·        This role is responsible for building meaningful, commercially relevant relationships across the agri-food sector to accelerate the commercialisation of emerging agri-tech  

·        The role ensures that agri-tech businesses and their technologies are aligned with industry need, commercially viable, and supported by the necessary advisory capability, skills development, and stakeholder awareness. 

·        The postholder will act as a bridge between innovation pipelines, industry customers, advisors, and professional bodies—ensuring innovations translate into measurable on-farm ROI and scalable market uptake. 

This role is field-based, which means you’ll be travelling to client sites, partner sites and our locations as part of your day-to-day work. You may also work from your home address for a minority of the week or attend one of our sites from time to time. Our main locations are: Oxford, York, Edinburgh, Cranfield, Newport (Midlands).

·        Deliver an engagement strategy to raise awareness of emerging and newly launched agri-tech solutions to relevant industry stakeholders 
·        Work with relevant teams to ensure technologies are demonstrated in relevant operational environments (commercial farms, advisory networks, supply chains). 
·        Gather and communicate robust evidence of return on investment (ROI), productivity gains, environmental impact, and commercial viability. 
·        Position the organisation as a trusted, independent broker of credible innovation. 
·        Collaborate with industry bodies, professional associations, and training providers to identify emerging skills gaps linked to new technologies. 
·        Ensure required competencies are captured and embedded into relevant CPD schemes and advisory frameworks. 
·        Develop clear communications and engagement plans that articulate the current and future agri-tech pipeline. 
·        Engage key stakeholders (farmers, advisors, supply chain actors, processors, retailers, policymakers) to build awareness of technologies in development. 
·        Represent the organisation at relevant industry activities/events 
·        Translate technical outputs into commercially relevant narratives for different stakeholder audiences. 
·        Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships with industry customers, supply chain partners, and corporate stakeholders. 
·        Support innovators within programmes to access industry/customer feedback. 
·        Contribute to go-to-market strategies and partnership agreements that maximise adoption success. 
·        Contribute to reporting, impact measurement, and continuous improvement across programmes. 
·        Work cross-functionally with relevant teams to ensure cohesive delivery. 

Essential Experience 
·        Strong network across the UK agri-food sector. 
·        Experience in agri-tech, agricultural innovation, or related rural industries. 
·        Demonstrable experience building partnerships across industry and professional bodies. 
·        Experience translating technical innovation into commercially relevant messaging. 
·        Understanding of farm business drivers (productivity, profitability, sustainability). 
·        Familiarity with CPD frameworks and professional accreditation schemes. 
·        Experience supporting technology commercialisation or go-to-market strategies. 
·        Commercial acumen. 
·        Influencing and stakeholder management. 
·        Systems thinking (innovation → skills → adoption → impact). 
·        Clear communicator across multiple audiences. 

UK driving licence is mandatory to have. 
 

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!