About this role
Job description: Are you an experienced Public Affairs and Government Relations senior leader with a passion for industrial strategy and policy influence? We have an exciting opportunity in the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) for someone looking to use their executive leadership skills in Whitehall engagement and external affairs to make a national impact on UK manufacturing and innovation policy. We are looking for a strategic, politically astute, and collaborative Director of External Affairs to join our Board at a pivotal moment in our development. You will be a proven executive leader with a track record of driving high-level public affairs and political engagement within complex, multi-stakeholder environments. To succeed in this role, you will bring a deep working knowledge of UK Government structures, parliamentary mechanisms, and proven success engaging ministers, senior civil servants, and policy advisers across departments such as BIST...