Essex Business School
KTP
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) are government-funded collaborations between universities and businesses. In KTPs, academics and company representatives jointly supervise a KTP Associate who is based in the company, with the goal of improving their competitiveness and productivity. KTPs serve to make better use of the knowledge, technology and skills generated by universities, colleges and research organisations.
Further information is available at: http://ktp.innovateuk.org/
THE PROJECT
The University of Essex in partnership with Brightstar Financial offers an exciting opportunity to work in a KTP project that aims to examine working practices and embed leading-edge management theory to drive operational efficiency in a financial advice SME.
This post is fixed term for 24 months and is based at Brightstar Financials’ offices in Billericay. The successful candidate will be expected to travel to Brightstar’s office in London and to the University of Essex campus from time to time.
DUTIES OF THE POST
The duties of the post will include:
KEY REQUIREMENTS
The postholder must have:
LOCATION
The Hub,
Lake Meadows Business Park
Woodbrook Crescent
Billericay
Essex
CM12 0EQ
Please note that if succesful there will be a two-stage process. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an initial online interview with the academic and company teams. If successful after this, candidates will be required to attend a final round of in person interviews at Brightstar’s offices in Billericay, as part of the Brightstar's standard recruitment procedure.
At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.
To support this commitment we have our Global Forum, a staff-led network that promotes and celebrates the rich cultural diversity among Essex staff, and our Colchester campus based Faith Centre, which hosts regular services, meetings and events organised by our chaplains and faith representatives.
Please see the attached job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application. Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please contact resourcing@essex.ac.uk
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