Are you passionate about empowering ambitious SMEs to reach their growth potential?
Our client is looking for a Growth Specialist, playing a vital role in delivering bespoke business support to ambitious, high-growth potential SMEs in the East Midlands. This is an exciting opportunity for a driven, senior professional having grown their own business and/or worked in a senior position in a corporate or ambitious SME environment.
To be considered for the role, you ll require the following essentials:
- Experience working in UK Government Future Economies
- Proven ability to prepare action plans for high-growth environments
- Knowledge of strategic choices and processes within business development, marketing, access to finance and other practical issues
- Knowledge of the innovation lifecycle, covering idea management, process development, launch, and ongoing improvement
- Understanding of enabling factors such as HR and incentives, IT, and marketing that support business success
- Familiarity with market validation and commercialisation for innovative concepts, including pricing strategies, distribution channels, and funding access
- Practical experience in managing organisational change and transformation
- Strategic insight into business and innovation, including vision, focus on innovation, and strategy implementation
- Familiarity with organisational structures and company culture that support innovation
- Understanding of business sustainability topics, including the circular economy, energy efficiency, and infrastructure
- Knowledge of SME development and the various business disciplines affecting performance
- Experience in working with or within Creative, Digital, Industrial, and MedTech sectors
- Understanding of emerging markets
- Interest and expertise in investment finance and sustainable business practices
- Knowledge of innovation policy and associated programmes
Within this position, you ll also be:
- Providing tailored innovation and business advice to a portfolio of growth-focused SMEs
- Act as a coach and mentor, helping businesses create and implement long-term commercialisation and innovation strategies
- Work closely with clients to address challenges, explore new markets, and leverage funding opportunities
- Collaborate with Innovate UK and other support organisations to connect clients with essential resources
- Managing a portfolio of clients, delivering impactful support packages that drive growth and competitiveness
- Midlands, national and possibly some international travel may be required
Monday to Friday 35 hour per week
25 days holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday off
8% employer pension contribution
Volunteering opportunities
Learning and development opportunity
Talk Staff Recruitment is an established division of Talk Staff Group and works with companies throughout the East Midlands and UK with roles including many areas such as: Accountancy & Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Contact Centre and Office Support.
Talk Staff Recruitment act as an Recruitment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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