Senior Consultant/Consultant (Maternity Leave Cover)

Full Time – Ref: Ox20

An exciting opportunity to join a growing innovation consultancy, providing innovation management and technology commercialisation consultancy and training for global clients. 

Oxentia Ltd is a successful global innovation consultancy with an annual turnover of £3m, a team of 24 highly skilled Consultants, and is a key part of Oxford’s innovation ecosystem. Oxentia delivers services to a worldwide customer base of public and private sector clients in over 65 countries.

We have a vacancy for an experienced Senior Consultant and/or Consultant to join our team, working with university, public, and private sector clients in the UK and around the world. The role will report to senior management and will include client relationship management as well as responsibility for:

• Assistance with the commercialisation of new technologies through international partnering, licensing and creating new business entities.
• Delivery of innovation consultancy and training projects.
• Building and maintaining strong key account relationships with client organisations, identifying opportunities for collaboration leading to new business.

Successful candidates will have a PhD or equivalent; it is essential that they have had experience of technology/knowledge commercialisation, innovation consultancy, and desirable that they have experience delivery of training for researchers and entrepreneurs. The role will involve national and international travel.

Successful candidates will also need to demonstrate proven competence in:

• Communicating effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide range of people and organisations.
• High levels of attention to detail with the ability to create as well as deliver excellent written material.
• Ability to manage high quality delivery on multiple projects, simultaneously.
• Forming excellent stakeholder relationships including with clients from the research base, government, and corporate sectors.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and working efficiently, and collaboratively, as part of a high performing team.
• A good knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

How to apply

If you are interested in applying for one of these positions, please send your CV and covering letter by email to hr@oxentia.com, quoting the reference Ox020.  Closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 15^th March 2020 Strictly no agencies.  

Salary for these positions is commensurate with experience and will be in the range of £35,000-55,000, experience dependent, for a full-time maternity leave role with the potential to become permanent. Benefits include private medical insurance, plus participation in Oxentia’s EMI Share Option, bonus and pension schemes.

Oxentia Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Programme Manager

Full Time – Ref: Ox21

An exciting opportunity to join a growing innovation consultancy, providing innovation programme management for UK and International clients.

Oxentia Ltd is a successful global innovation consultancy with an annual turnover of £3.3m, a team of 24 highly skilled Consultants, and is a key part of Oxford’s innovation ecosystem. Oxentia delivers services to a worldwide customer base of public and private sector clients in over 65 countries.

We have a vacancy for an experienced Programme Manager to join our team, working with university, public, and private sector clients from the innovation sector in the UK and around the world. The role will report to senior management and will include client relationship management as well as responsibility for:

• Managing programmes and associated activities in accordance with client requirements specifically in the innovation management and HEI sectors, nationally and internationally.
• Managing programme teams with a diverse array and talent and sector knowledge.
• Developing budgets and operating plans for programmes.
• Building and maintaining strong key account relationships with client organisations, identifying opportunities for collaboration leading to new business.

Successful candidates will have a MSc or equivalent; it is essential that they have had experience of programme and project management in the innovation sector, stakeholder management skills, financial and programme monitoring experience, and proven experience in team management. It is desirable that they have experience working in HEI or public sector programme management. The role will involve national and international travel.

Successful candidates will also need to demonstrate proven competence in:

• Communicating effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide range of people and organisations.
• High levels of attention to detail with the ability to create as well as deliver excellent written material.
• Forming excellent stakeholder relationships including with clients from the research base, government, and corporate sectors.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and working efficiently, and collaboratively, as part of a high performing team.
• A good knowledge of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

How to apply

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your CV and covering letter by email to hr@oxentia.com, quoting the reference Ox021.  Closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 22^nd March 2020 Strictly no agencies.  

Salary for these positions is commensurate with experience and will be in the range of £45,000-55,000nd, experience dependent. Benefits include private medical insurance, plus participation in Oxentia’s EMI Share Option, bonus and pension schemes.

Oxentia Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

We’re currently looking for Associate Consultants to supplement our permanent team and help expand our delivery capability in new regions and sectors.

If you are an independent consultant looking to work with a leading innovation consultancy with global clients, why not get in touch? Just send us your CV along with a short covering letter explaining your interest in working with Oxentia to careers@oxentia.com

Good applications will include an overview of your skillset and experience, your location and your expectations for a daily fee rate.

Oxentia is an equal opportunities employer. Details of how we collect and use personal data about you during and after the recruitment process can be found in our candidate privacy notice here.

We’re always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our growing team.

Please submit all speculative enquiries to careers@oxentia.com including your CV along with a short covering letter explaining your interest in working for Oxentia, the skillset and experience you have that is relevant to the opportunities you are seeking, your location and salary expectations.

Oxentia is an equal opportunities employer. Details of how we collect and use personal data about you during and after the recruitment process can be found in our candidate privacy notice here.