Application Information

To apply please submit your CV and a one-page cover letter to strathunion.entrepreneurship@strath.ac.uk

Your one-page cover letter should outline how you meet the criteria in the person specification, and what entrepreneurship means to you.

Main Activities / Responsibilities

This role is focused on supporting the delivery of joint objectives of Strath Union and Strathclyde Inspire to develop student entrepreneurship.

• Organise events and activities focused on engaging students with entrepreneurship and employability including Global Entrepreneurship Week.
• Support existing entrepreneurial learning opportunities, including the Exploring Entrepreneurship Challenge and Idea Ignite.
• Connect and engage with entrepreneurship-related societies and student groups.
• Signpost students with business ideas to the Strathclyde Inspire Start-up team for advice and guidance.
• Support marketing and communications activity to raise awareness of entrepreneurship opportunities across the student body.
• Support the effective operation and promotion of Strath Union’s Jobshop and ‘earn while you learn’ opportunities.
• Contribute to data collection and impact reporting across relevant areas, including student entrepreneurship, Jobshop and the Strathclyde Inspire partnership.

Person Specification

Essential

• Excellent organisational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience of working as part of a team
• Ability to work independently and using initiative 
• Commitment to equal opportunities 
• Relevant knowledge of entrepreneurship and experience of participating in entrepreneurial activities.

Desirable

• Experience of event and/or project delivery
• Ability to work with budgets.