Head of Entrepreneurship, London

Start: May 2023, or as soon as reasonably possible

Location: Northeastern University – London Campus

About us

Based in the heart of London, Northeastern University London has developed a reputation for delivering an excellent university experience and has exceeded all Russell Group universities for overall student satisfaction in the UK’s National Student Survey for four consecutive years (NSS 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022).

Small by design, Northeastern University London offers a vibrant, collegiate community delivering broad and academically rigorous degree programmes, designed to equip graduates with the combination of skills and knowledge that are increasingly desired by organisations, employers and society.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation is in Northeastern’s DNA, and this role will be a key part of expanding Northeastern’s award winning entrepreneurship efforts to London as well as innovating to create new programs aligned with what makes Northeastern University London unique. Recent honours in this work include winning the Excellence in Student Engagement Award at the Deshpande Symposium’s Awards for Excellence in Innovation and Entrepreneurship and The award for Exceptional Activities in Entrepreneurship Across Disciplines at the 2022 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Awards.

Northeastern University London is part of Northeastern University’s Global Campus Network. Ranked R1 – the highest level of research activity – and overall #44 in the USA, Northeastern has campuses in Arlington, Boston, Charlotte, Miami, Oakland, San Jose, and Seattle in the USA, and Toronto and Vancouver in Canada

Job Summary

Whether in the classroom, the research lab, experiential learning, or extracurriculars, entrepreneurship is critical to the Northeastern University experience. We are seeking a leader to develop and implement strategies to achieve this at the London campus. Reporting to the Associate Vice President of Entrepreneurship & Venture Creation, the leader will also be a member of a global entrepreneurship team with a mission to become the leading educational institution for developing entrepreneurial builders and supporting innovative startups.

This leader will be directly responsible for overseeing the development of entrepreneurship strategies, programming, and staffing that develops the entrepreneurial mindset and skills of our students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community, while enabling the creation and support of new businesses. Direct and active engagement across the entire London Campus entrepreneurship, partnership, research, and learning ecosystem is expected, in order to provide an entrepreneurship portfolio that holistically embraces the entire campus mission.

This position will work directly with local leadership as well as regional entrepreneurship leaders across Northeastern University, to ensure program integration. The successful candidate will be passionate about engaging and supporting aspiring entrepreneurs and new ventures while being able to execute on the core mission and values of the campus and the wider University. They will possess strong knowledge of what it takes to launch a company, organization, or product, a keen ability to build relationships across all sectors needed to support new ventures, a bias to partnership and ecosystem building, and a drive to build a team that makes this program flourish.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer great benefits that include:

The university supports staff maintaining a good work/life balance, offers flexible working and parental leave opportunities, an Employee Assistance Programme which provides free, confidential advice on both home and work concerns, as well as 25 days annual leave, optional private medical insurance, season ticket loan and access to the cycle to work scheme.

Closing date: 14 April 2023

Interview stages:

Two stages of interviews. Round One will be Teams format. Round two at our London Campus with combination of teams and in person interviews.

You can consult our academic job description by clicking the button below.

Application Process

Applications should be made via the jobs.ac apply button (above), please reference your application “HOE0323”.

Additional information

Please note that job descriptions cannot be exhaustive and the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties, which are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

Your application should clearly set out how you meet the essential criteria.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. We may be able to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to eliminating discrimination and to creating an inclusive working environment for all. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender reassignment, sex, or sexual orientation