Director of Commercial Innovation

Director of Commercial Innovation
Location: RAU Campuses, Cirencester
Salary: £76,050 per annum pro rata
Vacancy Type: 9 months fixed term, 24.5 hours per week (0.7 FTE)
Purpose
The Director of Commercial Innovation will lead the transformation of the Royal Agricultural University’s innovation ecosystem based at the Cirencester campus. This role is responsible for designing, building, and scaling a high-value innovation cluster that bridges the gap between research validation and commercial adoption across land, food, agriculture, sustainability, and rural enterprise.
The Director will shape the Alliston Centre as Building 1 of the RAU’s Innovation Village by establishing global partnerships, commercial programmes, specialist knowledge hubs, and revenue-generating services that integrate RAU’s academic assets with industry demand.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Leadership & Vision
* Lead the repositioning of the Alliston Centre into a specialist, RAU...