NAPIC Skills Development Manager

Location: Leeds - Main Campus

Contract type: Fixed term (48 months)

Are you ready to help deliver and implement a skills strategy that addresses the national, global and cross-discipline nature of the skills gap in the alterative protein sector? Do you have experience in designing, delivering and managing skills development programmes? Can you build positive working relationships with a range of colleagues working across disciplines, schools, faculties, institutes and externally with cross-sector partners?

We are looking for a Skills Development Manager to empower the “Workforce for the Future” with the National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC), by applying your expertise in designing and developing inclusive innovative programmes and managing stakeholder engagement. NAPIC is a £38m entity (including a £15m UKRI investment) leading the UK’s alternative protein knowledge and innovation ecosystem, with a vision to make alternative proteins mainstream for a sustainable planet. We are looking for a Skills Development Manager to join the centre which is led by the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, Imperial College London and the James Hutton Institute, in collaboration with over 150 national and international partners. 

As the Skills Development Manager, located at the University of Leeds, you will be a core member of NAPIC’s operational team working with the three co-leads and community of partners. You will provide professional leadership and specialist knowledge on innovation and entrepreneurial skills development for the Centre and have responsibility to design and develop bespoke programmes to empower a diverse workforce. This includes creating and leading programmes to address the upskilling strategy, and developing initiatives to actualise the equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) implementation plan to ensure the under-represented community in the alternative protein sector is upskilled.

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/global-talent

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Professor Anwesha Sarkar, Project Leader and Co-Director PERFORM Pillar, NAPIC

Email: A.Sarkar@leeds.ac.uk

Jo Howorth, Head of Skill Development, Business Engagement & Enterprise Team, University of Leeds

Email: j.howorth@leeds.ac.uk

Dr Andrew Lee, Operations Director, NAPIC

Email: a.lee@leeds.ac.uk

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