Application Deadline: 31 May 2026
Department: Test, Trial & Demonstration
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Field
Compensation: £45,000 - £55,000 / year
Translate technical evidence, commercial insights and programme outcomes into accessible knowledge that accelerates the commercialisation and adoption of agri-tech innovation. Ensures evidence & insights generated through trials, demonstrations and business support activities are captured, synthesised and disseminated to the right audiences to support adoption, investment and market growth.
Function as a bridge between technical delivery, commercial development and sector engagement, ensuring that knowledge generated through the programs of work, CR&D and commercial activities accelerates venture growth, support wider sector understanding and demonstrates UKATC impact.
Team Purpose:
· Generate the robust data, evidence and insights Agritech businesses need to demonstrate reliable performance to customers and investors.
· Provides sector and commercial insights to improve product market fit, understanding of customer requirement & builds an investable case for deployment at scale.
· Works with delivery partners and other stakeholders in a proactive, collaborative manner as part of an innovation ecosystem that supports agritech adoption and business growth.
Key Accountabilities:
· Ensure programme, CR&D and commercial outputs are accessible and understandable to end users.
· Improved awareness of agritech developed/supported by UKATC amongst end users, opinion leaders and advisor.
· Clear & evidence impact of UKATC activities to customer, end users, advisors and investors All knowledge transfer outputs (internal and external) are of a high quality & standard.
Operational Responsibilities:
· Capture and synthesise evidence and insights from agri-tech trials, demonstrations and commercial activity.
· Translate technical and commercial information into clear, audience-appropriate knowledge outputs.
· Produce high-quality materials including case studies, insight reports and commercial readiness briefs.
· Ensure evidence clearly demonstrates performance, impact, value and practical application.
· Analyse data from programme activities to identify key learning that supports end-user adoption.
· Synthesise lessons learned to improve UKATC customer understanding and service delivery.
· Work across UKATC to ensure consistent evidence capture and effective knowledge transfer.
· Support knowledge exchange, events and stakeholder engagement across the agri-food value chain.
· Collaborate with Customer Success, marketing and communications teams to amplify impact of knowledge transfer activities
· Provide relevant information in a time manner and of a high standard to internal and external stakeholders.
Leadership / People Responsibilities:
· Key external facing role with a range of stakeholders.
Essential:
· Proven experience in a Senior Knowledge Transfer role within the agriculture/supply chain.
· Proven ability to translate technical information into clear, accessible and engaging content for non-technical audiences, to communicate performance, evidence and commercial potential clearly.
· Comfortable working with technical data, customer insights and commercial messaging.
· Experience producing knowledge outputs such as reports, case studies, guidance materials or sector insights.
· Strong written communication skills with the ability to distil complex information into clear messaging.
· Demonstrated experience engaging with multiple stakeholders across a value chain or innovation ecosystem.
· Ability to facilitate productive interactions between businesses, industry partners and innovation stakeholders.
· Strong relationship management skills with the ability to build trust across diverse audiences, including value chain stakeholders, advisers and investor audiences.
· Ability to interpret data and evidence generated through trials and other activities.
· Comfortable working with performance data, user insights and technical information to identify key messages and insights.
· Experience working within innovation programmes, sector development initiatives or collaborative projects.· Ability to manage multiple outputs and priorities within a structured programme environment.
· Strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple knowledge outputs and engagement activities simultaneously.
· Attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality outputs within deadlines.
Desirable:
· Experience working within the agriculture, agri-food or agri-tech sectors.
· Familiarity with innovation commercialisation processes, particularly within early-stage or scaling ventures.
· Experience supporting technology adoption or knowledge exchange within farming systems.
· Understanding of agricultural supply chains and value chain dynamics.
· Experience contributing to impact measurement or monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
You will be part of a pioneering organisation driving innovation in agri-tech, whilst working in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment. There is opportunity to grow and develop within a newly established organisation, plus a range of benefits including:
If you are ready for a role that truly makes an impact - join us and be part of something meaningful. We’d love to hear from you!
Established by the UK’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, the UK Agri-Tech Centre offers a complete life-cycle of support, driving agri-tech innovation and adoption through world-class facilities, expert knowledge and business support, saving you time and accelerating your progress.
We strengthen the connections between science, business and funders to accelerate research and development, tackling the agri-industry’s most critical challenges such as climate change, labour availability, disease mitigation and environmental sustainability.
As an independent, not-for-profit organisation, we are trusted to provide leadership and guidance to progress transformational change for people and the planet while stimulating economic growth by offering physical centres with cutting-edge R&D laboratories, testbeds, factories and offices.
