Application Pack

Role: LCR Future Energy Research and Marketing Officer

Location: Birchwood

Salary: £18,000 - £21,000 per annum

Posted: 1st November 2017

Closing date: 30th November 2017

Application requirements: All applications (CV and cover letter) must be sent to Agata Lartey, a.lartey@inventyasolutions.com by 10pm on 30th November 2017

Job Title Research & Marketing Officer

Project LCR Future Energy

Delivery Organisation Inventya Solutions Limited

Line Manager Senior Business Advisor

Salary £18,000 to £21,000 commensurate with experience

This post is funded by the European Regional Development Fund

The LCR Future Energy programme will work with SMEs in the Liverpool City Region to build their capacity and enable them to fully participate in the low carbon economy. This will be achieved by helping SMEs to identify areas where they can improve and build, brokerage with large energy firms, product support and a consultancy framework.

Role Responsibilities

Project Delivery Identify eligible SMEs from the LCR that would benefit from engagement with LCR

Future Energy services. This will include a combination of desk based activity to compile databases, direct marketing (mailshots and telephone calls), partnership working and company visits.

Undertake contact searches, which provide business growth opportunities to companies in renewable energy sector, from LCR. This will be desk based, using the internet, databases, telephone calls, etc.

Undertake market research and production of a summary report, at the direction of line management or resulting from a requirement emanating from the delivery of a 12 hour assist at a Project Beneficiary. This report will support project SME beneficiaries in their efforts to identify the scale of potential business opportunities.

Support the creation, development and delivery of targeted project workshops and events, by working with the Project Co-ordinator which may include attendance at the event as an event supporting resource.

Help maintain all required databases/contact management systems for the purposes of management information and data protection (GDPR).

Support the collection of relevant documentation to ensure that the support provided is compliant with ERDF, e.g. company engagement documentation, procurement evidence, output/outcome evidence as deemed necessary within the project.

Help maintain ERDF administration systems.

Required Skill and Competence:

Excellent Use of Social Media Skills particularly with Twitter – LinkedIn – Instagram so that effective positive marketing and PR can be achieved in terms of the offerings from the LCR Future Energy project - Essential

Good Creative Writing skills and a previous track record of being able to create compelling short articles or opinion editorials – Desirable

Ability to quickly learn how to efficiently use the WordPress Content Management System following internal training and to deploy new skills for the betterment of the project website - Essential

Demonstrable Skills within Online (Internet based) and Report Based Research Skills – Essential

Good knowledge and effective usage of PC Windows based platforms including standard search engines.

Understanding of the structure and objectives of one or more of the Renewable Energy Sub Sectors: Desirable

o Wind Energyo Solar (PV) Energyo Biomass Energyo Wave/Tidal Energyo Combined Heat & Power

Good verbal investigative communications skills – Face to face or over the telephone to secure research outputs – Essential

Good phone contact and survey skills - Desirable Excellent skills in the use of the Microsoft Office Package: Outlook - Word – Excel

– PowerPoint – Essential Good Contact Database Administration Skills - Essential Strong organisational, planning and time management skills - Essential Good cross team interpersonal skills - Essential Calm under tight deadlines and flexible to work beyond normal working our should

the occasional need arise – Desirable.

Line Management

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Company Profile

ABOUT USWe provide market research and validation for new product development in science, engineering and technology sectors, helping our clients take to market over 300 new technology products and services. Our expertise focuses on innovation in life sciences, healthcare, high value manufacturing and environmental technologies.

We help to: - secure R&D and seed funding for new product & service development- identify local and global markets, customers & channels- prepare for investment - develop robust business plans and sales or marketing strategies- access specialised university facilities & personnel- join R&D consortia projects and expand your networks & leads

WHAT WE DOOur market research is completely bespoke, tailored to what you need and when you need it. Our clients seek market validation and market testing in order to commercialise their innovative R&D and business ideas.

We work with businesses, academic and public research organisations, and investors providing market and customer insight which adds significant value to new product development and marketing strategies.

We'll partner with you throughout the innovation process acting as a trusted advisor and provider of tailored solutions helping you get from idea to market.

We deliver the right information, in the right format, at the right time, allowing you to make the right business decisions.

WHY WE DO ITWe love what we do, and enjoy helping our clients bring innovative and outstanding new technologies to market.

We're especially motivated by commercialising products and services with a positive impact on society, which is why we focus upon healthcare and bioscience, materials and high-value manufacturing, and environmental technologies or clean tech.

And it's why our strapline is "Your success. Our commitment".

OUR VISIONSpecialists in business-to-business market research and commercialisation services, we work across specialist technical disciplines and, with our fluency in all major languages, across global markets.

We aim to develop as the leading ethical business innovation and commercialisation consultancy in Europe.

We already operate in five countries with a network of global partners.

We'll continue to leverage our market and technical expertise so that we can help even more clients optimise their innovations.

Our values of integrity, fairness, impact, commitment and satisfaction continue to underpin our growth and expansion.

WORK WITH USAs a rapidly growing innovation consultancy, specialising in the commercialisation of science and technology, we are always looking to hear from graduates who studied science at a respected research university, with experience in innovation and market research and are effective in translating their insights into commercially-relevant marketing and commercialisation plans for client businesses.

Website: www.inventya.com