Position Summary
Trinity College Dublin (TCD) seeks to appoint a seasoned Impact, Licensing & Commercialisation Manager to join the commercial team in Learnovate, with the goal of continuing development of the Centre's industry economic impact, Learnovate IP licensing and spin‑in/spin‑out commercialisation funding opportunities.
This newly created role arises from the recent Learnovate team re‑design and will have full oversight for all Learnovate economic impact capture, IP licensing and commercialisation activity.
The successful candidate will play a pivotal role and be primarily responsible for identifying and developing business partnerships and opportunities, while also boosting direct and associated investment from enterprises into the Centre. The ultimate ambition is for Learnovate to continue to scale its economic impact on the Irish economy, significantly increase the licensing of the Centre's core research outputs and achieve annual required metrics on start‑up spin‑in/spin‑out opportunities via Enterprise Ireland's commercialisation funding and other funding mechanisms.
This role will drive the economic impact, research licensing and commercialisation strategy for the organization, defining best practice approaches to achieve annual metrics in accordance with Enterprise Ireland funding. The role will standardise and continuously improve processes for economic impact capture, research licensing and commercialisation. The Impact, Licensing and Commercialisation Manager will provide inspirational leadership across Learnovate to ensure rapid and effective responses to industry needs and secure spin‑in/spin‑out funding opportunities. The successful candidate will lead and manage all team formation for Learnovate incubators as well directly support a Start‑Up Executive reporting to the role.
Success in this role will be measured directly by an increased level of industry engagement and the achievement of significant annual KPIs on economic impact, licensing and commercialisation funding. The post holder will deliver on assigned targets for their area of responsibility.
The Impact, Licensing & Commercialisation Manager will report directly to the Head of Membership Services, Learnovate and significantly partner with the Head of Research, Technology & Innovation, Learnovate. They will be self‑driven, have strong technical and business experience as demonstrated by previous examples. They will work with the Learnovate team to coordinate and align Learnovate economic impact, licensing and commercialisation efforts with national and international enterprises, government agencies and start‑ups.
Post status: Specific Purpose Contract
The specific purpose of the role is to capture the economic impact of the Centre, drive IP licensing and commercialisation activity from Learnovate Centre specific research. The role is directly linked to the deliverables of Learnovate's current Strategic and Business Plan. Employment is not offered on an indefinite basis, as the role is tied to specific strategic activities expected to be completed within a defined period. The position is funded by Enterprise Ireland, a non-core university funding stream, which is anticipated to cease within a finite period.
Hours of Post: 35 hours per week
Salary: This appointment will be made on the Senior Administrative 3 Salary Scale (€99,841 - €128,928 per annum) at a point in line with current Government pay policy. monthly/weekly payscales. (tcd.ie)
Application Process
To assist the selection process, applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae and a Cover Letter (maximum one A4 page) that specifically addresses the following points:
1. Clearly outline relevant experience and how this experience has contributed to their knowledge.
2. Demonstrate, through past examples, their ability to work on their own initiative and to resolve problems.
Applicants who do not address these requirements in their cover letter will not be considered at the shortlisting stage.
Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.
Please see the Job Description below for this position.
Contact
Informal enquiries about this post should be made to David Farrelly, Commercial Manager Learnovate E: farred19@tcd.ie
Application queries about this post, please email Andrea Free at E: recruit@tcd.ie and include the Competition ID number in the subject heading.
EEO Statement
At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applications from all individuals, including those with disabilities, those who have followed non‑traditional career paths, and those who have taken time out for reasons such as family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants, including those who have been displaced due to conflict or war.
Trinity College Dublin is Ireland's premier university. We are an EU Sustainable Gender Equality Champion and hold an Athena Swan Silver Award, recognising our ongoing work to advance gender equality both within Trinity and across the higher education sector. Trinity is committed to supporting work‑life balance and creating a family‑friendly working environment.
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