Job purpose · This role is responsible for building meaningful, commercially relevant relationships across the agri-food sector to accelerate the commercialisation of emerging agri-tech · The role ensures that agri-tech businesses and their technologies are aligned with industry need, commercially viable, and supported by the necessary advisory capability, skills development, and stakeholder awareness. · The postholder will act as a bridge between innovation pipelines, industry customers, advisors, and professional bodies—ensuring innovations translate into measurable on-farm ROI and scalable market uptake. This role is field-based, which means you’ll be travelling to client sites, partner sites and our locations as part of your day-to-day work. You may also work from your home address for a minority of the week or attend one of our sites from time to time. Our main locations are: Oxford, York, Edinburgh, Cranfield, Newport (Midlands). Key responsibilities · Deliver an engagement strategy to raise awareness of emerging and newly launched agri-tech solutions to relevant industry stakeholders · Work with relevant teams to ensure technologies are demonstrated in relevant operational environments (commercial farms, advisory networks, supply chains). · Gather and communicate robust evidence of return on investment (ROI), productivity gains, environmental impact, and commercial viability. · Position the organisation as a trusted, independent broker of credible innovation. · Collaborate with industry bodies, professional associations, and training providers to identify emerging skills gaps linked to new technologies. · Ensure required competencies are captured and embedded into relevant CPD schemes and advisory frameworks. · Develop clear communications and engagement plans that articulate the current and future agri-tech pipeline. · Engage key stakeholders (farmers, advisors, supply chain actors, processors, retailers, policymakers) to build awareness of technologies in development. · Represent the organisation at relevant industry activities/events · Translate technical outputs into commercially relevant narratives for different stakeholder audiences. · Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships with industry customers, supply chain partners, and corporate stakeholders. · Support innovators within programmes to access industry/customer feedback. · Contribute to go-to-market strategies and partnership agreements that maximise adoption success. · Contribute to reporting, impact measurement, and continuous improvement across programmes. · Work cross-functionally with relevant teams to ensure cohesive delivery. What we are looking for Essential Experience · Strong network across the UK agri-food sector. · Experience in agri-tech, agricultural innovation, or related rural industries. · Demonstrable experience building partnerships across industry and professional bodies. · Experience translating technical innovation into commercially relevant messaging. · Understanding of farm business drivers (productivity, profitability, sustainability). · Familiarity with CPD frameworks and professional accreditation schemes. · Experience supporting technology commercialisation or go-to-market strategies. · Commercial acumen. · Influencing and stakeholder management. · Systems thinking (innovation → skills → adoption → impact). · Clear communicator across multiple audiences. UK driving licence is mandatory to have. Why join us? You will be part of a pioneering organisation driving innovation in agri-tech, whilst working in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment. There is opportunity to grow and develop within a newly established organisation, plus a range of benefits including: 33 days of annual leave with flexible public holidays allocation Flexible working hours 4x salary life assurance EAP with 24/7 helpline and expert advice service (legal, finance, health) Pension salary sacrifice scheme availability Fees for professional memberships Ongoing training and development If you are ready for a role that truly makes an impact - join us and be part of something meaningful. We’d love to hear from you!