Science & Innovation Officer

British Embassy / Marknadsföringsjobb / Stockholm
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A vacancy has arisen for a science and innovation officer to join the British Embassy in Stockholm. The position will develop scientific collaboration and R&D partnering events with Nordic researchers, and collaborate with network colleagues across Europe. Further information on the UK's Global Science & Innovation network: http://www.dius.gov.uk/dius international/science and innovation and innovation network
The main duties of the position will be:
To develop and manage bilateral and multilateral partnering events. This will include designing event programmes; recruiting UK, Swedish, and Nordic partner organisations, research groups and companies; collaborating with S&I network colleagues across Europe to identify and be a contact point for suitable local participants in European events; as well as overseeing practical aspects of event organisation, promotion, budgeting and undertaking post-event evaluation.
To identify areas where the UK could benefit from scientific collaboration or technology transfer with Swedish and Nordic organisations in new emerging areas..
To prepare, for a non-specialist UK audience, concise and timely reporting information on recent science & innovation policy and technological developments in Sweden, and to contribute to S&I corporate communications and reporting.
To support for science and innovation officials and VIPs from the UK to Sweden.
To act as S&I Nordics Team contact point with the British Embassy in Helsinki and to be responsible for developing relationships with key Finnish S&I contacts. In 2010 this will include organising one innovation event in Finland.
To develop a network of contacts in the UK and Sweden which will support the above activities and to produce a database of key Nordic research contacts (working to the Regional Manager.) Providing support to the Regional Science & Innovation Manager including internal S&I Europe meetings, and staying up to date with key science and innovation events and their outcomes in Sweden.
To play a leading role in the Embassy project team "greening the Embassy" to continue to drive down the Embassy's carbon emissions.
Overview of required knowledge and skills:
• degree education, preferably but not necessarily in the sciences
• an ability to handle a wide range of science-related issues.
• knowledge of key Swedish S&I organisations and sectors
For more information on the post and required competencies please email hazel.gibson@fco.gov.uk Applications should include an up-to-date CV and one page letter in English explaining why you think you are qualified for the job together with the names and contact details of two references. . They should be sent to hazel.gibson@fco.gov.uk Applications close 28 August and interviews will be held in Stockholm on 9 September. We will only contact those invited for interview.

Publiceringsdatum
2009-08-17

Arbetstider och omfattning
Tillsvidare
Heltid

Ersättning
Fast lön

Så ansöker du
Sista dag att ansöka är 2009-08-28

Företag
British Embassy

Adress
British Embassy
Box 27819
11593 STOCKHOLM

Kontorsadress
Skarpögatan 6-8

Kontaktuppgifter
Telefonnummer: 08-6713000
Faxnummer: 08-6629989

Jobbnummer
491852

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Science & Innovation Officer

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