Partnership Development Associate - KTP

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Job title Partnership Development Associate - KTP Job reference REQ
260760 Date posted 15/10/2026 Final date to receive applications 01/11/2026 Location Loughborough Package Management and Specialist grade 6 from £35,608 to £46,049 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.

Job description

Research and Innovation Office

Full time and open ended, with hybrid working available

Join us and be part of a vibrant community at Loughborough University.

This role involves working closely with academic, public, private and voluntary sector organisations to scope, plan and manage projects that lead to the successful development and implementation of processes, products and services for collaborative partners. The role also manages the full life cycle of Knowledge Transfer Projects to include drafting applications for funding, recruitment, negotiation of contracts, organising progress meetings and final reporting.

You will be a member of the Partnership Development Team in the Research & Innovation Office.

Universities are one of this country’s greatest assets. We’re educators, employers, innovators and pioneers. We shape culture and society.

At Loughborough, we strive for better, think differently, challenge convention and take action. We are passionate about finding solutions to the major problems faced by society and the planet, and we create opportunities for those with the drive, the ambition, and the determination to apply themselves in the pursuit of better.

The Research & Innovation Office (RIO) plays a leading role in shaping and delivering the University’s research and innovation activities and provides a high quality, added value and seamless service to researchers across the research development pipeline.

The Office incorporates a number of different teams that provide support for: nurturing partnerships and collaborations; identifying and applying for funding; managing research projects and assuring compliance with policy; improving the visibility of research outputs; fostering the impact, intellectual property and commercialisation of research; and the nurturing of research leadership skills through training and skills…