Sector Manager (Sustainable Technologies)

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 provide a 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 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.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact:

Karina Moore, Senior Programme Manager on karina.moore@setsquared.co.uk or

Karen Brooks, Deputy Director (GW-SHIFT) on kb2158@bath.ac.uk.

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.

Further details:

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