Junior Programme Manager – Robotics (Policy)

Job Title: Junior Programme Manager – Robotics (Policy)
Location: London / Hybrid
Salary: £28,000 - £33,000 per annum based upon experience plus discretionary bonus and comprehensive benefits
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
techUK is the trade association which brings together people, companies and organisations to realise the positive outcomes of digital technology. With over 1100 members in 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.
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 team actively convenes the UK’s technology sector through events, showcases world-leading innovations, explores possibilities for cutting-edge technology development, and develops policy asks to address key challenges and opportunities 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, planning and delivering events, forming policy recommendations, 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 teams.
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 companies.
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.
The role is not technical and it would best suit an individual with a strong interest in technology policy, strategy, or ecosystems.
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
  
• Able to deliver a broad programme of Robotics activity (events, articles, reports, policy asks), maintaining strong attention to detail around communications, policy formulation and proofreading
  
• 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
  
• 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
  Essential Knowledge and Experience
  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
  
• Strong capability in researching, collating, and presenting information
  
• Experience of planning and hosting events
  
• Experience of developing a campaign or initiative while considering the bigger picture
  
• Experience in stakeholder and membership engagement
  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.
  The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK prior to the commencement of employment.
  Please click APPLY to be redirected to our website to apply for this role.
  Candidates with experience of: Junior Programme Management, Policy Manager, Junior Programme Manager, Trainee Program Manager, Robotic Technologies Trainee Project Manager, Robotic Programme Manager may also be considered for this role