The University of the West of Scotland

School of Business and Creative Industries in Partnership with Digitonic

Campus: Company Based

KTP Associate - Digital Transformation Manager (Strategy and Performance)

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Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum, depending on experience and qualifications

Full-time, 35 hours per week

Fixed Term: 24 Months

• Are you a Business/Digital Marketing graduate looking for a unique opportunity to deliver an innovative project?
• Would you like to work with a leading mobile marketing technology company and be supported by senior company management and by a team of academics at UWS?
• Are you looking for hands on experience whilst gaining further qualifications?
• If so, we want to hear from you!

This is a unique opportunity to work in one of Scotland’s innovation leaders in the field of mobile marketing technology. In an age of accelerating technology this 24-month Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project between Digitonic Ltd and UWS has the potential for permanent employment.

You will be a graduate in Digital Marketing/Digital Business Analyst/Digital Business Development or with a relevant degree involving a significant amount of digital business experience.  The successful candidate will be a member of the management team and will be instrumental in realising the company’s exciting plans for business growth.

The Company

Digitonic are a mobile marketing technology agency headquartered in Glasgow with offices in London and Lucknow (India). Founded by Grant Fraser (CEO) and Iain Wilcox (MD Technology) Digitonic Ltd provides media buying, messaging and publishing services to clients through its Smart Mobile Marketing(r) approach. Working with a team of in-house designers, marketeers and software developers, and owning valuethemarkets.com and cricketnews.com, Digitonic has continued to grow throughout the pandemic. The investor relations sector, with a focus on pioneering technology, media buying, publishing, and profiled traffic generation for clients, has become a primary market segment. This has seen annual turnover growth since 2018 with Digitonic Ltd achieving 12m turnover in 2021.

Find out more about the company by visiting: https://digitonic.co.uk/

Find out more about the benefits of working for Digitonic: click here

About KTP:

This position forms part of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) funded by Innovate UK.  It’s essential you understand how KTP works with business and the University, and the vital role you will play if you successfully secure a KTP Associate position.  Please visit:

https://www.uws.ac.uk/business/knowledge-expertise/knowledge-transfer-partnerships/

or contact Stuart McKay (stuart.mckay@uws.ac.uk)

The successful candidate must possess:

• Minimum a bachelor's in business with specialisation in digital marketing, MSc in Digital Marketing, E or M-commerce or related area.
• Demonstrable experience or project portfolio in a Digital Business Transformation role.
• Desirable if membership of relevant professional organisation (e.g., DMI, CIM, IDDM)

Essential skills we require include the following:

• Strong background in Digital Transformation of business and Digital Marketing evidenced by qualifications and/or experience.
• Understanding the dynamics and challenges of the digital business market and be able to work with client contract specification for business development.
• Understanding of the innovations and integrated applications of digital, social and transformational technologies.
• Well-developed project management and research organisational skills.
• Strong numerical, analytical and data handling skills.
• Strong Digital Skills and the ability to work with different cloud ecosystems (preferably with G Suite Enterprise or MOS Enterprise).
• Ability to work with Google Analytics / Business Analytics for both external and internal communication systems and approaches.
• Ability to carry out project costing and to compare alternatives based on costs and other factors.
• Expertise in writing and preparation of reports and business cases.
• Ability to deliver results in a highly dynamic organisation under tight schedules.
• In addition, the candidate may be required to carry out ad-hoc administration and reporting tasks as required.
• Ability to work independently with excellent emotional intelligence.

Why UWS?

We support you – We are the only Scottish University to have a dedicated KTP centre, meaning you are fully supported throughout your time with the company by UWS staff.

We are growing – In 2019, UWS were the top performing University in the UK by value of secured KTP projects.

You grow with us – Many of our KTP associates are offered permanent roles and continue to provide support to projects as part of a team and autonomously. We will also invest £4,000 in your development; this includes training in Chartered Management Institute (Level 5) and the opportunity to register for an MPhil or Ph.D.

To find out more click here

If you have questions about this vacancy contact: matthew.frew@uws.ac.uk

Further information, including details of how to apply is available at

http://www.uws.ac.uk/about-uws/jobs

Closing Date:            Monday 7^th February 2022

Interview Date:          Monday 14^th February 2022

UWS is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from underrepresented groups.

UWS is a “Disability Confident” employer.

University of the West of Scotland is a registered Scottish charity, no. SC002520