Business Partnerships and Exchange Manager

Business Partnerships and Knowledge Exchange Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for a Business Partnerships and Knowledge Exchange Manager to join the Research and Impact Service team.

The University of Bath’s research is helping to change the world for the better. We work in partnership to create a healthier, more sustainable and connected future for us all.

Our Research and Impact Services (RIS) department supports the full research lifecycle – from funding applications and project delivery to knowledge exchange, impact, and commercialisation. As a Business Partnerships and Knowledge Exchange Manager, you’ll be a pivotal role at the heart of this work, enabling our Knowledge Exchange (KE) Strategy to maximise KE income and reputation.

As our Business Partnerships & Knowledge Exchange Manager, you will:

• Support the development and implementation of Knowledge Exchange plans at the University of Bath, working mainly with the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS)
• Facilitate existing and new relationships with industry/other external organisations and researchers.
• Secure income through Knowledge Exchange activities

You will be responsible for building relationships and identifying funding opportunities to support Faculty/School Knowledge Exchange plans.

You will develop collaborative projects (including Knowledge Transfer Partnerships) between businesses and academics, securing income for these knowledge exchange activities. This will often involve preparing funding proposals for research projects that are fully funded by external organisations or via a competitive research grant scheme. You will also host workshops and events that inform and promote knowledge exchange activities as well as encourage introductions among internal staff and potential external partners.

• Experience managing high level internal and/or external relationships in a business, organisational or university setting
• An understanding and interest in the applications and impact of Humanities and Social Sciences research to a range of external organisations
• Experience writing successful business cases of research funding applications
• Influencing skills to bring people from academic and business together to develop collaborative projects

As we are recruiting a Manager to work with our Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, expertise in supporting knowledge exchange with business, government, charities or the third sector would be beneficial.

This is a fixed‑term role for a period of 12 months to cover parental leave.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Steve Boakes, Head of Knowledge Exchange () or Emma Riddle, Business Partnerships & KE Manager ().

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us, and the following is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days to support work‑life balance
• Wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, Linked In Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• Family‑friendly workplace
• Excellent reward package recognising the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and interest‑free loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality, receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and…