Lead for Strategic Engagement
Digital Catapult is a UK deep-tech innovation organisation accelerating the practical application of advanced digital technologies.
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About Digital Catapult
Digital Catapult is an independent, not-for-profit member of the Innovate UK Catapult Network. It bridges industry, government, investors and academia to help deep-tech businesses scale, improve industrial supply-chain resilience and advance data-driven open future networks through collaborative R&D, specialist facilities, innovation programmes, ecosystem support and membership services.
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Candidate Availability
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About the Role
You will build influential relationships across industry government academia and innovation ecosystems. You will turn connections into partnerships programmes funding opportunities and commercial collaborations. You will represent the Centre at events and stakeholder meetings while translating market intelligence policy developments and stakeholder insights into practical opportunities and priorities.
Requirements
- Bring strong stakeholder engagement experience across government industry and innovation ecosystems
- Demonstrate experience managing communication and relationship needs for government policymakers public funders and R&D stakeholders
- Analyse complex policy technology and innovation landscapes
- Maintain or develop influential external relationships
- Work collaboratively and autonomously while influencing stakeholders
- Show interest in emerging technologies digital transformation and public policy
- Understand digital twin technologies including AI cybersecurity data services IoT and immersive technologies
- Successfully complete BPSS clearance before starting employment
Responsibilities
- Build influential relationships across industry government academia and innovation ecosystems
- Develop partnerships programmes funding opportunities and commercial collaborations
- Represent the Centre at events forums workshops and stakeholder meetings
- Translate market intelligence policy developments and stakeholder insights into opportunities and priorities
- Form collaborations that accelerate digital twin adoption and impact
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays and 3 days between Christmas and New Year
- Double-matched pension contributions up to 10% of salary
- Discretionary company bonus
- 4% benefits allowance including health cash plan private medical insurance holiday purchase and pension top-ups
- E-Vehicle Scheme
- Cycle2Work
- Tech Scheme
- Gym Discounts
- Give As You Earn
- PerkPal
- Life insurance worth 4 times salary
- Employee Assistance Programme and financial wellbeing advice
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Hybrid working with office access 2 days per week
- Company social events and free office snacks