Graduate wanted as Leeds Beckett experts help boost growth of rail sector specialist Mercury3 Consult

Leadership and marketing experts at Leeds Beckett University have formed a new partnership with Mercury3 Consult, a programme management consultancy primarily specialising in the rail sector, to support the company’s growth into new services and markets.
Lizzie Murphy
By Lizzie Murphy

Business Reporter

Published 5th Sep 2024, 16:45 BST

The project is a two-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), part-funded by the Government through Innovate UK.

Academics based in Leeds Business School will lead the project to embed in-house, sustainable, skills and expertise within Mercury3 – allowing them to develop new strategic opportunities.

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Dr Karen Vollum-Dix, senior lecturer with the leadership, governance and people management subject group at Leeds Business School, said: “This KTP will directly address the need for a wider, strategic approach to marketing and re-positioning of the company.

Trevor Marshall, left, Alan Beattie and Ian Watson - managing directors of Mercury3 ConsultTrevor Marshall, left, Alan Beattie and Ian Watson - managing directors of Mercury3 Consult
Trevor Marshall, left, Alan Beattie and Ian Watson - managing directors of Mercury3 Consult

"We will embed strategic insight within the business, and the skills to measure, analyse and address new opportunities, and increase brand awareness.”

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Mercury3 Consult is a specialised programme management consultancy, based in Leeds city centre, with offices in Middlesborough and team members helping to deliver programmes of work nationally.

Director Trevor Marshall said: “This project will embed a new business model that reflects our diverse and evolving team, whilst also addressing one of our key strategic aims to improve our coordination and efficiency between functions of the business and across our sites.”

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The work will be managed by a KTP associate - a skilled graduate who will be recruited as a full-time member of Mercury3, with the support of the Leeds Beckett academic team.

Alongside Dr Vollum-Dix will be a team of experts in Leeds Business School, including Dr David Andrews - senior lecturer in marketing and Help to Grow tutor and business coach.

Leeds Beckett students will have opportunities to benefit from the collaboration with Mercury3 through student projects and learning through teaching and real-life case studies.

The KTP associate job role – strategic marketing and business transformation lead – is now live, closing on September 30, 2024.

For more information and to apply, visit leedsbeckett.ac.uk/jobs