We are looking for a strategic and innovative thinker to join our team as Innovation Director at Crawley Innovation Centre. The Crawley Innovation Centre, is an initiative from Crawley Borough Council (CBC), located in the heart of the Manor Royal Business District. It will bring a further much-needed economic, innovation and technological boost to the town and provide vital “grow-on” space which will enable hi-tech small businesses to “scale up”, prototype and demonstrate new technologies in clean energy, quantum tech and transportation tech. As Innovation Director, you will provide pragmatic, high quality strategic business coaching and innovation support to businesses based in the centre, with the objective of enabling business growth, innovation development and commercial success. Business support includes one-to-one coaching of business leaders, coordination of workshops, and connecting businesses with the Councils, Colleges, Local Universities and Gatwick Airport. They will also work with the wider Entrepreneurial Ecosystem to develop the region and bring expert support to the CIC. This is a part-time role, working 22.5 hrs per week. We are happy to discuss suitable working patterns at interview, but flexibility will be required to meet the needs of the business. Major objectives of the role: Accountable for the management and delivery of all business support Key Performance Indicators ...