Job Description

Ref Number

B04-06616

Professional Expertise

Administration and Business Support

Department

UCL BEAMS (B04)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

54,931-64,644

Contract Type

Fixed-term

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

Yes

Closing Date

19-Oct-2025

About us

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University College London (UCL)

UCL is a multi-disciplinary university with a population of over 16,000 staff and 50,000 students from 150 different countries. Degree programmes are provided in Arts and Humanities, Built Environment, Brain Sciences, Engineering Sciences, Education, Laws, Life Sciences, Mathematical & Physical Sciences, Medical Sciences, Population Health Sciences and Social and Historical Sciences.



For more information see http://www.ucl.ac.uk/about.

UCL Engineering

Engineering Sciences comprises ten academic departments that undertake research and teaching across a wide range of disciplines. Our scientists and engineers take discoveries from fundamentals to practice, producing innovative technological solutions to challenging problems. It is a dynamic and growing Faculty, with a strong vision and desire to use our talents to 'Change the world.' For more information see www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering.



The Faculty of Engineering hosts a number of centres, laboratories and institutes which require a mix of skills for different amounts of effort over time. The Faculty Office is standing up a matrix managed, shared services suite of roles intended to support our activities in a flexible way. This role will serve a key function in support of our academic endeavours. The role will also be part of a wider network of Strategic Alliance Directors in the faculty, under the guidance of the Vice Dean Enterprise.

About the role

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This fixed term role is available for 12 months in the first instance

The post-holder will provide high-level strategic and operational support to develop business opportunities for the Centres/Institutes to which they are assigned. This will involve pitching to senior executives, understanding contracts/IP, and developing new business in a technological environment. For the initially funded year of this post, effort will be primarily focused on supporting an Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) in Neuromorphic Computing Hardware under the leadership of Professor Tony Kenyon.



The post-holder will require skills in project and budget management, business planning, reporting and networking with internal and external, current and potential, project stakeholders. The position requires a post-holder who is able to network effectively with a wide range of people.



There are three broad areas of responsibility as follows:



Strategy and Operations



Records and Reporting



Networking and wider relationships

About you

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The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following:


Undergraduate degree in an engineering or STEM subject or equivalent level of knowledge and experience

Experience of coordination and management of multi-stakeholder projects.

Experience of developing commercial impact from R&D outputs.

Proven experience of developing business opportunities in a technology environment.

Ability to identify client needs and design engagement opportunities that align with institutional objectives.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details. Please also read the attached Candidate Guidance document.

All applications must include a supporting statement telling us, using examples, how you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description. Applications without a supporting statement will be rejected.

This role does not meet the eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa certificate of sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL will not be able to sponsor individuals who require right to work in the UK to carry out this role.

If you have any queries about the role or application process, have any technical issues, or need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online, please contact the staffing team at faceng.facultyhr@ucl.ac.uk

What we offer

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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits some of which are listed below:


41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)

Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme

Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)

Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan

On-Site nursery

On-site gym

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay

Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service

Discounted medical insurance


Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.



We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.



These include people from Black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.