Enterprise Consultant
| Posting date: | 21 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £31,236 to £34,610 per year |
| Additional salary information: | https://www.ucb.ac.uk/about-us/work-for-us/rewards-and-benefits/ |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 June 2026 |
| Location: | Birmingham, West Midlands |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | University College Birmingham |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
University College Birmingham’s Business School offers a practical, employer-connected student experience, and the Enterprise Hub is a growing part of that offer. We are seeking an Enterprise Consultant to support entrepreneurial ambition across our student and graduate community.
The role
As Enterprise Consultant, you will lead the development and delivery of enterprise activity within the Business School, and beyond, working closely with students, graduates, academic colleagues and external partners.
You will play a central role in shaping and delivering enterprise and incubation activity that is relevant, inclusive and responsive to a diverse student population.
What you will be involved in
• Promotion and management of our dedicated StartupSpace
• Designing and delivering engaging startup programmes covering private enterprise, social enterprise and freelance
• Providing one-to-one and group advice, support and mentoring
• Building external relationships with the enterprise community
• Promotion and management of PitchFest, our annual pitching competition
• Promotion and management of the Certificate of Entrepreneurship
• Contributing to wider knowledge exchange and business engagement across the Business School
• Setting targets and measuring our progress
Who we are looking for
Experience of the higher education sector is helpful, but not essential. What matters most is your ability to connect enterprise activity to real people, real ambitions and real outcomes.
The role
As Enterprise Consultant, you will lead the development and delivery of enterprise activity within the Business School, and beyond, working closely with students, graduates, academic colleagues and external partners.
You will play a central role in shaping and delivering enterprise and incubation activity that is relevant, inclusive and responsive to a diverse student population.
What you will be involved in
• Promotion and management of our dedicated StartupSpace
• Designing and delivering engaging startup programmes covering private enterprise, social enterprise and freelance
• Providing one-to-one and group advice, support and mentoring
• Building external relationships with the enterprise community
• Promotion and management of PitchFest, our annual pitching competition
• Promotion and management of the Certificate of Entrepreneurship
• Contributing to wider knowledge exchange and business engagement across the Business School
• Setting targets and measuring our progress
Who we are looking for
Experience of the higher education sector is helpful, but not essential. What matters most is your ability to connect enterprise activity to real people, real ambitions and real outcomes.