Enterprise Advisor

Employer: The University of Manchester - Alliance Manchester Business School

Location: Manchester

Salary: £28,031 to £31,236 per annum depending on experience

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Placed On: 19th December 2025

Closes: 18th January 2026

Job Ref: HUM-030278

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: 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.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here.

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Mohamed Abbas

Email: mohamed.abbas@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: People.recruitment@manchester.ac.uk

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.

HUM-030278 Enterprise Administrator FP (PDF, 148KB)