Knowledge Exchange Manager

Bath Spa University; Bath; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Bath Spa University is inviting applications for the Knowledge Exchange Manager position. This pivotal role involves leading KE projects, fostering partnerships, and driving innovation at the institution. The ideal candidate will possess a degree, extensive knowledge exchange experience, and a strong collaborative spirit. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package included.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Enhanced paid leave

Family friendly policies

Employee Assistance Programme

Transport schemes

Qualifications

• Degree level education or equivalent experience is mandatory.
• Experience supporting senior leaders to drive change and innovation.
• Understanding of higher education landscape regarding knowledge exchange.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the university's staff consultancy scheme.
• Manage high-value KE projects and ensure alignment with institutional priorities.
• Build partnerships with businesses and cultural organizations.

Skills

Financial literacy

Collating complex information

Engagement with diverse partners

Education

Degree level education

Job description

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Knowledge Exchange Manager

Application Deadline: 13 June 2025

Department: Innovation and Knowledge Exchange Centre

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Bath, Somerset - Newton Park

Compensation: GBP 38,249 - GBP 42,882 / year

Description

Join Bath Spa University as our new Knowledge Exchange Manager. This is an exciting opportunity in our Centre for Innovation and Knowledge Exchange where you will be providing senior operational support for our KE objectives, leading on developing our university staff consultancy scheme, and offering specialist advice and knowledge to grow our KE culture.

About the Role

This is a pivotal role at the heart of Bath Spa University's Knowledge Exchange (KE) ambitions - driving collaboration, innovation, and real-world impact. You'll lead dynamic internal networks, bringing together School-based KE Leads to embed our strategy consistently across the institution. Externally, you'll build and strengthen partnerships with businesses, cultural organisations, and strategic networks, creating opportunities for knowledge sharing, consultancy, and relationship building within our communities.

You'll manage high-value, high-impact KE projects - from shaping our staff consultancy offer to increasing the use of our specialist facilities by external organisations. You'll coordinate delivery across a skilled team, ensuring projects are aligned with institutional priorities and delivered efficiently.

Working closely with the Research Support Office, you'll help grow our income, deepen our public engagement, and boost collaboration between academics and external partners. You'll also play a key role in ensuring we meet national reporting requirements and enhance our performance in key frameworks such as KEF and HEIF.

The role is also about building long-term capacity - you'll lead on training and development to empower colleagues across academic and professional services roles to engage confidently with KE. By designing resources, delivering expert advice, and promoting good practice, you'll help embed a culture of collaboration, creativity, and external engagement.

This is a leadership role that calls for vision, initiative and a solutions-focused mindset. You'll spot challenges and turn them into opportunities, drawing on data and insight to inform strategic decisions and drive continuous improvement. And as a key ambassador for the university's KE work, you'll represent us at national events and external forums - ensuring we're well connected and forward thinking in everything we do.

For more information, please see the attached Job Description

About You

Essential:

• Degree level education (or equivalent experience) plus experience in any of the areas of knowledge exchange listed in Job Purpose (see JD)
• Experience working independently to support a large organisation's senior leaders to drive change / innovation, putting the necessary processes in place (or adapting existing ones) to enable this
• Understanding of the higher education landscape, especially regarding knowledge exchange (namely KEF and HEIF, and/or any of the areas listed in Job Purpose)
• Financial literacy (for example, understanding and analysing financial information, and creating budgets for consultancy projects)
• Able to collate and present complex information clearly and concisely to various audiences (for example, collating and presenting information on BSU's knowledge exchange performance against various metrics on a monthly basis)

Desirable:

• Postgraduate qualification and/or professional certifications relevant to knowledge exchange, innovation, or business development. Experience of working in a Higher Education environment
• Proven ability to work with a diverse range of external partners and internal colleagues (professional services - particularly Research Support Office colleagues - academics, senior leaders) for project scoping, delivery and reporting
• A passion for change and innovation, embracing opportunities to do things differently, such as adapting existing processes and systems to make them as effective as possible
• The ability to think about and present creative solutions to complex problems but still working within the boundaries and parameters of institutional policy and process
• Attention to detail, both qualitatively (e.g. supporting BSU's reporting of its knowledge exchange performance) and quantitatively (e.g. costing a consultancy project)

Additional Information

Salary: Grade 7, starting from GBP 38,249 rising to GBP 42,882 per annumThe salary range shows the potential maximum pay progression in addition to any annual inflationary increase to your pay. Please note that our default position is to appoint into the lower end of the range, unless there are exceptional circumstances.

Staff Benefits
We offer a wide range of great benefits at BSU, including

• Generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme/Teacher's Pension Scheme). This is a defined benefit pension scheme which pays members a secure income for life, post-retirement
• Enhanced paid leave - 41 - 46 days depending on the role (Full Time) - more details here: https://apphub.bathspa.ac.uk/StaffBenefits
• Family friendly policies including hybrid working, flexible work environment, on-site nursery, and a sector-leading enhanced maternity scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme which offers access to on-demand GP appointments, wellbeing support and advice, and access to counselling
• Transport schemes including Electric Vehicle Scheme and Cycle to Work
• Wide range of discounts and financial benefits, accessed through and easy-to-use app

For further details about all our staff benefits, have a look at our rewards page: https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/work-at-bath-spa/rewards-and-benefits/

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.