Innovation and Entrepreneurship Manager
TEAM: Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team
GRADE: Manager - £45,399 - £48,059 per annum
REPORTS TO: Director of Innovation & Entrepreneurship
WHO WE ARE?
We are a unique all island economic development agency with over 25 years’ experience of supporting thousands of SMEs, with a deep and practical understanding of how to help businesses address challenges and take advantage of new growth opportunities.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR?
We are seeking to appoint a manager to join our Innovation and Entrepreneurship team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in both business development and operational management, helping us deliver our strategic mission and achieve measurable benefits for InterTradeIreland, as well as the businesses and stakeholders we support.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a senior member of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship team, you will ensure that InterTradeIreland is strategically positioned within the wider economic support ecosystem across the island. You will also work directly with businesses across all sectors to foster island-wide entrepreneurship, maximise clustering opportunities, and support innovation activities.
You will strategically develop and manage programmes in one, or more, of the following areas:
- Innovation
- Entrepreneurship
- Cluster Development
These include supporting entrepreneurs to start, grow, and scale their businesses; promoting SME participation in collaborative network and cluster activities, including cross-border collaborations; or helping SMEs explore, plan, and implement innovations to develop new products, services, and processes.
Further expectations of this exciting role are detailed in the Job description.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
We have big ambitions, and we want you to help shape our future. Join our team and support the growth of economic development on the island of Ireland.
In return for your contribution, you will be rewarded with:
- 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
- Flexible working arrangements, including flexi-time and a mix of office and remote working.
- An attractive pension package.
- A progressive environment that will support your professional growth and personal development.
- Family friendly policies with a focus on health and wellbeing.
- An inclusive working environment with colleagues who are committed to our core values of being flexible, supportive and honest.
THE IDEAL PERSON WILL HAVE:
- A degree or equivalent third level qualification.
- A minimum of 3 years’ management experience in business/economic development including developing strategic initiatives or new business activities.
- Proven track record of successfully developing and delivering complex work projects and applying continuous improvement based on an understanding of emerging trends or technologies with demonstrable skill in setting performance milestones, targets and budgets.
- Minimum 3 years’ experience of proactively managing and effectively leading a team of reports, able to plan and organise work to achieve results within tight deadlines, focusing on priorities and objectives with a clear sense of direction.
- Financial management experience including budget building, forecasting and monitoring of complex annual budgets of scale.
Further criteria for this role are detailed in the Job description.
If you think you can demonstrate these skills, then click the Apply Now button.
Closing date for applications is Friday 14th March 2025 @ 1.00pm
