Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Associate

Job reference: HUM-027941

Salary: £31,387 – £35,880 per annum, dependent on relevant experience plus access to a £4,000 personal development budget

Faculty/Organisational Unit: Humanities

Location: Manchester

Employment type: Fixed Term

Division/Team: Geography

Hours Per Week: Full time (1 FTE)

Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 14/03/2025

Contract Duration: 24 months (start date must be on or before 31 May 2025)

School/Directorate: School of Environment, Education & Development

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious graduate with the ability and confidence to deliver the Irwell Catchment Partnership Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project with Groundwork Greater Manchester (GM).

The University of Manchester and Groundwork GM are looking to recruit a KTP Associate to undertake this 24-month project, which has an overall aim of developing knowledge and embedding new working practices and techniques to create and embed a data driven catchment management framework that will underpin evidence-based decision-making and optimise the long-term financial health of Groundwork GM and the Irwell Catchment Partnership.

The position will provide the successful candidate with a unique opportunity to gain experience in managing a complex project with multiple stakeholders. The role will bridge knowledge and operations between the academic and industrial sectors to embed environmental science informed solutions to catchment management. The KTP Associate will take the lead in co-ordinating and managing this large multi stakeholder project that will transform Groundwork GM’s data utilisation and prioritisation of environmental initiatives to inform catchment strategy development, water management, and ways of working.

Candidates will require a minimum qualification of a Masters level of pass with merit or distinction including an independent research dissertation, in a relevant academic field, such as physical geography, ecology, environmental science, conservation science, earth science, data science or similar.

This post is funded through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) award, a UK Government scheme intended to promote sustained and mutually beneficial relationships between universities and industry.

Based at Groundwork GM in Trafford, Greater Manchester, the successful candidate will work directly with supervisors from both the University and Groundwork GM and will use the facilities and resources of both organisations.

Please note the successful candidate must be able to commit to a start date on or before 31st May 2025.

What you will get in return:

Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we support an inclusive working environment and welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Emma Shuttleworth (Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography) or Michaela Howell (Director for Communities & Neighbourhoods, Groundwork GM)

Email: emma.shuttleworth@manchester.ac.uk / michaela.howell@groundwork.org.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.