We have a remarkable opportunity for a General Manager to join us as the face of AMIC-NIACE, you will hold an exceptional and pivotal role, providing operational leadership to your team and NIACE Industry members, as well as having a unique opportunity to shape, develop and implement the Centre’s future strategy and direction. Reporting to the NIACE Board, with parallel reporting lines to senior staff of sponsor Universities responsible for the Invest NI contract.
Initially you will be managing a small team of Engineering, Technical and Administrative staff, working collaboratively with a diverse range of public and private sector stakeholders. You will be in a position to facilitate the formation of business collaborations to exploit current and anticipated advanced engineering and composites/materials R&D opportunities and to grow the membership of the Centre.
In this role you will lead the development and delivery of industry focused collaborative R&D programmes, both independently and in partnership with clients. Whilst the Centre’s predominant focus is in the area of composite materials, other areas include advanced engineering and manufacturing related themes. Working closely with the NIACE Board, Senior staff and Academics of QUB and UU, Industrial Centre members and other key stakeholders including government departments and agencies, you will provide tailored technical and strategic advice, solutions and guidance to industry and academia. You will also promote and market the Centre’s services and expertise nationally and internationally.
This is a fixed term contract position available until 28 February 2023 in the first instance.
The successful candidate must have, and you should clearly demonstrate this in your CV/Cover letter:
We offer excellent terms and conditions, such as:
For full job details and criteria please see the Candidate Information link on our website by clicking ‘apply’. You must clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria when you submit your application. For further information please contact Resourcing Team via email resourcing@qub.ac.uk.
Queen’s University Belfast is a driver of innovation based on our talented, multinational workforce. Throughout the University, our academics are collaborating across disciplines to develop new discoveries and insights, working with outside agencies and institutions on projects of international significance. We are connected and networked with strategic partnerships across the world, helping us to expand our impact on wider society locally, nationally and globally. The University is committed to attracting, retaining and developing the best global talent within an environment that enables them to realise their full potential.
We are a leader in gender equality and diversity, and are one of the UK’s most successful universities in the Athena SWAN initiative which promotes gender equality and career progression. We are ranked 1st in the UK for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, (Innovate UK) 9th in the UK for University facilities (Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018) and 14th in the UK for research quality (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019).
The University is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all. However, our employment monitoring data tells us that individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, people with a disability and those who identify as LGBT+ are currently under-represented at the University. Also Protestants are currently under-represented in this category of work. As such, we particularly welcome applications from these individuals.
As you may be aware, Queen’s is recognised as one of the most diverse organisations in Northern Ireland. We are committed to ensuring our workplace is a safe, welcoming and inclusive place to work, which is why we subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena SWAN.
It is also why we have established award winning Staff Networks such as PRISM and iRise. These networks provide an opportunity for staff to meet in a friendly, informal way to support each other. More details on all our networks can be found here.
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.
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