GreenTech Innovation Leader

Climate Salad is seeking a GreenTech Innovation Leader to direct the GreenTech Hub in Perth, WA. The role involves strategic leadership, team building, and fostering partnerships to promote green technologies and sustainability. Responsibilities include executing innovation challenges, organizing events, and attracting investment for green initiatives. The position requires collaboration with various stakeholders to accelerate decarbonization efforts across industries in Western Australia.
Climate Salad - GreenTech Hub Director

We are seeking a visionary and dynamic leader to drive the establishment, operation, and mission of the GreenTech Hub in integrating green technologies into businesses, government, and communities.

Curtin University is proud to be the operator of the GreenTech Hub, a multi-million-dollar initiative dedicated to accelerating green technologies across Western Australia. The hub is designed to drive decarbonisation efforts and foster sustainable practices across industries in WA.

Your New Role

As the Director of the GreenTech Hub, you will work closely with Curtin's world-class research teams, government departments, industry leaders, startups, and SMEs to develop cutting-edge solutions and scale up green innovations. You will spearhead efforts to reduce carbon emissions, promote sustainability, and develop a thriving GreenTech ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities:
• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement the strategic vision for the GreenTech Hub in alignment with its mission to drive green technology development across WA.
• Team Leadership: Build and lead a dedicated team to deliver key initiatives and ensure the Hub's successful operation.
• Advocacy: Promote the importance of green technologies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, emphasizing their potential for environmental sustainability and economic growth.
• Partnership Building: Cultivate and sustain strategic partnerships with industry sectors such as energy, mining, agriculture, and manufacturing, as well as government agencies, universities, and other key stakeholders.
• Innovation Challenges: Co-design and execute innovation challenges that incentivize the adoption of green technologies to reduce emissions across various industries.
• Capacity Building: Develop and implement state-wide programs to support start-ups and green technology providers in scaling up and commercializing new solutions.
• Events and Knowledge Transfer: Organize workshops, seminars, and networking events that promote collaboration and showcase green technology innovations.
• Education and Training: Collaborate with educational and training institutions to support the growth of skills in green technologies across WA.
• Investment Attraction: Leverage GreenTech initiatives from the Commonwealth and industry to attract investment for research, development, and commercialization of green technologies.
• Advisory Support: Provide expert advisory support to industry stakeholders and government on green technology solutions and collaborative opportunities.

The GreenTech Hub is a launchpad for transformative green technologies that facilitates knowledge exchange, provides access to funding, and partners with industry.