Vacancy: Innovation Manager
Location: Netherlands
Duration: 9 Months
Rate of Pay: €320- €450/Day
Our client works in one of the most challenging and rapidly evolving industries in the world: space exploration.
Responsibilities for the Innovation Manager role include:
* Lead the Tech Hub team in the Netherlands, reporting into the global Tech Hub organisation
* You will liaise with the organisation, partners, and government institutions
* Initiate and shape R&T programmes for the company’s roadmaps
* Oversee the progress of projects in their portfolio and report on those.
* Working closely with communications and Public Affairs staff and with the Managing Director to bolster support, promote and develop the Tech Hub footprint and create new opportunities.
* Liaise with the Dutch innovation ecosystem to further develop the ambitions of the Tech Hub
* Represent the company’s R&T Program in the Netherlands
* Manage relationships with partners
* Grow the engagement of the company through defining and developing new cooperative programmes
* Forge new corporations and cooperation models and establish the appropriate funding schemes, including the coordination of relevant project proposals
* Manage growth and develop the organisation
Candidates applying for the Innovation Manager role will need:
* Be a creative networker and have experience in the relevant Dutch Aerospace ecosystem
* Strong interpersonal skills, flexibility and adaptability, and communication
* Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills and the ability to lead and motivate a multidisciplinary team, as well as to gain the respect and confidence of customers, partners, and suppliers.
* Capable of working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment both independently and collectively while maintaining focus on priorities.
* Team player with a positive & collaborative attitude.
* Must be able to communicate effectively in English (verbal and written)
* Conversant in Dutch
* Proven academic level
* Minimum of 5 years of experience in innovation management
* Residency in, or willing to move to, the Netherlands.