Location University of Warwick Campus, Coventry Department WMG Position Type Full Time, Permanent Salary £34,866 - £45,163 per annum About the Role For informal enquiries, please contact Dyrr Ardash (Director of Business Development) at dyrr.ardash@warwick.ac.uk. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented and driven individual to join the world renowned WMG at the University of Warwick as Business Development Officer – Education. This role aims to raise awareness of WMG’s wide education portfolio, working with organisations to help de-risk and accelerate innovation and growth in the UK, and enabling businesses to access a range of education models, including short courses, apprenticeships, part time Masters and doctoral education. We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so. About You You will be a confident individual with a demonstrable track record of successful commercial management and achievement of challenging revenue targets within a technical or training environment. WMG was created to work with and for industry and is a leading international example of how academia works successfully with the private and public sectors, and this applied approach and understanding will form a critical aspect of your role. You will be able to demonstrate success in the securing of significant new business together with the ability to establish personal credibility with a broad range of management and technical practitioners. The successful candidate must have demonstrable experience of business development and/or key account management within an education environment. They will also have strong competence in understanding how each of the different education offerings can apply to each individual client, and they will feel comfortable engaging with stakeholders across the engineering and manufacturing sector. About the Department WMG is the largest department at the University of Warwick with over 800 staff, world renowned for providing innovative solutions to industry through its research, development and education programmes. Our industry focussed education portfolio includes nearly 3,000 students studying management, technology and applied engineering subjects, at postgraduate and undergraduate level. We have high expectations for our teaching and our courses are regularly ranked top in the UK and amongst the leading courses in their field in the world. At WMG we are committed to supporting staff to achieve their potential. We currently hold the Athena SWAN Silver Award and the University of Warwick holds an Institutional Silver Award: a national initiative that recognizes the advancement of gender equality, representation, progression and success for all in academia. For further information about WMG, please visit our website. For further information on the WMG centre High Value Manufacturing Catapult, please see our website. We believe there should be no barriers to continuing education, and we strive to ensure that the future workforce has the skills they need to become the UK's upcoming engineers and inventors. Our unique approach to undergraduate education enables full-time students, Higher Apprentices, and full-time employees to gain an engineering degree. Our teaching staff deliver educational programmes not just at Warwick, but internationally, and the knowledge we can leverage from our research excellence enables our students to reach their highest possible standards. About the University Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’. You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed. QS World University Rankings 2024 Research Excellence Framework 2021 How to Apply CLOSING DATE: Monday 16 December 2024 at 11.55pm To apply, please click ‘Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm). Please attach a CV and cover letter. Your CV should include your most recent employment experience, any other relevant experience, and education history. Your cover letter must detail how you meet each of the essential criteria found in the
