- Junior
- Office in London
techUK is the trade association which brings together people, companies and organisations to realise the positive outcomes of digital technology. With over 1100 members (the majority of which are SMEs) across the UK, techUK creates a network for innovation and collaboration across business, government and stakeholders to provide a better future for people, society, the economy and the planet. 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.
Role Purpose
This new role offers an exciting opportunity to join techUK’s Tech and Innovation programme. Spanning multiple emerging technologies including Quantum and Robotics, the programme actively convenes the UK’s technology sector, showcases world-leading innovations, explores opportunities for cutting-edge technology development, and addresses key challenges on behalf of our membership.
Role Purpose
This new role offers an exciting opportunity to join techUK’s Tech and Innovation programme. Spanning multiple emerging technologies including Quantum and Robotics, the programme actively convenes the UK’s technology sector, showcases world-leading innovations, explores opportunities for cutting-edge technology development, and addresses key challenges on behalf of our membership.
The Junior Programme Manager for Robotics will play an instrumental part in driving techUK’s Robotics activity and convening, championing and advancing the UK’s Robotics sector. This will involve building upon techUK’s soon-to-be-released Robotics report and policy asks, plus a ‘sprint campaign’ from February-June 2025.
You will work closely with the Head of Emerging Technology and Innovation to manage a brand-new Robotics programme. This will involve researching tech trends and sector characteristics, collaborating with colleagues and external stakeholders, planning events, and writing reports. Other responsibilities include launching and managing a cross-sector Robotics Working Group and ensuring activity is aligned with and delivered through techUK’s Tech & Innovation, Markets and Policy programmes.
This role presents a fantastic opportunity to grow techUK’s credibility, relevance and influence across the UK’s Robotics sector and develop close relationships with government, academia, and techUK members.
Any individual must champion techUK’s Robotics and Emerging Technologies members and activity, excel in a fast-paced environment spanning multiple teams, and build strong relationships with diverse stakeholders. They will consider the short- to long-term implications of Robotics technologies on the UK economy, society, and planet.
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting the planning and management of a brand-new Robotics programme, conducting insightful research and creating a calendar of impactful activities including roundtables and workshops. These will inform the role-holder’s Robotics reports and government-focused policy recommendations
- Assisting with the launch and management of a cross-sector Robotics Working Group. This includes coordinating across techUK programmes, communicating with participants, publishing relevant thought leadership, organising meetings, and tracking actions
- Collaborating with techUK’s Tech and Innovation, Markets, Marcomms and Policy teams to ensure Robotics content, activity, policy, and strategy is consistent and effectively communicated. Teams include AI Adoption/Ethics, Digital Regulation, International, Defence, and Transport
- Proactively maintaining and growing techUK’s Robotics membership by recruiting new companies and improving business processes
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Competencies
- Strong communication and presentation skills to craft concise and compelling narratives for activity including events and reports that will resonate with key stakeholders
- Time management, proactively ensuring deadlines are met, key stakeholders are briefed, and members are engaged and deriving value
- Able to deliver a broad programme of Robotics activity (events, articles, reports, policies), maintaining strong attention to detail around communications, policy formulation and proofreading
- Highly motivated, organised, and eager to proactively contribute creative ideas towards a new, constantly evolving programme
- Able to assume responsibility for programme activities and accountability for actions and outcomes, develop trusted working relationships with key stakeholders, and be an approachable contact for colleagues
- A natural team player who will proactively collaborate with colleagues to embed Robotics across techUK
- Strong business development skills or a willingness to learn
Essential Knowledge and Experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong capability in researching, collating, and presenting information
- A team player committed to helping colleagues meet their objectives
- Experience of planning and hosting events
- Experience of developing a programme of work with the bigger picture in mind
- Experience in stakeholder and membership engagement
Desired knowledge and experience
- A broad understanding of key Robotics technologies that will shape the sector, transform industries and drive economic growth
- An appreciation for the technical, ethical, policy, financial and regulatory issues facing the UK’s Robotics sector
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.
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.
The salary range for this role is £28,000-£33,000 per annum based upon experience plus discretionary bonus and comprehensive benefits.
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