Head of Startup Mentoring Network

University of Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Manchester is seeking a Mentoring Network Manager to lead the design, development and delivery of a university-wide startup mentoring network. You will recruit mentors, match founders to expertise and embed mentoring across the founder journey to support ideas, startups and social ventures.

Based in the Masood Entrepreneurship Centre, you will build partnerships, demonstrate outcomes with data, and continually improve the mentoring experience for founders, mentors, staff and

Qualifications

• Substantial experience supporting entrepreneurs, founders or innovation projects.
• Track record designing, launching and leading mentoring frameworks or adviser networks.
• Strong understanding of what makes mentoring relationships effective.
• Excellent relationship building and independent judgement.
• Experience delivering events or programmes and using evidence to improve impact.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and develop a diverse community of mentors and advisers.
• Establish effective matching and support arrangements for founders.
• Embed mentoring across the founder journey with enterprise programmes.
• Engage external stakeholders and build partnerships to strengthen support.
• Governance, data collection and demonstration of outcomes; continuous improvement.

Skills

Mentoring programs

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Event coordination

Impact measurement

Job description

The University of Manchester is seeking a Mentoring Network Manager to lead the design, development and delivery of a university-wide startup mentoring network. You will recruit mentors, match founders to expertise and embed mentoring across the founder journey to support ideas, startups and social ventures.

Based in the Masood Entrepreneurship Centre, you will build partnerships, demonstrate outcomes with data, and continually improve the mentoring experience for founders, mentors, staff and