Academic Jobs

Permanent/Full Time

3 - 5 Years

First Degree

Education Jobs

GH¢5,000.00 - GH¢10,000.00

• A Masters degree or higher in a science subject relevant to the College experience • Experience in developing and delivering business plans including financial planning and reporting. • Experience in identifying market opportunities and undertaking market insight evaluations to assure the feasibility and viability of identified opportunities. • Experience of developing new business opportunities through enterprise, commercial and/or knowledge exchanges. • Experience in building sustainable relationships with external groups, clients and companies and the ability to up-sell opportunities. • In-depth understanding of the higher education sector especially the need for Universities to diversify their activity and income streams. • Strong communication skills in all formats. • The ability to develop sustainable networks and productive relationships with external clients that result in new business for the College. • The ability to influence and deliver through others. • Knowledge of business development, tendering and identification of funding opportunities that aligns to the activity of the College. • Ability to be self-motivated as well as work as part of a team. • Able to work to deadlines. • Ability to identify opportunities for the College through understanding external business needs and the requirements of sectors relevant to the College.

2025-01-28

· Identify opportunities and clients to exploit the College’s academic endeavours to create new income
streams.
· Actively engage with academics and technicians from across the College to fully understand the capabilities and knowledge capital.
· Engage externally with relevant sectors, industries and businesses with a view to exploit the
capabilities of the College.
· Generate new income streams through commercialisation of knowledge capital, facilities and/or research and development projects.
· Influence others and secure buy-in and commitment from staff across the College to deliver on
projects and opportunities with external businesses and companies.
· Support academic staff to build their confidence and skills in business engagement as well as
their awareness and understanding of key industrial strategies that affect the City, and region.
· Brief the College management team on key priorities in national and regional strategies and
advise on how the College should position itself for the future.
· Write business plans including financial budget delivery plans allied to third stream income
generation.
· Engage with business development managers, or equivalents, in other Colleges and work
collegiately to assure the University achieves its targets and realises identified opportunities.
· Represent the College externally at key events within the region, nationally, or on occasion,
internationally.
· Undertake research and market analysis, including client profiling, sourcing trend setters and high growth potential business opportunities and contacts.
· Prepare and present fully costed commercial proposals to clients, negotiating contracts to ensure each one generates the required financial return.
· Monitor and record activity on accounts to help close negotiations and meet targets.

Achimota

Greater Accra

Achimota