Economic Development Lead: Bioenergy and Bioproducts
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Job Description
The Supergen Bioenergy Hub Economic Development Lead will lead an exciting 12-month programme to push forward bioenergy and bioproduct implementation in the UK by working with SGBIH researchers and local/regional authorities across the United Kingdom to identify the wider economic development impact of strategic implementation of sustainable bioenergy and bioproducts in the UK. The successful candidate will work with a team of researchers based in different institutes around the country reporting to the SGBIH Director. They will:
1. Work with Supergen researchers to understand the UK potential for sustainable bioenergy implementation
2. Identify specific implementation opportunities for sustainable bioenergy/products in the UK consistent with the 2025 modern industrial strategy
3. Work with key players (feedstock suppliers, technology developers, project developers and market specialists) to assess the commercial viability of different bioenergy and bioproduct options
4. Work with industrial representatives and trade associations to develop a sector vision of bioenergy/bioproduct implementation in the UK.
5. Agree a set of metrics with stakeholders to robustly quantify the economic value of developing the sector vision (to include jobs, skills, investment, GVA etc.)
6. Present and promote the vision to relevant stakeholders (including local, regional and national government) to raise awareness and trigger actions to unlock the vision
7. Quantify those metrics to synthesise the economic impact of delivering the sector’s vision
Other Details
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Other (Research Services)
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