Pioneer - Community and Events Manager

Scale Space LLP.; City of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading innovation and scaleup community in London is seeking a Pioneer - Community and Events Manager to build partnerships and deliver impactful events. Ideal candidates should have a passion for technology, a minimum of 2 years professional experience, and excellent networking skills. The role supports both growth and the professional development of future business leaders. You will play a crucial role in fostering collaboration and innovation among members.

Benefits

Inclusive and innovative culture

Learning & development programme

Opportunity to interact with university partners

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ work experience required.
• Outgoing, friendly, proactive, and approachable personality desired.
• Evidence of ability to adapt in a high-pace environment.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Deliver meaningful events focused on innovation and collaboration.
• Identify opportunities to drive member engagement through events.

Skills

Passion for technology and disruption

Emotional intelligence

Curiosity for R&D companies

Networking skills

Self-starter mentality

Education

Minimum 2.1 undergraduate degree (in any discipline)

Job description

Overview

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Scale Space is a joint venture between Imperial College London and Blenheim Chalcot. This is a unique opportunity to support a complex, and profitable, business through its next phase of growth and expansion.

About Scale Space

Scale Space is a scaleup community, providing access to the people, services and space businesses need to succeed. It provides bespoke laboratory and office space to support the R&D and commercialisation activities of knowledge-intensive companies. It provides a home for businesses to scale alongside Imperial’s world-leading academics, allowing entrepreneurs and researchers to share ideas and turn scientific discoveries into new products and services.

The Pioneer Programme

This role is part of the BC Pioneer Programme; a portfolio-wide community and learning & development programme built exclusively for the future leaders of our ventures and scale-ups. You will have a tangible impact on a business going through a phase of market expansion. Alongside your role, you will undertake a 15-month RedTeam L&D programme, giving you access to learning materials, training, and experts to help you set up your own career adventure. This approach is at the heart of the Pioneer programme vision, and Scale Space and the RedTeam are committed to helping you excel.

Duties

• Working with the Head of Growth and Partnerships, build and maintain strong partnerships with internal stakeholders (Imperial, Blenheim Chalcot) and other relevant external organisations.
• Work with the Scale Space team to deliver and support a series of regular, meaningful events for members, focusing on innovation, collaboration, and networking.
• Through delivery of Scale Space’s events programme, support members to address their business needs and scaling challenges via connections with relevant contacts at Imperial, Blenheim Chalcot and other partners.
• Proactively identify opportunities to drive member engagement and satisfaction through events, communications, and new initiatives, while rolling up your sleeves to get things done.
• Represent Scale Space externally to potential members, partners, and the wider innovation ecosystem.
• Take part in the Pioneer Programme’s informal learning and networking events across the Blenheim Chalcot portfolio.

The ideal candidate will have

• A passion for technology and disruption, with experience in or ambitions to build your own venture in the future.
• A genuine curiosity for R&D companies, from life sciences and engineering to digital ventures.
• An outgoing, friendly, proactive, and approachable personality.
• Emotional intelligence and be compassionate and supportive in nature.
• Evidence of the ability to be a self-starter and adapt to multiple roles in a high-pace environment.
• A passion for building your network and the capacity to work well with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels, including university partners and C-suite executives.
• Minimum 2 years’ work experience.
• Minimum 2.1 undergraduate degree (in any discipline).

Our Culture

Our culture is inclusive, modern, friendly, smart, and innovative – we seek to employ bright, positive-thinking individuals with a can-do attitude. Our people enjoy challenging themselves to be the best at what they do – if that sounds like you, you’ll fit right in!

The Process

We have a rigorous recruitment process to ensure we attract the very best and diverse talent. This will involve an initial telephone conversation, followed by a panel interview and a case study over two stages where you will meet with the business’s management team.

Blenheim Chalcot is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity is one of our core values, thus making it core to our business. We strive to maximize the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from everyone. We encourage diversity through perspective, background, identity, and thought whilst also fostering an environment where everyone can express themselves regardless of your race, religion, sex, gender, colour, national origin, disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic. We are committed to continuing to nurture an inclusive environment and building a diverse workforce.