Salary range:
£28-31.5k plus £4k personal development budget
FTE:
1
Term:
Fixed (24 months)
Closing Date: 12 December 2019
This is a unique opportunity for an ambitious graduate to
further develop their career by working on a 2-year Knowledge Transfer
Partnership (KTP) project between Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banking Group Ltd
(CYBG) and the University of Strathclyde.
The successful candidate will be part of an exciting period
of transformation for CYBG following the recent
merger with Virgin Money. CYBG
is a long established independent financial institution offering full service
retail banking and SME banking. With over 175 years of heritage CYBG operates
under three brands – Yorkshire Bank, Clydesdale Bank and B (a new digital first
banking service designed to meet the changing needs of customers in the 21st
century) – and it is now in the process of rebranding its business as a result
of the Virgin Money acquisition.
CYBG offers a full range of financial
products and services to help people and businesses grow. Big enough to matter,
small enough to care, CYBG have a strong personal customer base and a business
banking capability through a UK-wide network. (www.cybg.com)
The aim of CYBG’s innovation
programme is to create and provide a unique value proposition for their SME
customers though the adoption of platform innovation strategies. Transforming
CYBG's SME service delivery model through the innovation programme will drive
transformational innovation and competitive advantage for CYBG. The innovation
programme aligns with the current strategy and aims to make a step change in
the way that CYBG creates and supports its SMEs through the introduction of new
service offerings and a digital platform that will enable it to connect all key
stakeholders and to create and deliver value in innovative ways within the
banking sector. Due to the scope the scale of the programme and the range of
skills and experience required to deliver the innovation programme CYBG will
employ 2 KTP Associates: a Service Innovation Leader and an Innovation Systems
Analyst.
The position offers the Associate the following benefits:
· a challenging
and rewarding job, with real responsibility
· a planned
programme of training courses, including a £4,000 personal development budget
· mentoring from
industrial and academic supervisors
· the support and
resources of the University
· the possibility
of registering for a higher degree with the University
· the potential
for good career development with the company at the end of the scheme
· the opportunity
to make important and tangible improvements in large and dynamic company
The post will be mostly based at the company premises in Glasgow and
will include travel to other CYBG across the UK.
The project is part
of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme that aims to help
businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better
use of knowledge, technology and skills that reside within the UK knowledge
base. Successful Knowledge Transfer Partnership projects are funded by UK
Research and Innovation through Innovate UK and are part of the government’s
Industrial Strategy. To find out how KTP works and the vital role you will play
if you successfully secure a KTP Associate position. Please visit: www.ktpws.org.uk
It is anticipated that interviews will be held on 20 and 23
December 2019 or after 3 January 2020.
Informal
enquiries about the post can be directed to Dr Kepa Mendibil, Principal Teaching Fellow (kepa.mendibil@strath.ac.uk).
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