Business Development and Partnership Manager
UK Research and Innovation
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Harwell • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £58,589 - £65,100 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities by engaging partners across government, industry, and the research community
- Build and maintain a robust pipeline of business opportunities, ensuring alignment with the NQCC’s strategic priorities and long-term objectives
- Manage the NQCC’s bid review process, ensuring proposals are strategically sound and compliant with broader governance and funding frameworks
- Establish and nurture strong relationships with key stakeholders, serving as a primary point of contact for business development activities
- Scope and develop business cases and funding proposals in collaboration with technical and non-technical teams
- Monitor developments and emerging trends in quantum computing to inform strategic direction and identify new opportunities
- Maintain relevant market landscape data, track engagement metrics, and report progress to the senior leadership
- Promote the NQCC’s mission, capabilities, and outcomes to external audiences, representing the Centre both nationally and internationally
Requirements
- Educated to degree or HNC/HND level in a relevant technical, scientific or engineering subject area (or the equivalent industry experience)
- Strong background in technical sales, business development or partnership management, with demonstrable evidence of generating value and measurable impact
- Strategic mindset able to translate technical concepts into business opportunities, based on experience in technical research, scientific or deep tech environments
- Highly developed interpersonal and networking skills, with a proven track record working collaboratively within a team and maintain relationships with external stakeholders
- Excellent communication, bid writing and presentation skills, able to articulate value propositions to a range of different stakeholders / audiences up to director level
- Excellent organisational skills including time management and task prioritization, with the ability to work to defined deadlines
- Extensive IT skills, including experience in MS Office Suite
- Demonstrable knowledge of the landscape for quantum computing and/or related technologies
Benefits
- Flexible working scheme (subject to business requirements)
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- 30 days annual leave allowance plus 10.5 bank holiday/privilege days
- Several other benefits
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
technical salesbusiness developmentpartnership managementbid writingpresentation skillstime managementtask prioritizationquantum computing knowledge
Soft skills
interpersonal skillsnetworking skillscollaborative teamworkcommunication skillsstrategic mindset
Certifications
degree in technical subjectHNCHND