14807 - Partnership Manager (AI Scotland)


Company:	The University of Edinburgh
Salary:	£50,253 to £61,759 a year, pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	City of Edinburgh
Working pattern:	Hybrid - 1 day remote
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	31 Aug 2026
Closing date:	14 Sept 2026

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Summary

Grade UE08: £50,253 - £61,759 per annum, pro rata

The Data Lab / College of Science and Engineering

Part Time: 0.8 FTE / 28 hours per week

Fixed Term: for 1 Year

The Opportunity:

Where passion meets purpose. Be part of something bigger.

We offer careers and roles in just about every area you can think of. Whether you’re looking to take the next step in your current specialism, explore a new challenge, or broaden your experience, we offer opportunities where you can flourish and make a real difference. Our people come from a wide range of backgrounds, each bringing their abilities and experiences to our organisation, helping us thrive and innovate together.

As a member of The Data Lab team, the post-holder will play a leading role in supporting the successful delivery of the Scottish Government’s AI Scotland Programme 2026–27. Working across a diverse partner landscape, including AI Scotland consortium partners, enterprise agencies and other relevant organisations, the role will act as a key non-government point of contact for the Programme, ensuring that activity is effectively coordinated, scheduled, delivered, monitored and reported on.

The post-holder will develop and implement the partnership strategy for AI Scotland, identifying and engaging key stakeholders, building strong and trusted relationships, and leveraging the wider AI and innovation ecosystem to raise awareness of the Programme, build confidence and enable progress against agreed objectives and outcomes. The role will also work closely with Scottish Government, contributing to meetings, briefings and written materials, and acting as an effective channel between government and The Data Lab delivery environment.

The Data Lab is Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI. The Data Lab was founded in 2014 as part of Scotland’s Innovation Centres programme.

We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful flexibility that works for you

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

Opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your experience

Working within one of the world’s leading universities

Flexible/hybrid where the roles allow

This post is part-time (28 hours per week).

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