Job Title: Programme Manager – Tech and Innovation
Location: London / Hybrid
Salary: £32,000 – £44,000 per annum based upon experience plus discretionary bonus and comprehensive benefits
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
This new role at techUK offers an exciting opportunity to join and support our fast-paced and growing tech and innovation programme that leads techUK’s work on current and emerging technologies such data analytics, quantum, semiconductors , digital ID and more. techUK plays an active role in showcasing and shaping these current and emerging and transformative technologies, ensuring the regulatory and legal environment supports current and future technologies, understanding how we can drive greater adoption and how we can get these technologies right for the economy, people, society and the planet.
The Tech and Innovation Programme Manager will support both the Head of Tech and Innovation and Head of Data Analytics, AI and Digital ID to deliver a successful programme of work and activities in key technologies that cut across both areas, building on techUK’s already established work. By taking ownership for building a programme of events, podcasts, insights, opportunities and more in specific technology areas, you will develop close relationships with techUK members, decision makers, civil society, and other key stakeholders that will supercharge UK tech. The activities and work you lead will feed directly into the wider tech and innovation programme’s work on current technologies including Cloud and AI, with the opportunity to help develop coherent and relevant policy recommendations where needed on behalf of our members. These activities will ensure techUK’s point of view and voice is clear, compelling, up-to-date and relevant to members and decision makers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensuring techUK’s voice on current and emerging and transformative technologies and innovations is relevant, credible and influential by becoming an active participant in the UK’s technology communities and building trusted stakeholder relationships and an external reputation
- Building a programme of activities that showcases and demonstrates the value of emerging technology to the UK’s society, people, economy and the planet through events, podcasts, stakeholder roundtables and reports
- Promote programme content through insights, opinions, social media, and PR activities
- Be responsible for maintaining and growing techUK’s membership base across the Tech and Innovation prgroamme particularly in areas relevant to this role
- Work closely with other techUK teams to assist in a successful programme of press coverage, events, internal and external marketing and to ensure they are kept fully informed of major policy initiatives
About you:
Core Competencies:
- Excellent communication and presentation skills. Able to develop clear and concise written communications including blogs, articles and consultation responses, as well as speaking at techUK run and other public events
- Ability to grow a campaign or programme and create a clear narrative throughout different events, podcasts, insights and member opportunities
- Ability to take on responsibility for key activities of the programme and be held accountable for actions and outcomes
Essential Knowledge and Experience:
- Strong capability and experience in researching, collating and presenting information
- Experience in planning and hosting webinars or events
- Experience in developing a programme of work or related product/programme management experience
- Experience of working closely with key stakeholders and business leaders
Additional Information:
This is a full time role based out of techUK’s London offices, however techUK operates a flexible working policy.
This role profile is a guide to the work that is required but does not form part of any contract of employment and may change from time to time to reflect changing circumstances.
The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK prior to the commencement of employment.
About techUK:
techUK is a membership organisation that brings together people, companies and organisations to realise the positive outcomes of what digital technology can achieve in collaboration with our sister company TechSkills.org. We collaborate across business, government and stakeholders to fulfil the potential of technology to deliver a stronger society and more sustainable future. By providing expertise and insight, we support our members, partners and stakeholders as they prepare the UK for what comes next in a constantly changing world.
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Candidates with experience of; Programme Management, Policy Manager, Public Affairs, Public Policy Manager, Technology Programme Manager, Project Management, Technology Policy Manager, Emerging Technology, Tech Manager, Innovation Manager, ICT Programme Manager, Technology Programme Manager, Technical Programme Manager, Technology Implementation Manager, Data and Cloud Programme Manager may also be considered for this role.
