* Do you want to work with the most ambitious, high-growth innovative SMEs businesses?
* Do you want to work with these businesses to develop their long-term growth, innovation and commercialisation plans?
* Do you have credible experience at a senior level within an innovative growing business and/or setting up your own high growth innovative business?
If you’ve answered yes to these questions the role of Innovation & Growth Specialist could be for you!
About the role
In this role you will deliver the Innovate UK Business Growth service to provide innovation and business advice to a portfolio of SME clients.
Your responsibilities will include:
1. Acting as a strategic coach and mentor to SME clients to support them in developing their own long-term growth and innovation commercialisation plans;
2. Providing an account management function for the delivery of business support services to enable SME clients to enhance their innovation management capacity;
3. Using holistic analysis tools to review client needs and provide tailored coaching and mentoring support, including advice on suitability of funding and support services from Innovate UK and other business support providers;
4. Focusing on supporting the most ambitious, high-growth potential innovative SMEs to benefit from national and global opportunities;