Innovation Manager

Vacancy:              Innovation Manager

Location:              Netherlands

Duration:             9 Months

Rate of Pay:        €320- €450/Day

Our client works in one of the most challenging and rapidly evolving industries in the world: space exploration.

Responsibilities for the Innovation Manager role include:

• Lead the Tech Hub team in the Netherlands, reporting into the global Tech Hub organisation
• You will liaise with the organisation, partners, and government institutions
• Initiate and shape R&T programmes for the company’s roadmaps
• Oversee the progress of projects in their portfolio and report on those.
• Working closely with communications and Public Affairs staff and with the Managing Director to bolster support, promote and develop the Tech Hub footprint and create new opportunities.
• Liaise with the Dutch innovation ecosystem to further develop the ambitions of the Tech Hub
• Represent the company’s R&T Program in the Netherlands
• Manage relationships with partners
• Grow the engagement of the company through defining and developing new cooperative programmes
• Forge new corporations and cooperation models and establish the appropriate funding schemes, including the coordination of relevant project proposals
• Manage growth and develop the organisation

Candidates applying for the Innovation Manager role will need:

• Be a creative networker and have experience in the relevant Dutch Aerospace ecosystem
• Strong interpersonal skills, flexibility and adaptability, and communication
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills and the ability to lead and motivate a multidisciplinary team, as well as to gain the respect and confidence of customers, partners, and suppliers.
• Capable of working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment both independently and collectively while maintaining focus on priorities.
• Team player with a positive & collaborative attitude.
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English (verbal and written)
• Conversant in Dutch
• Proven academic level
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in innovation management
• Residency in, or willing to move to, the Netherlands.