Business Development Manager - Green Futures Solutions Consultant

University of Exeter; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK university is seeking a full-time Green Futures Solutions Consultant to drive positive climate and business change. This hybrid role involves managing clients and developing new business opportunities. The position is fixed-term until September 2026, with a salary starting from £43,482.

Qualifications

• Strong background in driving climate and business change.
• Experience managing client projects and seeking business opportunities.
• Able to develop and deliver impact-driven solutions.

Responsibilities

• Manage existing clients and projects.
• Develop new business opportunities.
• Support development and delivery of paid-for products.

Skills

Commercial driver

Experience in science and business interface

Motivation for climate and nature change

Client management

Job description

Exeter Innovation

We are looking to recruit a full-time, fixed-term maternity cover post for the above role from 1st December 2025 – 6th September 2026 with potential extension subject to funding. The post is Hybrid (Streatham Based) with the expectation that you will be on-campus at least 2 days a week.

About the role

Do you have a track record, passion and tenacity in wanting to drive positive climate, nature, and business change? We’re looking for a fixed-term Green Futures Solutions Consultant to make this change and continue to grow the University’s work in this area.

We’re looking for individuals that have a strong commercial driver and are experienced and excited, to have worked or work at the interface of the science and business community and are motivated by driving positive climate, nature and business change.

You will be managing existing clients and projects, seeking out and develop new business opportunities and supporting the development and delivery of new ‘paid-for’ products and services and bespoke solutions that respond to business demand and generate impact from the University’s research.

These posts will play an instrumental role in continuing to building the already strong foundations and development of the University led Green Futures Solutions initiative. GFS is designed to bridge the gap between the University’s world leading research/science and consultancy services and will drive positive climate, nature, and business change.

About Green Futures Solutions:

Green Futures Solutions will work with (non-academic) clients and partners to drive positive change and impact from the University of Exeter’s world leading research. Green Futures Solutions bridges the gap between research and consultancy delivering bespoke and ‘off-the-shelf’ services to businesses and wider organisations. Green Futures Solutions will help build resilience in response to rapid and uncertain global environmental change and will provide the collective leadership to support tangible transformational change that is climate, nature and business positive.

Further information

Before submitting an application, you may wish to discuss the post informally by contacting Talwyn Whetter (Head of Strategy, Green Futures Solutions) or Alex Huke, Head of Environment and Clean Growth, (Exeter Innovation) email: [e-mail] or 07917348284

The starting salary will be from £43,482 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on 8 October 2025.