Non-Executive Director

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Welcome Letter from the Chairman

Dear Candidate,

Thank you for your interest in this unique opportunity to help shape and support ORE Catapult in our core mission of accelerating the creation and growth of UK companies and innovative technologies in the offshore renewable energy sector.

In a year of political change and challenge, it is with great pleasure that I am able to reflect on strong and consistent progress by the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult in delivering an innovation, research and growth agenda absolutely in tune with the UK Government’s priorities and industrial strategy.

Our continued focus on close collaboration with the industrial and academic leaders in renewable energy has driven greater levels of applied research and innovation, product development and supply chain engagement and growth, all in market sectors critical to delivering on our commitment to net zero.

Perhaps the biggest development has been our regional expansion, with our well established centres in Glasgow and the North East of England now being complemented by Centres of Excellence in the Humber and Pembrokeshire, as well as new offices in East Anglia, the South-West and Aberdeen. ORE Catapult is delivering real impact cross the UK, directly contributing to the Government’s levelling up agenda.

And we have continued to develop close collaboration across the Catapult Network, with economic growth and technology development programmes leveraging the very best practise and experience from across the UK’s world-leading industrial spectrum.

As we look to the future, our Board continues to exercise strong governance, assessing risks and future growth potential, and ensuring that we continue to deliver exceptional returns on the investment entrusted to us.

With an eye towards post-Covid investment and growth, we are well-advanced in developing a new portfolio of multi-million-pound projects in close alignment with the Government’s ambitions for regional, low-carbon job creation, research and innovation. ORE Catapult is operating at the forefront of the green economic recovery and has strong ambition to deliver even greater economic and social benefit over the coming few years.

With this in mind, it’s with great excitement that we look to further strengthen our Board with the appointment of another Non-Executive Director (NXD).

I wish you well with your application.

Colin Hood
Chairman

ORE Catapult mission is to play a key role in delivering the UK’s largest clean growth opportunity, through accelerating the creation and growth of UK companies in the offshore renewable energy sector. We will use our unique facilities and research and engineering capabilities to bring together industry and academia, driving innovation in renewable energy.

ORE Catapult is working with industry and academia to identify, develop, prove and de-risk promising new technologies and bring them to market. We help reduce the cost of offshore renewable energy, supporting the growth of the industry, creating UK benefit and enabling offshore renewables to become the UK economy’s largest driver of clean growth.

The below illustration speaks to ORE Catapult impact in 2019/2020.

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We use our unique facilities, research and engineering capabilities to bring together industry and academia, driving innovation in renewable energy. To deliver our strategy, we have developed four core strategic objectives: Operational Performance, Accelerated Technology Development, New Frontier and UK Growth Platforms.

  1. Operational Performance – we will enable the UK to become internationally recognised as a centre of excellence for operating offshore renewable plants, and for UK innovators and solution providers to develop products and services that will build and maintain a UK based supply chain, boosting productivity of UK businesses and creating an exportable commodity
  2. Accelerated Technology Development – we will be internationally recognised as the go-to testing and validation centre for the industry’s original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and in doing so act as the access point to UK-based high-value supply chains, and help develop and validate new innovations ready for the market
  3. New Frontiers – we will identify and accelerate promising technologies towards commercialisation, seed the next generation of high growth businesses, and help them access the UK’s indigenous market and export opportunities
  4. UK Growth Platforms – we will develop cross-cutting support platforms essential for ensuring economic impact from the other three strategic objectives

ORE Catapult know that the way we deliver is just as important as what we deliver. Our four core values set out the types of behaviour we expect of their employees and set the tone for the culture of our organisation. We want our staff to embody the values of Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and Collaboration.

  1. Innovation – seek out new ideas and ways of working and embrace positive change whilst recognising our limitations, accepting challenge and challenging assumptions
  2. Excellence – consistently take personal responsibility for delivering successful outcomes, demonstrating resilience and determination to overcome barriers and continually looking for ways to improve
  3. Integrity – value, recognise and reward every individual’s time, commitment, diverse and constructive contribution, treating everyone with equal dignity and respect
  4. Collaboration – wholeheartedly commit to building enduring, positive working relationships, recognising and supporting the needs of others and working openly and honestly towards mutual success

Equality, diversity and inclusion is hugely important to the firm. At ORE Catapult we recognise the importance of providing an inclusive workplace for all our people to feel safe and supported at work, no matter what their individual characteristics. We encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to work to enable a work environment that is supportive and collaborative and where integrity is valued. As well as benefiting employees, we believe this approach also creates the conditions for the diversity of thought and innovation that allow us to perform at our best for everyone. Demonstrating resilience and determination to overcoming barriers, we will strive to achieve excellence.

To ensure we successfully deliver on our vision, ORE Catapult is turning our attention to further strengthening the Board and are looking for experienced Board Members who are strategic, innovative and understanding of sector. The firm is keen to further diversify the Board’s expertise by introducing specific skill and knowledge.

Please review the NXD position profile for further information…

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Candidates wishing to apply should provide a tailored CV and covering letter. This should be addressed to [email protected]

Should you have questions or wish to discuss the opportunity prior to applying please contact Sophie Randles, Director at Livingston James on 07432480922.

The recruitment of this position is managed by Livingston James