Employer:
Wax Recruitment Ltd
Location:
Cardiff, Cardiff County
Pay:
£34.76 per hour
Contract Type:
Contract
Hours:
Full time
Disability Confident:
No
Closing Date:
29/04/2026
About this job
Job title: Subject Matter Expert: Research, Development & Innovation
Job Category : Management
Location: Sbarc | Spark, Maindy Road, Cardiff, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ, Cardiff Capital Region
Hours Per Week : 37
Pay: £34.76 per hour
Remote and office working (2-3 days)
Special Conditions: Ability to travel across the region
Occasional weekend and evening working may be required.
This post is politically restricted in accordance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. Main Purpose of Job: This critical role of Subject Matter Expert will drive the development and delivery of The Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) Investment Zone, a major policy initiative that represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to accelerate economic growth, drive innovation, and create inclusive prosperity across South East Wales.
Delivering the ambitions of the Investment Zone requires specialist expertise to ensure interventions are evidence-based, future-focused, and deliver maximum impact.
The role will drive forwards our innovation agenda from delivering our Innovation Strategy, attracting further investment, deployment of a range of initiatives aligned with our strategic direction.
The role will be focused on maintaining and further developing the conditions in which innovation-led growth can prosper, creating high productivity, high-value jobs and resilient local supply chains.
Main Responsibilities
Backed by significant Government funding, the Investment Zone will focus on high-value sectors such as compound semiconductors, advanced manufacturing and new technologies, positioning CCR as a global leader in innovation and sustainable development.
The Research, Development & Innovation SME will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering CCR’s Investment Zone strategy in this area.
Working closely with the Head of Investment Zone and the Investment Zone Delivery Team, this role will ensure that priorities align with CCR’s Regional Economic and Industrial Plan, support growth, and attract inward investment.
The post holder will be accountable for:
* Strategic Leadership
* Cluster Engagement
* Market Intelligence Programme Design & Delivery
* Business Case Development
* Inward Investment & Partnership Development
* Contract & Procurement Management
* Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting
* Leadership & Team Management
General information: As a term of your employment you may be required to undertake such other duties and/or times of work as may reasonably be required of you, commensurate with your grade or general level of responsibility within the organisation.
Although you will be provided with a contractual base, you will be required to work from various locations in accordance with the needs of the role.
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