Plexal·9 days ago
9 days ago
Innovation Lead, Programmes, North East
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What you'll do
- Lead the delivery of innovation programmes and assigned workstreams, ensuring activities are delivered on time, to budget and against agreed outcomes.
- Coordinate delivery across clients, partners, suppliers, mentors, employers, innovators and wider stakeholders to ensure a high-quality experience and programme impact.
- Monitor programme performance, risks, budgets and KPIs, implementing corrective actions where required.
- Use participant, client and stakeholder feedback, data and delivery insights to continuously improve programme performance and outcomes.
- Act as a regional and sector account manager, building and maintaining relationships with employers, industry partners, universities, investors, public sector organisations and innovation ecosystem stakeholders.
- Develop and manage stakeholder engagement plans that support programme objectives, participant opportunities and long-term partnership development.
- Represent Plexal and programme activity at events, workshops, networking activities and stakeholder forums.
- Gather market intelligence and ecosystem insights to identify opportunities, risks, emerging trends and future programme development opportunities.
- Support the development and management of mentor, expert, partner and alumni networks that strengthen programme delivery and participant outcomes.
- Facilitate connections between participants, partners, employers and wider ecosystem stakeholders.
- Identify opportunities to increase engagement, retention, collaboration and long-term community impact.
- Support engagement with employers, partners and stakeholders to identify opportunities for programme participants, innovators and businesses.
What they're looking for
- Experience delivering innovation, entrepreneurship, business support, skills, employability, accelerator, incubator or ecosystem development programmes.
- Strong stakeholder management, partnership-building and account management experience.
- Experience working with a diverse range of stakeholders including startups, SMEs, corporates, universities, investors, public sector organisations and delivery partners.
- Experience managing programme delivery, coordinating multiple workstreams and delivering against KPIs and contractual commitments.
- Strong organisational, communication and relationship-management skills.
- Experience using CRM, project management and reporting systems to manage stakeholders, activities and programme performance.
- Commmercial awareness and experience managing budgets, resources, suppliers or partner relationships.
- Ability to analyse data, identify insights and use evidence to improve programme delivery and outcomes.
- Higher education degree or relevant experience.
- Willing and eligible to achieve a minimum of SC clearance.
Nice to have
- Pre-existing SC welcome.
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Plexal
Newcastle, South Africa
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