Entrepreneurship Officer

Department

Graduate Employment and Entrepreneurship

Openings in London (West and East London) (On-site)

Permanent

Full Time - 40hrs Per Week

Salary Range £33,000-£35,000

Our Vision :
Changing lives through education.

The Employability and Entrepreneurship Department at GBS is dedicated to preparing students for successful careers and business ventures. It offers tailored one-to-one guidance, a dynamic online Careers Hub via Handshake, and a structured Employability Award that builds critical job-seeking skills through Bronze to Platinum levels. Students gain practical experience in CV building, networking, and real job applications, including tools like ChatGPT.

If you are passionate about careers guidance and want to enable the next generation of career professionals, your work will see you supporting students and graduates as they prepare for life beyond university. Your work will enable them to create actionable career plans, get high quality support and guidance, and help them to identify and develop their interview skills. It's a great opportunity for you to be part of helping to shape confident, capable, and informed future professionals.

The Entrepreneurship Officer is responsible for coaching and mentoring students within the development of entrepreneurship activities. Raising the profile of Entrepreneurship among the student body by engaging with a wider range of students. Increasing the number of successful student / graduate start-ups by establishing a fully developed enterprise pipeline. Inspiring, motivating and equipping students / graduates through training, resources, competitions, events, and coaching / mentoring.

This role will also deliver the promotion, monitoring and delivery of workshops and other activities linked to our supporting the start-up and growth of student businesses.

Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this position.

Actively participate in the delivery of a core programme of entrepreneurship support initiatives.

Think creatively to development and grow the team’s offer, ensuring that it remains relevant and contemporary.

Collaborate positively across the team, working collectively on joining projects and, where appropriate, lead on curating events and workshops, including booking speakers, rooms, and catering.

Actively support and contribute to the effective running of the entrepreneurship support coworking space.

Engage with internal and external stakeholders relevant to the successful delivery of the Enterprise Support core programme.

Plan and deliver entrepreneurship activities for GBS on all campuses.

Support and deliver entrepreneurship support for students and graduates, including those accessing our investment programme.

• Flexibility with time and travel is required as you will occasionally be required to work outside of regular working pattern over weekends and evenings, and travel to our various campusesto meet the departments
• Degree holder and / or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of the enterprise area and / or experience working with Start-ups, SME’s or similar, and / or experience in mentoring, coaching and an understanding of the entrepreneurial mindset.
• Experience of planning and managing the delivery of projects and / or events.
• Experience of working / ability to work with competing time frames across a number of initiatives.
• Ability to communicate credibly with a range of people from all levels internally and externally.
• Prepared to work flexibly, including occasional evenings and weekends.
• Aptitude for problem solving and creative thinking.
• Experience of and / or willingness to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Ability to process and present information in a suitable format for different audiences.

• 25 days annual leave, plus 8 public holidays
• 1-day extra leave per year of service, up to a maximum of 5 days
• Workplace pension scheme
• Tuition reimbursement for career development courses
• Cycle to Work, Workplace Nursery, Techscheme and much more
• Perks@Work discounts platform, wellbeing centre and much more
• Reward and recognition programme
• 500 award employee referral scheme
• Discretionary annual performance bonus

GBS is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We take our core values seriously and work hard to create an environment where everyone feels welcomed