Consultant (RC309)

CPC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9 day fortnight

Holiday entitlement

Pension plan

Volunteer leave

EAP

Cycle to work

Health plan

Payroll giving

Discounts

Mortgage advice

Job summary

Connected Places Catapult in London and Milton Keynes is seeking a Consultant to support the Freight Innovation Fund (FIF) Accelerator Programme, helping SMEs, mentors and partners achieve timely, high‑quality outcomes.

You will coordinate internal teams and external stakeholders, manage scheduling and communications, support events, and contribute to proposals, bids and CRM updates.

Qualifications

• Identify new methodologies or approaches.
• Identify solutions beyond the tried and tested methods.
• Collaborate effectively across teams and disciplines.
• Influence effectively in projects and tasks.
• Customer perspective is understood and applied.
• Uses multi-channel communication to ensure clarity and connection on activities.
• Able to plan and deliver on multiple activities.
• Respond to and learns from change with ease.
• Embed inclusive and sustainability practices in planning and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support for the FIF Accelerator Programme, including supporting partner relationships, scheduling, operations, and communications.
• Co-ordinate internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure successful programme delivery.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to align accelerator activities with wider objectives of the Freight Innovation Fund.
• Provide an excellent support service to the SMEs in the cohort, ensuring their business and technical needs are met.
• Regular communication with partners, SMEs and CPC experts to ensure smooth trial delivery.
• Create a strong sense of community within the FIF programme, working closely with partners, DfT stakeholders and SMEs to unearth new collaborative opportunities.
• Co-ordinating and providing support at programme events.
• Assist Marketing, and other teams, with managing the Programme’s online presence across website, blogs, and social channels, including finding compelling content ideas, particularly those that demonstrate impact.
• Contribute to internal funding and contract award and monitoring and evaluation activity as needed, ensuring efficient and high-quality delivery.
• Support revenue targets.
• Spot opportunities.
• Contribute to bids and proposals.
• Support client confidence in and building credibility of CPC.
• Ensure CRM system is updated with stakeholder contact and any other account information.
• Support scoping and delivery of streams of work.
• Deliver plans as designed.
• Implement effective project management process.
• Organise your own contribution to the work stream.
• Collaborate effectively across the work streams/project team.
• Provide excellence in delivery.
• Meet (or exceed) utilisation targets.
• Promote innovative and professional delivery focus across project team.
• Support buy in across a range of stakeholders through professional and technical expertise.
• Accountable for timely and high-quality actions/tasks and updates.
• Update CRM system with contact of client information
• Maintain own professional development.
• Ensure an ethos of equity, inclusivity and diversity underpin your work activity, contribute to inclusive innovation across all Catapult activities.
• You may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties to support the Catapult in achieving its strategic outcomes and ensure effective business operations.

Skills

New methodologies

Cross-team collaboration

Influence in projects

Customer perspective

Multi-channel comms

Multi-activity planning

Adapt to change

Inclusive sustainability

Job description

Consultant (RC309)

Application Deadline: 28 October 2026

Department: Transport

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London and Milton Keynes

Reporting To: Head of Enterprise Support (Transport)

Compensation: £32,805 - £47,442 / year

Description

Location London or Milton Keynes (minimum of two days a week in the office. You can do more than two days if preferable)
Working hours Full time (9day Fortnight companywide)
Contract type/duration: Permanent Full Time
Band: 2.1
Salary: £32805 - £47442 (Dependent on office location and proven ability)
Reporting to: Head of Enterprise Support (Transport)
Closing date: 28th October 2026The successful candidate will support the day-to-day running of the demanding Freight Innovation Fund (FIF) Accelerator Programme to enable delivery to time and quality. Working very closely with the Accelerator Programme Lead, the successful candidate will play a key role in supporting SMEs, mentors, coaches, and partners to work together in helping achieve commercial impact and positive outcomes for the UK’s freight sector.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support for the FIF Accelerator Programme, including supporting partner relationships, scheduling, operations, and communications.
• Co-ordinate internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure successful programme delivery.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to align accelerator activities with wider objectives of the Freight Innovation Fund.
• Provide an excellent support service to the SMEs in the cohort, ensuring their business and technical needs are met.
• Regular communication with partners, SMEs and CPC experts to ensure smooth trial delivery.
• Create a strong sense of community within the FIF programme, working closely with partners, DfT stakeholders and SMEs to unearth new collaborative opportunities.
• Co-ordinating and providing support at programme events.
• Assist Marketing, and other teams, with managing the Programme’s online presence across website, blogs, and social channels, including finding compelling content ideas, particularly those that demonstrate impact.
• Contribute to internal funding and contract award and monitoring and evaluation activity as needed, ensuring efficient and high-quality delivery.
• Support revenue targets.
• Spot opportunities.
• Contribute to bids and proposals.
• Support client confidence in and building credibility of CPC.
• Ensure CRM system is updated with stakeholder contact and any other account information.
• Support scoping and delivery of streams of work.
• Deliver plans as designed.
• Implement effective project management process.
• Organise your own contribution to the work stream.
• Collaborate effectively across the work streams/project team.
• Provide excellence in delivery.
• Meet (or exceed) utilisation targets.
• Promote innovative and professional delivery focus across project team.
• Support buy in across a range of stakeholders through professional and technical expertise.
• Accountable for timely and high-quality actions/tasks and updates.
• Update CRM system with contact of client information
• Maintain own professional development.
• Ensure an ethos of equity, inclusivity and diversity underpin your work activity, contribute to inclusive innovation across all Catapult activities.
• You may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties to support the Catapult in achieving its strategic outcomes and ensure effective business operations.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Identify new methodologies or approaches.
• Identify solutions beyond the tried and tested methods.
• Collaborate effectively across teams and disciplines.
• Influence effectively in projects and tasks.
• Customer perspective is understood and applied.
• Uses multi-channel communication to ensure clarity and connection on activities.
• Able to plan and deliver on multiple activities.
• Respond to and learns from change with ease.
• Embed inclusive and sustainability practices in planning and delivery.

Benefits

• 9 day fortnight for everyone, every other Friday.
• 23.5 holiday entitlement for everyone, with pro-rata calculations for part-time employees, along with a Christmas shutdown period for additional days off.
• Competitive pension, up to 10% company contribution to help you save for your future.
• Two paid days of volunteering leave per year (pro-rata for part-time employees) to support charitable activities.
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing 24/7 confidential work/life support services to you and your immediate family members.
• Cycle to Work Scheme encouraging a healthy and sustainable commute.
• Cash Health Plan, offering reimbursement for a wide range of essential and everyday healthcare expenses, promoting your well-being.
• Payroll Giving scheme, allowing regular charitable contributions from pre-tax income, maximizing the impact of your donations.
• Discounts and offers from a wide variety of retailers, enhancing your purchasing power and providing savings opportunities.
• Mortgage Advice benefit, delivered in partnership with Charles Cameron & Associates - provides employees with free, expert mortgage advice and end-to-end mortgage support from the application process through to completion.

Connected Places Catapult is committed to building a diverse, inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.