Innovation Greater Manchester (IGM) is a business-led partnership that harnesses the collaborative power of businesses, universities, and local government to drive productivity through collaboration, research, and innovation.

Its goal is to build an innovation ecosystem and ensure the whole city-region benefits from the excellence created and developed, through high-quality education and training, high-quality jobs, good healthcare, affordable houses, spaces to support new and scaling businesses and good infrastructure with improved connectivity for all.  IGM will enable our city-region to be a leader of the fourth industrial revolution, known globally for the strength of its innovation ecosystem.

 The new Chair will be responsible for setting the strategic direction and purpose of Innovation Greater Manchester.

 

Terms of appointment:

Contract: The role is being offer for a fixed term for three years initially.

Remuneration: The role is remunerated.

Location: Board meetings take place in Greater Manchester.

Appointment process: The IGM Chair will be appointed by a selection committee. An executive search exercise is being undertaken by Anderson Quigley in parallel with the external and internal advertisement of the post. Anderson Quigley will support the selection committee in the delivery of its duties, both to assist in the assessment of candidates against the requirements for the role and to identify the widest possible field of qualified candidates.

Further information can be found here: www.andersonquigley.com  

How to apply: As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. If you have the qualities and attributes we seek, we would be delighted to hear from you.

To apply, please submit a full CV and a supporting statement. Your CV should include:

 • educational and professional qualifications

• full employment history

• the names and addresses of two referees.

Your supporting statement should demonstrate your ability to meet the person specification (maximum two pages.) Referees will not be approached until the final stages of the selection process and not without prior permission from candidates.

Should you wish to discuss the role in strict confidence, please contact our advising consultants at Anderson Quigley:

Please submit your documents to www.andersonquigley.com/job/AQ3115 using the reference AQ3115

For further information, the recruitment pack and application , click here.