Innovation Connector

Full time 36 hours per week - Fixed term contract until 31/03/27

£50,000 per annum

We are looking for an Innovation Connector to join us at Tameside College!

The Greater Manchester Colleges Innovation Connector Network (ICN) is a collaborative initiative delivered by all nine General Further Education colleges across Greater Manchester, coordinated by GM Colleges.

Funded by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), the Innovation Connector Network builds on the success of the GM Further Education Innovation Programme (GMFEIP) and continues to enhance business productivity by fostering the adoption and diffusion of innovation within local enterprises.

Through a borough-based Innovation Hub in each College, Innovation Connectors act as trusted, local intermediaries supporting businesses to improve productivity through adoption of innovations such as Artificial Intelligence and process improvements. The programme contributes directly to the Greater Manchester Strategy 2025-2035, the GM Growth Plan and the Local Skills Improvement Plan, supporting inclusive growth and strengthening innovation capability across all ten boroughs.

Benefits: As a support colleague you’ll go into the Local Government Pensions scheme and enjoy some really great benefit’s as well, Free on-site Gym at Beaufort Road, Beauty treatments and haircuts, Health care cash plan via Simply Health, saving clubs via Manchester Credit Union, Cycle to work. Costa Coffee on site, Onsite bakery products at Tameside One, The Restaurant at Tameside One, Retail discounts, Refectories on all sites.

About us: Tameside College has an excellent reputation and this is a real opportunity for you to make a difference in people’s lives. We’re based in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Greater Manchester in a diverse and vibrant further education college that offers a wide range of course including A level and advanced level vocational study programmes, Apprenticeships and adult courses up to degree Level. We aim to give all our students an exceptional experience.

We believe in excellence and we back that up with high expectations, a superb working environment (as part of the Vision Tameside £100 million+ accommodation strategy) and outstanding teaching. We also believe that attending college is about more than achieving a qualification, important though that is. This is why we aim to give learners every opportunity to develop their full potential in a supportive and friendly environment.

Tameside College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. Employment at Tameside College is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Check via the Disclosure and Barring Service and any post in regulated activity will also be subject to an additional barred list check. Tameside College will meet the costs associated with this.

Please note Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 guidance requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enables us to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore at interview with you. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who are invited to attend an interview.

Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we are unfortunately not able to respond to each applicant. If you have not been called for interview within 3 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Subject to volume of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy early. Come join us on our journey to outstanding!

Recruitment Agencies: We are not utilising the service of recruitment agencies for this vacancy and will accept direct applications only. Any CV’s forwarded for this vacancy will be treated as a gift and not subject to your terms and conditions.