Job Description
Ireland's Knowledge Centre for Carbon, Climate and Community Action (IKC3) is dedicated to advancing sustainability, climate action and community development across Ireland.
The Role
Become the Business Development Manager for IKC3 and lead the roll-out of our national collaborative multi-university digital sustainability skills platform.
Key Responsibilities
* Strategic development and expansion of the platform:
o Assess and understand the current status of the platform;
o Develop and implement growth strategies;
o Engage with all stakeholders;
o Foster partnerships and collaborations.
* Lead the IKC3 sustainable skills platform work stream to develop and deliver a comprehensive listing of all sustainability skills courses in the state.
* Increase public sector engagement and skills capacity for sustainability for SMEs including regenerative tourism for SMEs.
* Develop a mainstreaming plan for the project post additional funding.
* Platform content and skill integration:
o Ensure inclusivity of all sustainability skills;
o Coordinate the development of content;
o Ensure platform accessibility.
* Data collection, analysis and reporting:
o Monitor platform usage and feedback;
o Provide reports and updates.
* Ecosystem development:
o Lead the development of the IKC3 stakeholder network across all HE providers in the state, including development of pathways to enable networks to connect, collaborate and critically reflect.
* Project management:
o Planning and monitoring of project tasks, deliverables and milestones, liaising with partners to coordinate report writing.
Requirements
* Minimum of 3 years experience in a business development manager role and project management experience.
* Experience in engaging with Higher Education Institutes (HEIs) and Industry.
* Honours degree or postgraduate degree in a related area.
* Demonstrated experience in project management of large-scale collaborative projects.
* Excellent interpersonal, presentation and facilitation skills.
Desirable Skills
* Sustainability, carbon and climate knowledge and experience.
* Event organisation in both physical and virtual mediums.
* Experience in creation of dissemination and communication plan and organisational skills to manage and monitor.
* Participation in large scale collaborative projects.
About the Employer
Munster Technological University is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Application Procedure
All applications must be made online. Please note that eligibility to compete for this post is open to citizens of the European Economic Area (EEA) or to non-EEA nationals with a valid work permit.