Job title Sector Manager (Sustainable Technologies)
Department Research and Impact Services (RIS)
Salary Starting from £38,784, rising to £46,049pro rata
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a world-class team supporting UK companies to accelerate their growth through innovation, investment and partnership delivering economic impact into the UK economy.
About us
SETsquared has recently partnered on an exciting new supercluster working with 7 universities. Spanning the South West of England and South Wales, the Great Western Supercluster of Hydrogen Impact for Future Technologies (GW-SHIFT ) connects academic and industry partners, local authorities and other public sector organisations with a shared vision to maximise the enormous potential of the region’s hydrogen ecosystem.
We are looking for a pro-active, hands-on Sector Manager to act as the programme’s lead in building a pipeline of early-stage businesses innovating in this sector. The right candidate will coordinate SETsquared’s support and input into the programme and draw together activity across our network of start-ups, SMEs, and University partners.
The SETsquared Partnership is a world leading business incubator and innovation partnership comprising six research-intensive universities – Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton, and Surrey. We providea range of highly acclaimed support programmes to help turn ideas into thriving businesses.
About you
In this role, you will be working as part of a dynamic and friendly team along with a wider team at each of the individual Universities within the SETsquared Partnership.
* You are a proactive and hands-on self-starter with motivation and genuine enthusiasm for engaging and facilitating across the UK’s sustainable tech ecosystem, with a proven track record of developing relationships and supporting R&D activity.
* You will possess excellent communication skills, together with a positive, professional manner and the ability to deal tactfully and confidently with people at all levels.
* With energy and enthusiasm, you will have the ability to work under pressure while maintaining high quality work, attention to detail, and dealing with multiple and varied responsibilities.
With a wide ecosystem across SETsquared and beyond, this is a complex and challenging but stimulating and rewarding environment to work within.
Further information
This is a part-time role, working 21.9 hours (0.6 fte) for an initial fixed-term period of two years, until April 2027. Please note that the working days are yet to be agreed with the Manager according to the demands of the project.
You may be required to undertake duties outside of standard University hours, including evenings where the business need arises, and some travelling across the South of the UK/South Wales may be required.
Interviews are scheduled to take place w/c 3 November 2025.
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 students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below 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 so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
* A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
* Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
* An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on ourapplication support webpage.
We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.
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