Deputy Director, Entrepreneurship Centre - Strategy & Growth

The University of Manchester; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Flexible and hybrid working

Staff discounts, wellbeing support and

Job summary

The University of Manchester's Masood Entrepreneurship Centre seeks a Deputy Director to provide senior leadership for teaching, enterprise and venture creation. You will collaborate with the Director and senior teams to shape MEC's strategy and expand entrepreneurship education across the University.

You will build high-profile programmes, manage budgets and partnerships, oversee governance and performance, and strengthen founder pathways and student startup support to maximise impact by 2035.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting ventures from ideation to growth.
• Senior-management experience in innovation/enterprise.
• Experience leading, motivating and developing staff.
• Strong networks across business, academia and government.

Responsibilities

• Lead MEC operations and people, provide day-to-day leadership, motivate the team, build a high-performance culture, and represent MEC externally.
• Drive strategy and venture growth, deliver MEC's strategic priorities, strengthen the student startup portfolio, develop the founder pipeline, and expand entrepreneurship support.
• Develop services, programmes and partnerships, build effective founder support services, connect entrepreneurship with teaching, and coordinate mentors, advisers, entrepreneurs and external partners.
• Manage performance, planning and communications, set priorities and KPIs, monitor performance, lead events and networking, and raise MEC's profile through internal and external communications.
• Manage budgets and external funding, oversee budgets, grants and HEIF funding, ensure compliance, and help grow sponsorship, philanthropy and partnership income.
• Ensure effective governance and delivery, manage staff objectives, facilities and operations; provide clear reporting to the Director; maintain governance, compliance and strong connections across the University.

Skills

Enterprise expertise

Strategic leadership

People leadership

Stakeholder networks

Portfolio management

Communications & impact

Job description

The University of Manchester's Masood Entrepreneurship Centre seeks a Deputy Director to provide senior leadership for teaching, enterprise and venture creation. You will collaborate with the Director and senior teams to shape MEC's strategy and expand entrepreneurship education across the University.

You will build high-profile programmes, manage budgets and partnerships, oversee governance and performance, and strengthen founder pathways and student startup support to maximise impact by 2035.