Director of Commercial Innovation

Director of Commercial Innovation Location: RAU Campuses, Cirencester Salary: £76,050 per annum pro rata Vacancy Type: 9 months fixed term, 24.5 hours per week (0.7 FTE) Purpose The Director of Commercial Innovation will lead the transformation of the University innovation ecosystem based at the Cirencester campus. This role is responsible for designing, building, and scaling a high-value innovation cluster that bridges the gap between research validation and commercial adoption across land, food, agriculture, sustainability, and rural enterprise. The Director will shape the Alliston Centre as Building 1 of the University''s Innovation Village by establishing global partnerships, commercial programmes, specialist knowledge hubs, and revenue-generating services that integrate University''s academic assets with industry demand. Key Responsibilities 1. Strategic Leadership and Vision Lead the repositioning of the Centre into a specialist, University-aligned innovation ecosystem. Develop and execute a unified commercial strategy that integrates memberships, CPD, consultancy, knowledge hubs, and strategic partnerships. Establish the Centre as the commercial crucible for the future Innovation Village, testing new institutes, business models, and impact metrics. 2. Revenue Growth and Commercialisation Oversee the consolidation of Farm491, Growth Hub, and other legacy brands into a single membership model. 3. Ecosystem Building and Industry Partnerships Recruit and manage ..... full job details .....