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Senior Research Assistant – Coventry & Warwickshire Innovation Test Bed
Coventry & Warwickshire Innovation Test Bed supports the development of products and services for SMEs within Coventry and Warwickshire through the provision of workshops, 121 advice and usability testing.
The applicant will deliver specialist client consultancy and technical support to assist clients to achieve their growth objectives through workshops and one to one support and will provide a range of usability solutions for SMEs with products in the development cycle including user focus groups, interviews and questionnaires, co-creation sessions, usability walkthroughs, expert appraisals and end user panel reviews. We require an individual with knowledge of delivering support to business.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate in their application the ability to:
Building Relationships
To identify suitable clients and to support them through activities.
To build relationships and to network with relevant regional stakeholders in order to promote the offer and deliver an effective service.
Represent CUE Ltd at meetings and external events as required.
Project and Contract Delivery
To deliver a strategic analysis of the businesses experience, capability and potential, determine key issues and deliver bespoke packages of support.
To facilitate and deliver workshops to small groups of clients on testing and usability studies
To deliver 1-2-1 support to clients for usability studies
To maintain a relationship with the clients in order to monitor results and impact; and to explore further opportunities for intervention.
Compliance
To maintain individual programme activity, expenditure and performance records as required by the project manager.
To ensure compliance with all legal and contractual requirements and customer service standards
This role is a fixed term contract running until December 31st 2020.
For more information about The Coventry & Warwickshire Innovation Test Bed, click here.
To apply, click here. *Then click on the ‘Search’ button at the bottom of the following page.
The closing date for applications is Monday 1st April 2019, please note that CVs will not be considered.
Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 15th April 2019.
The Coventry & Warwickshire Innovation Test Bed is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
Business Delivery Manager – Coventry & Warwickshire Innovation Test Bed
Coventry & Warwickshire Innovation Test Bed supports the development of products and services for SMEs within Coventry and Warwickshire through the provision of workshops, 121 advice and usability testing.
The applicant will provide specialist business support to clients through provision of project activities. Alongside an aptitude for project management, the successful candidate will need to demonstrate experience in a business environment.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate in their application the ability to:
- To identify suitable clients and to support them through activities and build relationships
- To network with relevant regional stakeholders in order to promote the offer and deliver an effective service.
- Represent CUE Ltd at meetings and external events as required.
- To provide organisation, management, recruitment, and delivery of programmes of workshops, including some non-specialist facilitation as required.
- To maintain a relationship with the individuals/SMEs in order to monitor results and impact; and to explore further opportunities for intervention.
- To provide marketing management and delivery for the project working to a plan to include PR, communications, website, social media, promotion at external events and database management,
- To raise awareness of the project and identify new clients
- To undertake procurement and meet with sub- contractors and monitor delivery against financial expenditure budget spreadsheets and activity milestones
- To provide full financial project management to include monitoring budgets and compile and submit financial claims to funders alongside generic project management abilities
- Work collaboratively with Senior Research Assistants and Business Adviser
- To maintain individual programme activity, expenditure and performance records
- To ensure compliance with all legal and contractual requirements and customer service standards.
This role is a fixed term contract running until December 31st 2021.
For more information about The Coventry & Warwickshire Innovation Test Bed, click here.
To apply, click here. *Then click on the ‘Search’ button at the bottom of the following page.
The closing date for applications is Monday 1st April 2019, please note that CVs will not be considered.
Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 15th April 2019.
The Coventry & Warwickshire Innovation Test Bed is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund.