Specialist Innovation Advisor x 2 roles

• Research and Innovation Services
• Economic Development
• Fixed term to 01.11.26
• Full time – 37 hours per week
• £44,263 to £56,021 per annum (depending on experience)
• Job number 109027
• Closing date 12/01/25 at 23:30

The new South Yorkshire Innovation Programme (SYIP) has been officially launched to help regional organisations to innovate, accelerate, and grow.

South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard spoke in November at the prestigious launch event and welcomed the official roll out of SYIP, which will offer high quality, tailored support to businesses, charities and social enterprises.

This ambitious initiative is a powerful collaboration between Sheffield Hallam University (as the lead partner), the University of Sheffield, and Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, with £3 million in backing from The South Yorkshire Mayoral Authority (SYMCA). Co-designed with the region’s four Local Authorities, SYIP is poised to transform how businesses in the area engage with and benefit from innovation.

Here at Sheffield Hallam University we are recruiting for two Specialist Innovation Advisers, these roles will place you right at the core of SYIP, serving as the key connector between the programme and its intended beneficiaries. You’ll work across both universities and all four South Yorkshire Local Authorities to ignite engagement and inspire collaboration.

You will have significant experience of leading an innovation service and contributing to the strategic development of its service alongside knowledge and experience of how innovation can support a region’s social and economic development.  You will have led the development and delivery of events, training and projects alongside managing budgets and writing, reviewing and disseminating policies or standards.

This is a hugely exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for connecting people and creating meaningful change.

We offer a diverse range of benefits and opportunities to pursue a rewarding and fulfilling career in a supportive environment.

You will be contractually enrolled into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS) – one of the largest and most generous defined benefit pension schemes in the country.  Further details on TPS can be found here: New Starter | Teachers’ Pensions (teacherspensions.co.uk)

If you are, or have been, a recent member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) directly prior to joining us, you can choose to opt out of the LGPS and remain in the USS.  Please contact the Pensions team to discuss options available.

For this job, we particularly welcome applications from minority ethnic applicants who are underrepresented in this area/ this type of job at Sheffield Hallam.

The role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route so if you are an international applicant, you will need to ensure you have an appropriate visa to evidence the necessary right to work in the UK.

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