Impact and Partnership Development Manager – Professional Education

Exeter Innovation 

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY  

The above part-time (0.8 FTE) post is available from June 2024 to February 2025 on a fixed-term basis. Based at the Innovation Centre on Exeter Streatham campus, with the possibility of hybrid working.

Summary of the role 

Exeter Innovation has an exciting opportunity for an experienced partnership development manager to join our team to manage the professional education portfolio for the University of Exeter Business School.   

We are looking for an experienced manager who can work closely with the Head of Business School Programmes and Associate Dean for Professional Education to develop the Business School’s professional education portfolio. The post-holder will be responsible for driving the impact and external engagement in this area, in particular developing and supporting a significant portfolio of programmes and executive education activities as well as supporting in the development of the School’s Strategy in this area. The role will be responsible for line managing a team of Impact and Partnership Development Officers and administrators who support the School’s professional education portfolio.  

The successful candidate will have excellent partnership development experience and extensive knowledge of managing and delivering executive education activities in a HEI setting. They will have excellent commercial acumen and ability to think strategically. The individual will come from programme management and income generating background and be highly experienced in working with a range of external clients and internal stakeholders at a variety of levels. They will have a strong understanding of the demand for executive education and ideas for developing this portfolio in line with the School’s flagship research centres. They will be responsible for coordinating and driving existing activities in this area, identifying opportunities to deliver greater value to these sectors, working with researchers from across disciplines and colleges, and engaging with industry practitioners across the UK. 

Exeter Innovation is the professional team that supports and drives this critical work.  Its key aim is to secure significantly greater value and impact from relationships with partners drawing on the University’s education, research and physical assets.  This includes research collaboration, commercial services, new venture development, skills, placements, and education partnerships.  

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The University of Exeter  

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024).  We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes. 

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today.  More than 99% of our research is of international quality and 47% is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).  

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City  

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment 

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces. 

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.   

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer. 

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  

For further information, please contact Ben Clifford-Kitching, Head of Business School Partnerships and Programmes [email protected]