Director of Innovation Policy

Nesta
London - United Kingdom
S: Circa £75k plus benefits

Nesta is a unique endowment-backed organisation with a global outlook and a mission to support innovation for social good. Our approach combines research, practical programmes, investment and communications to shape, test and scale bold new ideas that improve lives. We are now looking for an original thinker and persuasive communicator to lead our work on transforming innovation policy.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Research, Analysis and Policy, the Director of Innovation Policy is a senior leadership position within Nesta. Working with a high calibre research team, we offer an opportunity to build a strong public profile as an expert on innovation, technology and future economy and to apply your political acumen, networks and strategic nous to developing creative policy proposals for lasting change.

You will have significant proven expertise in innovation policy, economic policy and industrial strategy or similar, and be fluent with key arguments and frameworks from economics and other relevant disciplines. You will also demonstrate expertise in new technology trends and share our values and commitment to shaping these for public benefit. You will show evidence of being a highly credible public commentator, analyst and source of original ideas. Anyone occupying this role will need to be able to communicate complex research in compelling ways, provide inspiring leadership, and as a superb collaborator, help develop new partnerships to grow our impact.

This is an exceptional moment for this new role. Are you fascinated by new global trends in technology, innovation, business and public policy? Are you passionate about applying innovation to the most important problems? Do you want to shape a future economy that puts the UK at the cutting edge of global innovation while leaving no one behind? Then this could be the perfect job for you.

For further details, please visit our microsite by clicking the Apply button.

For an informal discussion about the role or selection process, please contact our employment agency advisors, Green Park on 020 7399 3995 and ask for Kai Adams or Suzannah Fazakerley or email nesta@green-park.co.uk.

The closing date for applications is: 9am Monday 1 April.

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