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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
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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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