KTP Officer
About ARU:
ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world leading. We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.
Last year, ARU was awarded Innovate UK’s Best Transformational Knowledge Transfer Partnership Award and a Silver Award for IUK’s 50th Year Celebration.
About the Role:
Based within the Research & Information Services Team, your priority will be providing support relating to the successful delivery and further development of Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) projects. You’ll play an important role in providing advice and guidance to both internal and external stakeholders, supporting increased internal awareness of KTPs, assisting external partner engagement and managing a caseload of KTP projects.
With a degree in a relevant professional qualification, you’ll have experience of supporting and developing successful KTP proposals, knowledge and understanding of the KTP lifecycle and of working with academic and non-academic partners on collaborative projects. Experience of project management and successful delivery of outcomes is essential whilst, familiarisation of establishing business to business relationship including development of proposals is desirable.
Informal enquiries can be made to Ben Hooson, Knowledge Transfer Partnership Manager at ben.hooson@aru.ac.uk
Find out more about working with us and how we recruit.
We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
In accordance with Home Office guidance and the Asylum, Immigration and Nationality Act 2006, ARU has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work in the UK and in the role for which they have been recruited. Prior to their start date, the successful candidate will be asked to provide evidence of their right to work in the UK.
For candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK, ARU is a UKVI-licensed sponsor and may be able to provide sponsorship for eligible candidates appointed to skilled roles, subject to meeting the relevant immigration requirements. Eligibility for sponsorship will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Further information about UK immigration requirements and working in the UK can be found on the Home Office website.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.
Guidance Notes:
Please download the Job Description Person Specification for key requirements. To apply, demonstrate how your skills and experience meet the criteria.