Lead, Social Impact Ventures & Pathway

University of Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC) at the University of Manchester invites applications for a Social Impact Ventures Manager to lead the delivery and development of MEC’s Social Impact Pathway.

You will coordinate workshops, hackathons, ideation events and resources, manage the Manchester Impact Ventures cohort, and partner with mentors, impact investors and university colleagues to help founders move from curiosity to viable ventures with social and environmental impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and development of MEC’s Social Impact Pathway and Manchester Impact Ventures.
• Coordinate workshops, hackathons, ideation events and resources, and manage participant communications.
• Coordinate three-stage pathway activities including Explore, Build and Grow, and drive cohort recruitment, onboarding, budgeting and impact reporting.
• Build a strong pipeline of emerging social ventures by working with mentors, social entrepreneurs, impact investors, academic colleagues, student societies and external partners across Greater Manchester and the wider UK social enterprise sector.
• Deliver engaging workshops, coach early-stage founders and manage programmes that support diverse participants to develop purposeful, viable ventures.

Job description

The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC) at the University of Manchester invites applications for a Social Impact Ventures Manager to lead the delivery and development of MEC’s Social Impact Pathway.

You will coordinate workshops, hackathons, ideation events and resources, manage the Manchester Impact Ventures cohort, and partner with mentors, impact investors and university colleagues to help founders move from curiosity to viable ventures with social and environmental impact.