Start Date
Immediate
Expiry Date
17 Sep, 25
Salary
40000.0
Posted On
17 Jun, 25
Experience
0 year(s) or above
Remote Job
Yes
Telecommute
Yes
Sponsor Visa
No
Skills
Relationship Building, Multiple Sites, Communication Skills, Innovation Systems, Analytical Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Management Skills, Multi Disciplinary Teams, Finance, Value Propositions
Industry
Financial Services
EXPERIENCE
SKILLS
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
The purpose of the role is to continue to develop and support Innovate UK Business Connect’s Net Zero private investment network, and support Innovate UK Business Connect colleagues as well as colleagues across the wider IUK Group in their interactions with businesses and in leveraging investment into UK innovation. Typically, this will be through blending public innovation funding with private finance in areas where investment in innovation can create a positive change.
The role sits within the Innovate UK Business Connect Investment team and encompasses all aspects of building our external network of contacts, our knowledge and capability around private investment in innovation.
Focus areas of the wider investment team include regional investment and innovation ecosystems, stimulating greater diversity in founding and investing teams, prioritising investment for positive societal and environmental change and foreign investment.
This role is a key interface between investors, entrepreneurs and Innovate UK Business Connect wide programmes with particular focus on Net Zero technologies. The role works across Innovate UK Business Connect and the wider Innovate UK Group (including Innovate UK, the catapult Network and Innovate UK Business Growth) ensuring internal capability in finance models and support to colleagues in areas where investment can create positive change. In connecting investment to sustainable innovation this role plays a crucial role in ensuring societal prosperity and sustainability for us all and future generations to come.
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