Enterprise Coach in London)

Ad Warrior Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A social enterprise in the UK is seeking an experienced Enterprise Coach in London. The role involves delivering workshops and providing individualized support to entrepreneurs within a custody setting. Candidates should have experience supporting individuals in custody and a strong understanding of business planning processes. The position offers benefits including flexible working and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working

Training and development opportunities

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Wellbeing Days

Death in service payment

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting individuals in custody settings is essential.
• Ability to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs.
• Strong understanding of business planning.

Responsibilities

• Deliver workshops and one-to-one support for entrepreneurs.
• Record attendance and provide progress reports.
• Promote courses within the prison.

Skills

Diagnostic assessment

Support for entrepreneurs

Understanding of challenges in custody settings

Job description

Overview

Enterprise Coach

Location: London

Salary: £28,500 per annum plus benefits

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 30th September 2025

We are recruiting for an Enterprise Coach in London.

Role Responsibilities

The Enterprise Coach will work to the Head of Enterprise, delivering a series of 5-day workshops and some one-to-one support to our cohort of entrepreneurs who are currently serving their sentences within a custody setting. The workshops (Enterprise Bootcamps) will focus on all relevant considerations required when a person is intending to start up their own enterprise, with the aim of producing a robust business plan for each learner. Some previous experience of supporting people who are in custody is essential.

You will be part of a team that has supported over 100 budding entrepreneurs in the last year, both in the community and custody settings. You will be responsible for promoting the courses with the prison and will record attendance/non-attendance of the learners and provide weekly/monthly reports on progress of the learners, including information on targets and objectives being reached. The role will include some one-to-one support on an outreach basis within the prison wings/cells.

You will also work on our One File and PICS systems and will need to achieve high standards of compliance and quality. We want an Enterprise Coach who can do more than just tick boxes or go through the motions; we want an Enterprise Coach who will inspire, challenge and motivate our budding entrepreneurs and expect great things from them.

The Ideal Candidate

• Undertaking diagnostic assessment and preparing a business support action plan
• Supporting entrepreneurs to develop and grow their enterprises
• Helping entrepreneurs access funding and investment
• A clear understanding of the issues and challenges facing Forward Trust client/learner groups and other social mobility cohorts
• Experience of working in a custody setting

About Us

We are The Forward Trust, the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often-interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

Benefits

• Flexible working
• Training and development opportunities
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme (optional)
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme - Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years\' service and up to 9% thereafter
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

Diversity at Forward Trust

The Forward Trust commits to providing opportunities to everyone. We want to ensure we have a diverse team with a range of lived and professional experiences. This includes those with \'Lived Experience\' of addiction, offending, or homelessness.

When we recruit, we welcome applications from everyone. This is inclusive of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and/or belief, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity and socio-economic background. Where operationally possible, we will consider flexible working requests and make reasonable adjustments for all roles.

Employee Screening and Eligibility to Work

We recognise the importance of safeguarding; dependent on role you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Check, details of which will be shared with you at interview.

If successful in your application, you will be required to provide eligibility to work evidence in line with the \'Eligibility to Work in the UK\' requirements.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application: https://careers.forwardtrust.org.uk/vacancies/251/enterprise-coach.html