The Royal Entomological Society (RES) and Harper Adams University (HAU) are seeking a forward-thinking professional to lead a transformative Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project to establish a new consultancy at the RES. This role offers a chance to influence strategy within a respected national charity while helping position insect science at the heart of environmental sustainability, biodiversity protection and land management practices across the UK.
The KTP brings together the scientific expertise of HAU, one of the UK’s leading specialist agricultural and environmental universities, with RES’s long-established reputation and influence in the field of entomology. As the KTP Associate, you will be based at RES headquarters in London while receiving academic supervision and access to specialist expertise from HAU.
Main activities and Responsibilities
The successful candidate will have the potential to influence, build and scale a business,
working with two long standing, well-resourced organisations, whilst ultimately having P&L
responsibility and project management to facilitate successful delivery of an exciting new
venture in which both organisations are committed to long term success.
Areas of responsibility will require the individual to:
- Lead the design and implementation of a consultancy function, including service
models, pricing frameworks and operational processes.
- Translate technical entomological and environmental knowledge into commercial
consultancy offerings and digital tools.
- Conduct market, sector and customer analyses to identify commercial opportunities.
- Develop operational systems, governance structures and quality assurance
processes for consultancy delivery.
- Work with RES leaders to embed commercial capability across the organisation and
support cultural change initiatives.
- Engage with stakeholders across academia, industry, NGOs and government.
- Manage timelines, reporting requirements and evaluation processes for the KTP
programme.
- Facilitate knowledge transfer between the University and RES through structured
collaboration.
- Produce internal reports, strategic recommendations and academic or sector facing
outputs.
- Support the recruitment and onboarding of specialist or part-time contributors to the
consultancy model.
