The Railway Industry Association is looking to hire for two separate roles – a PR & Comms Lead and a Technical & Innovation Manager.
PR & Comms Lead
The PR & Comms Lead with support RIA’s communications activities, particularly relating to innovation in the rail sector.
The role will involve leading the promotional activities for the Unlocking Innovation programme, liaising on communications with key sponsors and RIA Members and developing creative ways to communicate the innovation activities within the rail industry. The role will also support wider communications of RIA wider PR and Public Affairs activities. The successful candidate will have relevant comms related experience, and a passion for the rail industry.
More information and details on how to apply can be found here
For any queries about the role, please email max.sugarman@riagb.org.uk
Technical & Innovation Manager
The role will focus heavily on developing and promoting innovation across the railway industry, as well as other technical aspects.
The successful candidate will play a key part in designing and delivering all aspects of our award-winning innovation and technical programme, and will work with our PR & Comms team to maximise impact and raise the profile of innovation in rail.
The successful candidate will have relevant rail related engineering or transferrable experience, and a passion for innovation.
More information and details on how to apply can be found here
For any queries about the role, please email david.clarke@riagb.org.uk
About RIA
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) is the voice of the UK rail supply community. It helps to grow a sustainable, high-performing, railway supply industry, and to export UK rail expertise and products. RIA has 300+ companies in membership in a sector that contributes £36 billion in economic growth and £11 billion in tax revenue each year, as well as employing 600,000 people—more than the workforce of Birmingham.
It is also a vital industry for the UK’s economic recovery, supporting green investment and jobs in towns and communities across the UK. RIA’s membership is active across the whole of railway supply, covering a diverse range of products and services and including both multi-national companies and SMEs (60% by number). RIA works to promote the importance of the rail system to UK plc, to help export UK expertise around the globe and to share best practice and innovation across the industry. www.riagb.org.uk
