CoStar Enterprise & Commercialisation Coordinator
| Posting date: | 05 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £29,297 to £33,826 per year |
| Additional salary information: | (including London Allowance) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 March 2026 |
| Location: | Egham, Surrey |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Royal Holloway University of London |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 0226-070 |
Summary
Full-Time, Permanent
The role: The CoSTAR National Lab Enterprise & Commercialisation (E&C) Coordinator plays a key organisational and administrative role within the CoSTAR E&C Team. You will have administrative responsibility, working with senior leadership posts, E&C team members, and liaise with the university legal and procurement teams. You will work in a creative, inclusive and dynamic environment where you will administer systems and processes to support the delivery of the national creative enterprise and commercialisation programmes for the creative technology sector in the UK. The E&C Coordinator will require excellent people, project, organisational and event coordination skills and be agile, responsive, and creative in their approach to delivery.
About the National R&D Lab: The CoSTAR National Lab for R&D in Creative Technology is the largest ever investment in creative industries R&D in UK history: a £51.1m programme led by Royal Holloway, University of London to develop a National R&D Lab for creative technologies to ensure the UK’s screen and performance industries have innovation infrastructure needed to compete globally. See more here.
The National R&D Lab will place Equality, Diversity and Sustainability at the heart of all we do: from our team culture to the research programmes we run, to how we collaborate with partners.
What You Will Be Doing:
Provide administrative support for E&C activities, coordinating and delivering workshops and networking events online and in person, and the associated logistics.
To act as the key liaison point between complex multi stakeholder relationships, such as applicants, external delivery teams and the E&C Team, as well as between internal and external stakeholders.
Multi-stakeholder complexity
Coordination of external contractors, mentors and experts including contracts, invoices and payments.
Coordination of application process for programme applicants.
Assist E&C team and the Head of Delivery to ensure the collection of necessary data for reporting purposes and that it is compatible with the teams’ workflows and activities.
Provide support to CoSTAR communications activities as requested, including contributing to communications work at events.
You should apply if you:
Can demonstrate excellent experience, organisational and administrative skills and proactiveness.
Would enjoy the challenge and excitement of working for the new CoSTAR National Lab in R&D for the Creative Industries with world-leading higher education institutions and industry partners.
Have a positive ‘can do’ and solution-focussed approach with the ability to multi-task different projects and priorities as well as working well as part of a team
Show a keen interest in emerging technologies, research and innovation
This is a full time, permanent role available from February 2026.
In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:
Generous annual leave entitlement
Training and Development opportunities
Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing.
Free parking
This post is based in Egham, Surrey, but with expectation of significant working time at the CoSTAR National Lab which is being built in Pinewood Studios.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Nicole Stewart Rushworth: nicole.stewart.rushworth@rhul.ac.uk.
For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk.
Please quote the reference: 0226-070
Closing Date: 23:59, 19 March 2026
Interview Date: To Be Confirmed
The role: The CoSTAR National Lab Enterprise & Commercialisation (E&C) Coordinator plays a key organisational and administrative role within the CoSTAR E&C Team. You will have administrative responsibility, working with senior leadership posts, E&C team members, and liaise with the university legal and procurement teams. You will work in a creative, inclusive and dynamic environment where you will administer systems and processes to support the delivery of the national creative enterprise and commercialisation programmes for the creative technology sector in the UK. The E&C Coordinator will require excellent people, project, organisational and event coordination skills and be agile, responsive, and creative in their approach to delivery.
About the National R&D Lab: The CoSTAR National Lab for R&D in Creative Technology is the largest ever investment in creative industries R&D in UK history: a £51.1m programme led by Royal Holloway, University of London to develop a National R&D Lab for creative technologies to ensure the UK’s screen and performance industries have innovation infrastructure needed to compete globally. See more here.
The National R&D Lab will place Equality, Diversity and Sustainability at the heart of all we do: from our team culture to the research programmes we run, to how we collaborate with partners.
What You Will Be Doing:
Provide administrative support for E&C activities, coordinating and delivering workshops and networking events online and in person, and the associated logistics.
To act as the key liaison point between complex multi stakeholder relationships, such as applicants, external delivery teams and the E&C Team, as well as between internal and external stakeholders.
Multi-stakeholder complexity
Coordination of external contractors, mentors and experts including contracts, invoices and payments.
Coordination of application process for programme applicants.
Assist E&C team and the Head of Delivery to ensure the collection of necessary data for reporting purposes and that it is compatible with the teams’ workflows and activities.
Provide support to CoSTAR communications activities as requested, including contributing to communications work at events.
You should apply if you:
Can demonstrate excellent experience, organisational and administrative skills and proactiveness.
Would enjoy the challenge and excitement of working for the new CoSTAR National Lab in R&D for the Creative Industries with world-leading higher education institutions and industry partners.
Have a positive ‘can do’ and solution-focussed approach with the ability to multi-task different projects and priorities as well as working well as part of a team
Show a keen interest in emerging technologies, research and innovation
This is a full time, permanent role available from February 2026.
In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:
Generous annual leave entitlement
Training and Development opportunities
Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing.
Free parking
This post is based in Egham, Surrey, but with expectation of significant working time at the CoSTAR National Lab which is being built in Pinewood Studios.
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Nicole Stewart Rushworth: nicole.stewart.rushworth@rhul.ac.uk.
For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk.
Please quote the reference: 0226-070
Closing Date: 23:59, 19 March 2026
Interview Date: To Be Confirmed
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