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About the Role

International trade and collaboration are crucial for economic growth. Connected Places Catapult facilitates this by working with global governments, industry, and innovation leaders to expand markets, build partnerships, and showcase UK expertise. This role is key to delivering the Digital Construction International Programme, advancing digital construction globally through best practices in information management and BIM. You will build and manage relationships with international governments, public sector organizations, and industry leaders, design and deliver international missions, workshops, and knowledge exchange activities to foster meaningful partnerships and market opportunities. Success requires navigating diverse cultural, political, and commercial environments, building trusted senior stakeholder relationships, and translating program deliverables into actionable outputs. This is a unique opportunity to shape international partnerships, drive innovation, economic growth, and promote UK standards and expertise globally. International travel and engagement across time zones are required.

Responsibilities

Build trusted client and stakeholder relationships.
Identify new opportunities and support the delivery of high-quality international programs.
Shape workstreams, develop bids and proposals, and manage stakeholder information.
Contribute specialist expertise to strengthen Connected Places Catapult’s credibility and impact.
Deliver against agreed revenue, utilization, and program targets, focusing on quality, value for money, and client confidence.
Identify and develop new opportunities, including follow-on work, second phase wins, and contributions to bids, proposals, and account development.
Scope, plan, and lead workstreams, including budgets, deliverables, delivery models, and coordination across core and virtual teams.
Design and deliver professional, innovative, and impactful activities that meet partner needs and bridge the gap between innovation and market adoption.
Build senior stakeholder buy-in, manage key relationships, and ensure stakeholder, account, and opportunity information is kept up-to-date in the CRM system.
Contribute thought leadership, specialist insight, and learning opportunities to strengthen delivery, proposal development, and team capability.
Maintain personal professional development and role model Connected Places Catapult’s commitment to equity, inclusion, diversity, and inclusive innovation.
Undertake other reasonable duties as required to support Connected Places Catapult’s strategic outcomes and effective business operations.

Requirements

Experience in international engagement and diplomacy.
Stakeholder management experience.
Experience in complex program delivery.
Ability to navigate diverse cultural, political, and commercial environments.
Ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
Ability to translate detailed program deliverables into actionable outputs.
Knowledge and experience of the construction and infrastructure sectors is advantageous.
Support for the Global BIM Network.
Collaboration with multilateral organizations.
Coordination of senior inward and outward visits.

Skills

Spark creative thinking across all tasks.
Apply systems thinking to problem solving.
Create effective networks.
Use personal influence to progress beyond challenges and blockers.
Use experience to provide the voice of the customer in all activities.
Effectively manage communication across teams and stakeholders.
Lead meetings.
Contribute to publications and events.
Co-ordinate plans across activities.
Role model agility and adaptation.
Champion and promote inclusion and sustainability.

Location

London
Milton Keynes
Birmingham

Work Type

Full Time
Permanent
Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior

Salary/Compensations

£63,340 - £73,221 / year

Benefits

9 day fortnight
23.5 holiday entitlement
Christmas shutdown period
Competitive pension, up to 10% company contribution
Two paid days of volunteering leave per year
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Cycle to Work Scheme
Cash Health Plan
Payroll Giving scheme
Discounts and offers from a wide variety of retailers
Mortgage Advice benefit

About the Company

Connected Places Catapult works with governments, industry and innovation leaders around the world to open new markets, build international partnerships and showcase UK expertise globally.
You will join Connected Places Catapult's International and Trade Directorate, a small and dedicated team that leads our work on exports, inward investment and international partnerships.