Keele - Director of Smart Innovation Hub

PERSON SPECIFICATION | 33

Criteria Headings

Essential

Evidenced by

Desirable

Evidenced by

Qualifications/ Education/ Training

● Degree level qualification

A,I

● PhD in a relevant discipline e.g. PhD

A,I

● Relevant post graduate qualification e.g. MBA

A,I

● Professional accreditation e.g. RTTP.

A,I

● Up-to-date CPD relevant to the leadership and development of business incubation ● External professional networks relevant to university-based business creation pro- grammes ● Relevant professional memberships e.g. Praxis Auril, NBIA. ● Development and delivery of physical and virtual business incubation programmes ● Development and delivery of technology and innovation-intensive business creation programmes

A,I

A,I

A,I

Experience

A,I

● Development and delivery of wider programmes of business support

A,I

A,I

● Experience of delivering European Structural and Innovation Fund projects

A,I

A,I

● Substantial experience of working with entrepreneurs and SME owner managers

A,I

● Running science park and incubator facilities

● Development and delivery of major economic regeneration projects

A,I

● Collaboration with (or employment in) a university to oversee collaboration with academic staff ● > 5 years’ experience of business creation and growth support within a university environment.

A,I

A,I

Evidence Key: A = Application, I = Interview, R = Reference, T = Test, P = Presentation (or a combination).

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