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Role description Manager Innovations

Summary
Description of the purpose, duties and responsibilities of the Manager Innovations.

Purpose

In close cooperation with the relevant stakeholders, to ensure the strategy and tactical translation for the further development of the Fontys ICT InnovationLab concept and the development of the ecosystems required for this in relation to Fontys ICT's ambitions. The Manager Innovations fulfils a key role in exploring, advising and implementing new developments and trends in collaborations. He builds on existing concepts, but also dares to think beyond borders and initiate new ideas and collaborations. This involves working on shared language and thinking frameworks within Fontys ICT. But also beyond.

Tasks and responsibilities

The Manager Innovations:

  • draws up the strategic long-term vision for the further development of the Fontys ICT InnovationLab concept within Fontys ICT, also focusing on interinstitutional and transdisciplinary collaborations within the Human & Society domain and collaborations within the so-called range of education in the Brainport region;
  • creates, together with other Fontys institutes (e.g. within the People and Society domain), a context and frame of mind for sustainable (transdisciplinary) cooperation (with impact on society);
  • identifies and utilises opportunities by initiating several sustainable educational projects;
  • is responsible for developing and maintaining contacts with relevant internal and external stakeholders and ecosystems. This could include: SPARC Board and SPARC members, BIC, Brainport Development and other regional, provincial and national networks where appropriate;
  • actively maintains and increases strategic partnerships leading to long-term relationships with companies and institutes, including exploring opportunities for subsidies and funding of projects to enrich the Fontys ICT InnovationLab concept (e.g. Digital Industry Boost);
  • translates, in close cooperation with UM's, PM's, PLOU's, professors, research managers and Partners in Innovation, the strategy to the tactical and operational layers within Fontys ICT for sustainable consolidation within the InnovationLab;
  • provides support at strategic level to programme coordinators (on behalf of Partners in Innovation) in the translation and integration of research into education);
  • helps draw up and maintain the portfolio for the Fontys ICT education and research programme and actively promotes it;
  • positions internally and externally the offerings from the Lab locations.

Contacts

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