Could you be the next member of our NICRE team?
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) is looking to appoint an Innovation Associate to lead our work on the Rural Digital Inclusion project in Northumberland.
This role is an exciting opportunity to shape activities, test ideas and capture learning to help rural communities and businesses get the most from digital tools and technologies. You'll work collaboratively with a wide range of partners locally, regionally and nationally.
As NICRE's project lead you will:
- Manage the Rural Digital Inclusion project, working closely with partners iNorthumberland and Community Action Northumberland (CAN) to coordinate provision of practical support to rural businesses and communities, in particular activity by volunteer digital champions in village halls and other community spaces
- Help build strategic relationships that enhance the offer of digital inclusion support and create opportunities to trial new models and extend activities. By working collaboratively, you will avoid duplication of effort and maximise the collective impact and sustainability of digital inclusion support for rural businesses and communities in Northumberland
- Lead on learning capture and knowledge exchange across the Rural Digital Inclusion project. This will include ongoing networking and sharing learning with partners, identifying opportunities to inform policy development, and blueprinting models of rural digital inclusion for NICRE’s Innovation Portal
