Enterprise Advisor

ISBE Special Interest Group; Oxford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK university is seeking an Enterprise Advisor to support an annual programme aimed at encouraging business innovation. You will be responsible for operational and administrative support, marketing initiatives, and planning events. The role demands skills in workshop facilitation and data monitoring. With a permanent contract, the position offers competitive benefits including a leading pension scheme and excellent health services.

Benefits

Fantastic market leading Pension scheme

Excellent employee health and wellbeing services

Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement

Additional paid closure over Christmas

Local and national discounts at retailers

Qualifications

• Experience in providing operational and administrative support for events and programmes.
• Ability to plan and organise workshops and events effectively.
• Strong marketing skills to promote initiatives to target groups.

Responsibilities

• Support annual programme of workshops and events.
• Facilitate workshops and deliver sessions.
• Collect data and monitor programme success.

Skills

Operational and administrative support

Marketing and promotion

Event planning and organisation

Workshop facilitation

Data collection and monitoring

Job description

Enterprise Advisor, The University of Manchester

• Job reference: HUM-030278
• Salary: £28,031 – £31,236 per annum depending on experience
• Faculty/Organisational Unit: Humanities
• Location: Oxford Road
• Employment type: Permanent
• Division/Team: Masood Entrepreneurship Centre
• Hours Per Week: 35 hours per week (1 FTE)
• Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 18/01/2026
• Contract Duration: Permanent
• School/Directorate: Alliance Manchester Business School

Overall Purpose of the Job:

Reporting to the Venture Builder Manager, the role will provide support for an annual programme of workshops, keynote talks, competitions, bootcamps and accelerator to encourage and inspire more people to turn their business ideas into reality. Daily activities will include operational and administrative support, marketing and promotion to specific target groups across the campus, planning and organisation of events, workshop and venture support programmes, workshop facilitation and session delivery, data collection and programme monitoring, and other related activities to further develop and embed a culture of enterprise and innovation at the University of Manchester.

What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

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