Executive Director Partnerships

2 weeks ago

Wallingford, United Kingdom UKCEH Full time
Salary – circa £100k dependent on skills and experience and more for exceptional candidates
Hybrid working (50/50)
Permanent and Full-Time, with flexible working options available, please speak with our brilliant Talent Acquisition Team
Locations – This role can be based at any of our four UK sites, Wallingford, Lancaster, Bangor or Edinburgh
Closing date for applications, 31st May 2024

Join us in an exciting new leadership opportunity, that will elevate our strategic partnerships and business development to a new level. Harnessing the power of our world-leading research, you will lead initiatives that empower public, private and third sector efforts to tackle the greatest environmental challenges of our time – from climate change and biodiversity loss to resource security.

Working at UKCEH is rewarding. Our cutting-edge research makes a real difference, enabling people and the environment to prosper, and enriching society. We are the custodians of a wealth of environmental data and unparalleled scientific expertise. We use these capabilities to support Governments, businesses and NGOs to understand the great environmental challenges we all face and determine what to do to try and make the world a better place.

We offer an exceptional benefits package to help you achieve a positive work-life balance. This includes a hybrid working model, along with flexible working hours, 27 days holiday plus 3 Christmas closure days, and an excellent pension scheme.

You will lead teams developing and leveraging strategic partnerships and conducting business development with a wide range of key stakeholders across UK and international Governments, diverse private sectors spanning water, finance and technology industries as well as a myriad of non-governmental organisations (NGOs). 

As an executive director, and member of UKCEH Executive Committee, you will enable UKCEH to deliver even more excellent science and crucially more impact through our work and commercial activities. You will inspire the wider organisation to strive for impact, enter new partnerships and communicate their science with purpose.

Responsibilities of the role

Development of highly effective strategic partnerships across the public, private and third sectors domestically and internationallyStrategic management of our government relationships to increase our impact and make us even more critical to domestic and international policyStrategic management of commercial and NGO relationships to increase our impact and safeguard our sustainabilityOversight of business development within UKCEH. Ensuring we can access and have the capabilities for new opportunitiesOversight of the drive for greater commercial opportunities and spinouts, including those delivered through UKCEH Enterprise Leadership of our communications and media handling in support of our wider objectivesStrategic leadership of the Partnerships and Impact Directorate and inspiring our 500 scientists to deliver more impactAs part of our Exco, being a collegiate member of the senior leadership team and steering the future of the organisation

Required attributes

The ability to set inspiring strategic visions but ally these with pragmatic plans for deliveryA great networker across sectors – able to form and use relationships to great effectExperience of innovation, commercialisation and policy influence at a senior levelStrong ability to inspire large organisations and provide direction, energy and paceProven ability to understand and work with scientists and challenging culturesAbility to drive change in teams, ways of working and culturesStrong delivery ethos, proven ability to get things done

Diversity lies at the core of UKCEH, and we embrace the variety of backgrounds and perspectives that our international workforce brings. Join a community that values and promotes diversity and inclusion. We encourage our staff to participate in network groups, take part in diversity events, and help create a workplace where everyone feels listened, respected, and empowered to thrive.

If we’ve just described you, we’d love to meet. Apply now.

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