https://jobs.co.uk/job/director-of-commercial-innovation-royal-agricultural-university--082bd22f-14ab-4463-a185-a1008845962e RSS feed for Director of Commercial Innovation at Royal Agricultural University. en-gb Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:51:22 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/director-of-commercial-innovation-royal-agricultural-university--082bd22f-14ab-4463-a185-a1008845962e https://jobs.co.uk/job/director-of-commercial-innovation-royal-agricultural-university--082bd22f-14ab-4463-a185-a1008845962e Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:00:00 GMT Location: Cirencester | Salary: £76050/annum | Type: Part Time | 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 Royal Agricultural University’s 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 RAU’s Innovation Village by establishing global partnerships, commercial programmes, specialist knowledge hubs, and revenue-generating services that integrate RAU’s academic assets with industry demand. Key Responsibilities 1. Strategic Leadership & Vision Lead the repositioning of the Alliston Centre into a specialist, RAU-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... Part Time