R&D Transition Support

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an R&D Transition Support to join our client, a leading global FMCG company with brands such as Dove, Knorr, Persil & Magnum, to be based remotely (UK) for the entirety of the contract, with some occasional travel to Colworth Science Park in Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, MK44 (just a 40-minute drive from Milton Keynes) once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. This is a full-time temporary role for a period of 6 months, working a 36.25-hour week, paying up to £35,000 per annum, pro rata, depending on experience.

UL is proud of its Tea business, the biggest in the world, with world class purpose driven brands such as Lipton, PG tips and Pukka. Recently, UL decided to separate the Tea business as a separate Division. As a dedicated Division, Tea will be well placed to take full advantage of the opportunities in the category and capture its substantial growth potential.

The current vision for the Tea Company is to champion a tastier, healthier, more sustainable world of plant-based drinking. Purposeful thinking will be the core anchor of the business, its brands as well as its culture, and enables simple and agile decision making, supports an entrepreneurial mindset and is driven by passion for our consumers.

This role will be an integral part of the R&D team working on separation and will work across several workstreams including (but not restricted to) Knowledge Transfer, Innovation, Digital & Technology and R&D Ways of Working (R&D Playbook).

Key Responsibilities

• Knowledge transfer within and across IT systems
• Be accountable for elements of day-to-day project delivery
• Maintain project plans and align local plans to the central Programme plan
• Build and maintain positive working relationship with project teams and other key stakeholders
• Identifying and transferring information/documents/reports in collaboration with R&D teams
• Collation and formatting of input for the R&D Playbook
• Maintaining the plans for the workstreams
• Support the workstream leads in managing day-to-day transition tasks such as completing tracking documents
• Completing the change impact assessment to ensure timely delivery of required tasks

Key Requirements

• The ideal candidate will have a background in R&D, project management or information management.
• Experience in knowledge transfer/management would be preferred but is not essential.
• Must have experience in supporting multiple projects (at least 3 at a time).
• Must be comfortable in managing different cultures and dealing with peers and stakeholders across the world.
• Experience in managing timelines/project networks.
• Experience in using numerous information management IT tools & systems, particularly project management systems.
• Organisational skills to support the delivery of a programme.
• Analytical skills to search for relevant & required information.
• People capability to collaborate and influence.