Enterprise & Entrepreneurship Community Manager

• Salary: From £36-£43K (depending on skills and experience)

• Grade: G
• Hours: 35 per week
• Contract type: Fixed-Term Contract up to February 2027 (maternity leave cover)
• Vacancy Reference: 26/40
• Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 2 August

Job Description Document

How to apply

Please provide a current CV along with a cover letter/statement outlining why you are suitable for the role (referencing your skills and experience against the person specification in the Job Description).   Candidates who do not provide a full application (including cover letter/statement) may not be considered.

Role Details

We are seeking an Enterprise & Entrepreneurship Community Manager to deliver our enterprise programme and manage the overall enterprise offer for students and graduates. 

You will provide advice and guidance to students and work closely with colleagues across careers, student support as well as key academics. You will also act as the key point of contact for Regent’s partnership with innovative co-working brand Huckletree, by leading on the operational delivery of collaborative activity including the Future Founder’s Programme, Business Bootcamp and Entrepreneur-in Residence schemes.

To be successful, you should have a background in building online and face-to-face student communities, within a higher education context, as well as experience of delivering training to groups of varying size and knowledge.  You’ll also have an understanding of start-up businesses, knowledge of entrepreneurial techniques and will be aware of the difference between the commercial and academic environments - and how to bridge between the two.

This is an exciting and unique opportunity for someone with a keen interest in start-ups and the role higher education has to play in entrepreneurial learning, to take on a role where they have a significant impact, the space to be creative and to work with a diverse range of people.

This is a maternity leave cover position up to February 2027.

About us

Regent’s University London is a private university right in the heart of Royal Regent’s Park. We offer bespoke undergraduate and postgraduate education that begins with the individual, focussing on each student’s talents, potential, and aspirations.

Our study areas include business and management; liberal studies and humanities; fashion and design; film, media and performance; psychotherapy and psychology; as well as pathway qualifications in English language and other modern foreign languages.

We are a small, friendly and supportive University offering great benefits for our staff including:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays and additional discretionary closure days over Christmas
• Beautiful campus in the heart of Regent's Park, a short walk from Baker Street station
• A range of great facilities on our stunning campus including free tea and coffee, flexible working spaces and free use of the campus tennis court and sport pitch
• Membership of a group personal pension scheme with a 7% minimum contribution by the University, with up to 10% contribution by the University
• Loans of up to £10,000, to include covering daily travel costs, rental deposits and bicycles
• Benenden medical cover - allowing access to medical services where there is delay in receiving NHS treatment 
• Employee discount service
• £6.50 a day allowance to spend in University catering outlets (when onsite)
• Blended (hybrid) and flexible working supported across the University, depending on the requirements of the role