MEC Social Impact Manager

The Masood Entrepreneurship Centre (MEC) is The University of Manchester’s focal point for student entrepreneurship, enterprise education and early-stage venture support. As one of the UK’s leading centres for applied entrepreneurship education, MEC supports students, graduates and early-career researchers from all disciplines to develop entrepreneurial skills, explore new ideas and create ventures with economic and social impact.

About the Role

We are seeking a Social Impact Ventures Manager to lead the delivery and development of MEC’s dedicated Social Impact Pathway. This is an exciting opportunity to support aspiring social entrepreneurs and purpose-led innovators as they explore, test and grow ideas that respond to social and environmental challenges.

Key Responsibilities

• Working closely with colleagues across MEC and the wider University innovation ecosystem, you will coordinate an inclusive programme of support for students, early-career researchers and recent graduates.
• Help participants move from early curiosity through to idea validation, venture development and access to relevant networks, mentoring, funding and wider ecosystem opportunities.
• Manage MEC’s three-stage Social Impact Pathway, supporting activity across Explore, Build and Grow.
• Coordinate workshops, hackathons, ideation events, digital and physical resources, showcase activity and participant communications.
• Lead the delivery of Manchester Impact Ventures, including cohort recruitment, selection, onboarding, programme coordination, budget administration, milestone tracking and impact reporting.
• Play an important role in building a strong pipeline of emerging social ventures and helping promising founders access the right support at the right stage.
• Work with mentors, social entrepreneurs, impact investors, academic colleagues, student societies and external partners across Greater Manchester and the wider UK social enterprise sector.