Social Enterprise Lead

Staff Benefits At Kibble

• Learning continues with opportunities for further training, job variety and funded study
• Healthcare significantly contributes to expenses such as dental treatments, new glasses and contact lenses
• Money off shopping and events from Blue Light Card, Costco and other partners
• Discounts are available for childcare through Puddle Lane children’s nursery
• Immediate access to confidential counselling helps you prioritise self-care
• Wellbeing perks continue with Cycle to Work and generous holidays

About Kibble

Kibble is the specialist's provider of services for at risk children and young people across the UK. Many of the young people the organisation cares for have experienced significant trauma in their lives and we provide a safe, stable environment that is both nurturing and therapeutic. With a robust support network and wide range of integrated services, we offer young people opportunities and encourage them to believe in themselves, feel a sense of belonging, and realise their own self-worth.

We are recruiting an enthusiastic and commercially minded Social Enterprise Manager to lead the development and growth of social businesses and enterprise opportunities across Kibble. The successful candidate will have a strong entrepreneurial mindset and business acumen, with the ability to identify market opportunities, develop and scale sustainable social ventures, create impact-driven partnerships and lead projects from concept through to delivery.

The postholder will:

• Identify new business opportunities, develop robust business plans and build effective relationships with employers, potential investors, funders, education and care organisations, corporate and public-sector partners, and other organisations with shared or complementary interests.
• Ensure that Kibble’s social businesses remain relevant, competitive and aligned with organisational objectives, while creating meaningful work experience, training and employment pathways for young people.
• Lead the strategic development, coordination and continuous improvement of the enterprise curriculum across the Skills Academy and all Kibble schools.
• Provide line management, supervision and professional support to The Skills Academy instructors, ensuring high-quality delivery of enterprise, vocational and employability learning.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify new social business and market opportunities that support Kibble’s strategic objectives and create positive social impact.
• Develop robust business plans for new and existing social businesses, considering viability, sustainability, social impact, resources, finance, marketing and operational delivery.
• Lead the creation, development and scaling of innovative social ventures and enterprise projects.
• Foster an entrepreneurial mindset across Kibble, supporting staff and young people to develop ideas into meaningful and sustainable enterprise activity.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with employers, potential investors, funding bodies, education and care organisations, corporate and public-sector partners, and organisations with shared or complementary interests.
• Provide line management, supervision and professional support to Skills Academy instructors, including performance management, professional learning, quality assurance and day-to-day operational support.
• Identify reciprocal and mutually beneficial partnership opportunities with organisations that work with, commission from or provide services to Kibble.
• Continuously monitor relevant markets and adapt the social business strategy to ensure Kibble’s social enterprises remain relevant and competitive.
• Develop and implement appropriate key performance indicators aligned with business, education and social impact objectives.
• Monitor business performance and social impact, using evidence and data to evaluate outcomes and inform future development.
• Support The Skills Academy Education Manager in the strategic development, planning and continuous improvement of vocational, enterprise and employability provision.
• Represent the Kibble Group at relevant external forums, networks and partnership meetings.
• Lead the planning, coordination, development and quality assurance of the enterprise curriculum across the Skills Academy and all Kibble schools.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, instructors, managers and other relevant staff to embed enterprise, employability and vocational learning throughout the curriculum.
• Ensure that enterprise curriculum activity reflects current and emerging labour-market opportunities and provides meaningful learning, work experience and progression routes for young people.
• Identify and implement appropriate qualification pathways aligned with enterprise, vocational learning, employability and young people’s progression goals.
• Deliver, assess and, where appropriate, support the quality assurance of relevant qualifications and accredited learning programmes.
• Establish and maintain effective links with awarding bodies, further education providers, training providers and industry partners to support high-quality qualification delivery and curriculum development.
• Provide guidance and support to staff involved in enterprise learning, vocational qualifications and employability activity, sharing good practice across services.
• Monitor participation, achievement and progression outcomes, using evidence and data to evaluate the effectiveness of the enterprise curriculum.
• Monitor budgets and financial performance of social enterprise activities, ensuring effective use of resources and long-term sustainability.
• Work collaboratively and consistently with colleagues across education and the wider management team.