Project & Business Manager (Fixed-Term)

Project & Business Manager (Fixed-Term)

£35,938 - £44,166 per annum depending on skills experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work at the forefront of research and commercial developments in Manufacturing promoting leading edge technology and applications to industry.

We are looking for an enthusiastic graduate with a flair for project management to help develop the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing project funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). This project will see the creation of the Institute, an industry-facing knowledge and technology transfer facility for advanced research, consolidation and continued support for our fundamental research base, and deliver a business engagement program to reach out and engage industry and enable it to access our research base. Reporting to the Institute Director, the key objective for the role holder will be to ensure the Institute meets its business engagement and research income targets.

The successful candidate will be a graduate, or equivalent with experience in project management and will have an understanding of the business environment, excellent communication and presentation skills, and an ability to match industrial needs.

This full-time post will be offered on a fixed-term contract from 1 March 2012 until 30 June 2015.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Svetan Ratchev, email: svetan.ratchev@nottingham.ac.uk.  Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

For more details and/or to apply on-line please access: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/Jobs/CurrentVacancies/ref/RB07619E.   If you are unable to apply on-line please contact the Human Resources Department, tel: 0115 951 5206. 

Please quote ref. RB/07619E. 

Closing date: 27 April 2012.

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