Entrepreneurship Adviser and Connector

FTE: 1.0fte (working 37 hours per week.)

Salary: UH7 £37,999 pa with potential to progress to £45,163 pa by annual increments.

Annual Leave: 30 days plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year

Location: College Lane Campus, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield (and flexible working, as required)

Whether it’s in learning, teaching, or business partnership, the University of Hertfordshire transforms bold ambition into life-changing reality. 

For our thriving community of nearly 35,000 students from over 110 countries, that means high-quality teaching from experts engaged in groundbreaking research with real-world impact. Students have access to more than 700 career-focused degree options and a chance to study at more than 170 universities worldwide, using outstanding, true to life facilities. 

We nurture entrepreneurs and develop tomorrow’s leaders, innovators and trailblazers in healthcare, education, business, science, humanities, law, sport, and creative arts.  

We are a catalyst for change: empowering our community to make a radical impact in the region, across the UK and around the world. 

Main duties and responsibilities

We are looking for an Entrepreneurship Adviser and Connector to join Careers and Employment to work as part of a team to drive the promotion and development of an entrepreneurial culture to primarily develop the UH graduate attributes of professionalism, employability and enterprise through business start-up activities.

You will engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the best enterprise opportunities are available to UH students, graduates and users of UH Incubation.

You will deliver enterprise advice and guidance, as well as a full range of start-up and skills workshops both on and offline. You will also liaise with academic staff around the delivery of enterprise and business support work in our academic schools.

You will be a strong presenter who will inspire and challenge students and graduates through the delivery of enterprise and business development schemes.

You should have experience of delivering business start-up programmes, or similar, and be able to confidently deliver interactive sessions to large groups. You should have a proven track record of supporting successful businesses, ideally from start-up phase.

The role requires strong written and verbal communications skills and the ability to work under pressure to meet multiple deadlines. 

Skills and experience required

For this busy and challenging role, you will need excellent personal management, organisational and IT skills. Proven experience of similar work, preferably in a higher educational environment, is advantageous. You should be committed to providing a high-quality service and have excellent communication, interpersonal and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications required

You must hold a minimum of a degree, or equivalent qualification, or have substantial relevant work experience.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work, or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work, before an offer is made.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Iheanyi Ibe, Entrepreneurship Programme Manager, Email: i.ibe@herts.ac.uk

Closing Date: 20 February 2025

Interview Date: 06 March 2025

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