERIENCE
Ixion Innovation helps Europe’s most dynamic and ambitious businesses to grow through innovation. Your role will be to support businesses and researchers to access the funding they need to take cutting-edge innovations closer to market. You will be part of one of the most successful grant funding teams in Europe, working with clients to secure grants and investments between £250k and £10m.
We are looking for enthusiastic, articulate and capable individuals with strong skills in at least two of the three following areas:
- Excellent Bid Management skills. Your main role will be to author high quality grant funding bids that will be entering highly competitive funding calls. You will need to be articulate, concise and compelling; creating content that can hook a reader from the first page to the last. You will need to manage a portfolio of bids, liaising with clients, partners and colleagues to meet strict deadlines.
- A passion for innovation. You should be able to quickly understand different technology areas - our current client portfolio covers topics as diverse as high-speed satellite communications, materials recycling, skills development platforms, novel vehicle powertrains, medical implants and cyber security, to mention just a few. Experience of different technologies and market sectors would be a distinct advantage.
- An understanding of business and industry. As well as a strong technology focus, you must be able to understand, analyse and communicate the client’s business model. If you have experience of aspects of business such as supply chains, market analysis, business plans, IP management and competitor analysis, you could be the person we’re looking for.
You should also have:
- The ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines
- Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal
- An ability to engage with clients at the most senior level.
- Strong organisational skills
- Computer literacy, especially MS Office
- Research skills (e.g. market data, patent searching)
The following skills are desirable, but not essential:
- Understanding of innovation processes
- Understanding of grant funding schemes (full training will be given)
You should have at least a first degree or master’s degree in a science, engineering or business-related field.
ESSENTIAL:
You will have:
- Degree level qualification in a relevant field
- Experience of grant funding, bidding
- Experience of R&D/innovation
- Good PC skills, especially MS Office
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Responsibilities:
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REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Information Technology/IT
IT Software - Other
Other
Graduate
A science engineering or business-related field
Proficient
1
Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom