This new role offers an exciting opportunity to join techUK’s Tech and Innovation programme. Spanning multiple emerging technologies including Quantum and Robotics, the team actively convenes the UK’s technology sector through events, showcases world-leading innovations, explores possibilities for cutting-edge technology development, and develops policy asks to address key challenges and opportunities on behalf of our membership.

The Junior Programme Manager for Robotics will play an instrumental part in driving techUK’s Robotics activity and convening, championing and advancing the UK’s Robotics sector. This will involve building upon techUK’s soon-to-be-released Robotics report and policy asks, plus a ‘sprint campaign’ from February-June 2025.

You will work closely with the Head of Emerging Technology and Innovation to manage a brand-new Robotics programme. This will involve researching tech trends and sector characteristics, planning and delivering events, forming policy recommendations, and writing reports. Other responsibilities include launching and managing a cross-sector Robotics Working Group and ensuring activity is aligned with and delivered through techUK’s Tech & Innovation, Markets and Policy teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the planning and management of a brand-new Robotics programme, conducting insightful research and creating a calendar of impactful activities including roundtables and workshops. These will inform the role-holder’s Robotics reports and government-focused policy recommendations
• Assisting with the launch and management of a cross-sector Robotics Working Group. This includes coordinating across techUK programmes, communicating with participants, publishing relevant thought leadership, organising meetings, and tracking actions
• Collaborating with techUK’s Tech and Innovation, Markets, Marcomms and Policy teams to ensure Robotics content, activity, policy, and strategy is consistent and effectively communicated. Teams include AI Adoption/Ethics, Digital Regulation, International, Defence, and Transport
• Proactively maintaining and growing techUK’s Robotics membership by recruiting new companies and improving business processes