Student Enterprise Coordinator

University of Southampton; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Southampton seeks a Student Enterprise Coordinator to support students in entrepreneurial endeavors and manage initiatives. The role requires excellent communication and organizational skills, as well as experience in marketing and stakeholder engagement. Benefits include hybrid working options, generous holidays, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Access to pension scheme

Subsidised health and fitness facilities

Qualifications

• Efficient and motivated individual capable of working in a fast-paced environment.
• Confident in assessing students’ needs and offering advice.
• Prepared to work evenings and weekends for events.

Responsibilities

• Provide coordination and marketing support to the Student Enterprise Team.
• Engage with students and external partners to facilitate projects.
• Deliver presentations and manage multiple priorities.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Experience in stakeholder engagement

Marketing campaign delivery

Customer service

Job description

The University of Southampton is a world-leading, research-intensive institution with a strong reputation for innovation and enterprise. We are committed to making a positive impact through socially responsible initiatives and actively addressing complex societal and environmental challenges.

The Student Enterprise team provide current students and recent graduates the support they need to either set up their own business, lead a social enterprise, become freelance/self-employed, launch a scalable startup, or develop essential enterprising skills.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic and growing Careers, Employability, and Student Enterprise (CESE) department as a Student Enterprise Coordinator. Reporting to the Student Enterprise Manager, you will play a key role in delivering the University's student enterprise programme, engaging with students, external partners, and key stakeholders to facilitate impactful projects and initiatives.

About You

This post presents a fantastic opportunity for an efficient and exceptionally motivated individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced supportive environment.

You will provide comprehensive coordination and marketing support to the Student Enterprise Team. You will be expected to build successful working relationships with key partners both internally and externally to the University. This is a student facing role and will require you to confidently and accurately assess students’ needs and serve as a key point of contact for students and stakeholders, offering advice, signposting relevant resources, and supporting the development of student enterprise projects.

Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills are essential. You will be confident in delivering presentations, managing multiple priorities, and building strong relationships across the University and with external partners. Experience in delivering digital and physical marketing campaigns, being student facing, stakeholder engagement, event coordination, and customer service is highly desirable, as is a passion for entrepreneurship, and innovation.

Candidates should also be prepared to work occasional evenings and weekends to support events and activities. You can find out more about our programmes at: https://thejunction.info/

What We Can Offer You

We provide a supportive environment that values flexibility and encourages work-life balance through hybrid working options. Benefits include a generous holiday allowance, additional university closure days, access to the university's pension scheme, subsidised health and fitness facilities, and a range of discounts.

At the University of Southampton, we believe that diversity and inclusion are central to our success. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage those who value our diverse community to apply.

For More Information

To learn more about the role, we strongly encourage you to arrange an informal conversation with Clare Old, Student Enterprise Manager, by emailing [e-mail] or James Hamstead, Student Enterprise Consultant by emailing [e-mail]