Programme Manager - Artificial Intelligence (12 month FTC)

Role purpose This new role offers an exciting opportunity to join our fast-paced Tech and Innovation programme that leads techUK’s activity around a range of emerging technologies including AI, Robotics, Quantum, Digital ID and more. The Programme Manager for AI will help to deliver techUK’s programme of activity and engagement focused on accelerating AI adoption and deployment across all UK industries and sectors. Working closely with techUK colleagues, members, key stakeholders, and the wider technology sector the Programme Manager will bring new and creative ideas to techUK’s AI adoption work and support the execution of current and future activities specifically techUK’s recently created AI Adoption Coalition.

The main deliverable for this role will be working closely with the Director of Technology and Innovation to deliver activity and outputs focused on accelerating the adoption of responsible AI that add value for techUK’s members and stakeholders. This will include organising member meetings and roundtables, large scale events (including techUK’s annual AI conference and AI Adoption Coalition events) and other profile raising activities that showcase the opportunities of AI adoption. A central focus for this role is to work to ensure that techUK’s AI content, activity, strategy, and other outputs focused on AI adoption are aligned with members needs and wants, as well as the broader AI adoption debate and discussion to ensure techUK’s work in this area remains relevant and credible.

This role is an opportunity to develop close relationships with leading industry figures, techUK members, decision makers, civil society, and other key stakeholders, as well as techUK colleagues in other market programmes and the policy team. This role requires an individual who has initiative, enthusiasm, is organised, can prioritise effectively, is forward thinking, can build strong connections and relationships with a variety of stakeholders, work independently and as part of a team, is willing to bring new ideas and suggestions to the AI programme and can excel in an exciting and fast-paced environment spanning a range of projects and techUK teams. The role is not technical and it would best suit an individual with a strong interest in technology policy, strategy, or ecosystems.

Ensuring techUK’s AI content, activity, and strategy focused on seizing the AI opportunity and accelerating AI adoption are relevant, credible and influential by being an active participant in the UK’s AI ecosystem and cultivating excellent relationships with industry leaders and key stakeholders bringing insights and ideas to the programme Support the scoping, planning, launch and delivery of events and activities related to AI Adoption including the secretariate of techUK’s AI Adoption Coalition, and techUK’s new AI Forum and relevant working groups. Contributing to the planning and delivery of AI Adoption initiatives including but not limited to events, reports, policy formulation, insight or interview series, annual flagship events, dinners, focus weeks and Summits. In particular, support the development and delivery of techUK’s annual AI conference in January by writing agendas, identifying speakers, liaising with sponsors, partners, and members.

Ensure key programme web pages and programme content is accurate and current. Remain up to date on the AI adoption debate and discussion by building close working relationship with the AI community, conducting insightful research and creating a calendar of impactful activities including roundtables and workshops to ensure techUK is a leader in AI adoption. Serving as an ambassador for the AI and wider Tech and Innovation programme by writing articles, speaking and attending events, and networking.