Impact and Partnership Development Manager

This full-time post is available on a fixed-term basis from April 2024 and until 31st March 2027 at the MRC Centre for Medical Mycology at the University of Exeter.

Summary of the role

Ranked among the top 150 universities in the world, Exeter has become one of the UK’s fastest growing and fastest rising research universities. We are truly interdisciplinary with a significant range of academic, research and training offers. Exeter has strong relationships with policy makers, businesses, charities and other non-academic partners focussed on AMR and makes a real impact on society, the economy and the environment.

The IPDM will be embedded within MRC Centre for Medical Mycology (MRC CMM) team and contribute to the smooth running and success of a newly funded project. The primary role of the Impact and Partnership Development Manager (IPDM) will be to drive and support industry business and partnership engagement for this project. The role holder will identify and develop new business opportunities and plan, initiate and deliver key strategic business development projects by working closely with academic staff and partners across the project. The post-holder will also contribute to the strategic and operational requirements of the study, support the extensive network of academic and industry partnerships needed to deliver the work, oversee the distribution of funds, outputs, lead on stakeholder and partner engagement, support the commercialisation pipeline including liaising with experts support as required, and co-ordinate communications, budgets, and the internal and external reporting as deemed necessary.

There will be a requirement for regular UK and International travel, including travel to low and middle income countries (LMICs).

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Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including: 

• 41 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave  (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England  

Further information

For any queries please contact Dr Alberto Muñoz (MRC CMM Centre Manager, [email protected] ), Hannah Williams (Sector Head for Health and Life Sciences, EI, [email protected] ) or the Project Leads Profs Gordon Brown ([email protected] ) and Elaine Bignell ([email protected] ).