The School of Biological Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Business Development Manager.
The Climate+ Co-Centre is a a tri-jurisdictional Co-Centre spanning Northern Ireland, Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland, funded by Science Foundation Ireland (SFI), UKRI and DAERA, and managed jointly by QUB and Trinity College Dublin, and will be the home of research, innovation, and policy development across the interlinked challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and water degradation on the islands of Ireland and Britain.
The Business Development Manager for Climate+ will work as part of a new Operations Team to play a pivotal role in developing and managing strategic industry partnerships, securing business and funding opportunities, and cultivating collaborative relationships across four critical industry facing domains of Agri-Food Transitions, Sustainable Communities and Livelihoods, Risks and Opportunities, and Investing in Carbon and Nature. The four themes represent an investment by business partners of £13.2M to date in the Climate+ Co-Centre. The candidate will work closely with the Co-Centre’s Co-Directors, Executive Director and Business Development Manager in the RoI to oversee these strategic business areas in sustainability, with a particular focus on finance and business in the climate, in addition to biodiversity and water domains.
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:
Please note the above are not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria, click on the 'Candidate Information' link below.
This post is available on a fixed term contract until 31 December 2029. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.
you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.
We offer an excellent employment package that includes:
Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.
We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit: www.qub.ac.uk/diversity; www.qub.ac.uk/qgi and www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/.
Informal enquiries may be directed to Sinead Cahill at sinead.cahill@qub.ac.uk.
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