The Role:
Innovation Connect, comprising three city venues, is one of the University’s key investments to generate value through engagement with businesses. It provides co working and office space, alongside business support and engagement events, and currently houses a range of early stage companies that benefit from active connection with the University.

This role exists to support innovation and collaboration between the University and external businesses by creating a well run, supportive and connected environment. By driving sales activity and sustaining strong occupancy levels, it enables early stage businesses from the University and the wider business community to collaborate effectively and grow, delivering mutual benefit and long term impact for the University and the local economy.

This role is offered as a developmental appointment aligned to a Level 4 Sales Executive apprenticeship, with responsibilities structured to support progression in capability and confidence over the duration of the contract.

The University is proud of its commitment to offer apprenticeships across a wide range of vocational areas. Apprenticeships combine practical on the job training with a course of study in your chosen vocation; enabling you to reach your full potential via work based experience and recognised qualifications.  These opportunities are offered by the University to those with limited previous education/training or work experience, helping you to develop the required skills in your chosen field of work.

All apprentices will be fully supported by departmental managers and mentors who will help you to become work-ready within a welcoming and high performing team environment.

As a University of Portsmouth apprentice, you will:

Complete a level 4 in Sales Executive with University of Portsmouth
Be supported by a specialist training provider
Gain job specific skills and work alongside experienced staff
Be supported to complete training and course work within agreed deadlines

Training will be with the University of Portsmouth with a mixture of online and some on campus learning.

Apprentice will complete 6 off the job hours a week.

Staff discounts and loyalty schemes.
Staff car parking and discounted public travel.
Excellent training and development opportunities.
Staff wellbeing programmes.
Recreation facilities, including discounted gym membership, food on campus schemes, use of the Library and staff social activities.
Discounted learning.
Start-up business mentoring from expert entrepreneurs via our Entrepreneurs in Residence programme.

The University of Portsmouth is a global employer of choice where exceptional people create, share and apply knowledge that makes a difference.

Experience the pride of being part of a select group – one of only four universities in the south-east of England to achieve a prestigious Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework. Additionally, we proudly rank among the top 140 universities globally in the Times Higher Young University World Rankings.