Job Purpose

The Converge Enterprise Executive will be responsible for delivery of enterprise support and activities to aspiring entrepreneurs from Scottish universities based in the West of Scotland. The primary purpose of this role is generation of quality applications for the Converge programmes and to enhance and complement the entrepreneurship support offered by universities, with a particular focus on students and researchers looking to commercialise projects. The post holder will contribute to the development of enterprise activities based on each university’s individual needs to support creation of innovative start-up and spin out companies based on the exploitation of intellectual assets developed by university staff, graduates or students.

A secondary role is to support, develop and grow internal/external networks at each university, collaborating with existing support systems and developing an enterprising spirit in early career entrepreneurs through showcases, contributing to case studies, boot camp style events and targeted seminars from experts.

The role holder will be line managed by the Student Enterprise Manager and work closely with the Innovation and Enterprise Programmes teams, who hold overall accountability for the operational delivery of the Directorate’s enterprise programme activities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Ecosystem Support: Deliver advice and support to enhance current enterprise and commercialisation activities across the University of Glasgow and partner universities in the West of Scotland. Work with staff delivering existing programmes to develop ventures and work with colleagues to provide support pathways to external funders to increase the number of ventures receiving innovation support. Contribute to strategic initiatives to develop enterprise and an entrepreneurship culture in Scottish Universities

2. Converge support: Promote Converge opportunities to staff, students and graduates across the universities and interact with key contacts among academic staff, professional services and student bodies, and provide support to direct ventures to Converge and wider ecosystem support opportunities.

3. Programme Delivery: Support, deliver and evaluate UofG Enterprise programmes for staff and students, including workshops, hackathons and associated programme activity, working with the Student Enterprise Manager and Innovation and Enterprise Programmes team. Support the development and delivery of Innovation 101 programmes to drive awareness of innovation. Increase the number of participants across these programmes.

4. Provision of Advice: Provide specialist advice to potential programme applicants/participants on preparing Converge applications, business plans and business cases and helping them with the practicalities of starting a business from concept onwards.

5. Best Practice: Develop and implement an evaluation framework to assess the effectiveness and impact of interventions, including employing qualitative and quantitative analysis, capturing demographic information on engagement, project outcomes and follow-on activities.

6. Stakeholder management: to manage and maintain appropriate relationships with key stakeholders, including senior members of staff, Innovation, Enterprise and Economic Development and College Innovation Teams, and with key external stakeholders to promote activity taking place in West of Scotland Universities. Represent UofG and Converge in various awareness raising activities, as required.

7. Service excellence: to undertake appropriate quality management and continuous improvement processes to ensure that the final deliverables of projects comply with stakeholder requirements, appropriate legislation, University policies and procedures, and industry best practice

8. Data management: to provide management information and data analysis to inform both day to day decision making and also the long-term strategic outlook of the programme and ensuring the integrity of all relevant project data on University systems.

9. Collaboration: to engage in appropriate cross-College and cross-Institution collaborative working to build out networks, share best practice, develop web-based resources and training, and drive engagement in programmatic activities.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Knowledge/Qualifications
Essential:

A1 Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 9 [Ordinary Degree, Scottish Vocational Qualification level 4], or equivalent in a relevant discipline/business area with evidence of continued professional development in an area relevant to the role.

A2 Thorough and detailed Knowledge of project management methodologies and principles.

A3 Thorough and detailed Knowledge of the innovation and knowledge exchange landscape within HE, or knowledge of the Scottish innovation and start-up ecosystem.

A4 Detailed understanding of business idea validation tools, such as Business Model Canvas, and matters surrounding company creation.

A5 Understanding of business case development processes and completion of successful funding applications.

Skills

Essential:

C1 Project management – both short-term deadline driven and longer-term involving multiple conflicting deadlines and coordination across multiple organisational units.

C2 Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate at all levels.

C3 Ability to work flexibly and adapt to changing environments.

C4 High level of influencing and negotiating skills.

C5 Ability to exercise initiative and work independently but also as part of a team.

C6 Ability to network effectively.

Desirable:

D1 Ability to assess risks and financial implications.

Experience

Essential:

E1 Experience of working with Spinout, start-up or small companies, providing advice/management or development activities.

E2 Experience of working successfully in a complex organisational structure and bringing together and coordinating external partners.

E3 Experience in the successful development and delivery of presentations and workshops (e.g. public speaking, enterprise workshops).

E4 Experience of commercialisation of academic research, particularly in one of the following areas: technology, engineering, physical/chemical sciences, green technologies.

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum.

This post is full time (35 hours p/w) and fixed term to 31 March 2028.

The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.  If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.

Please note that this post may be eligible to be sponsored under the Skilled Worker visa route if tradeable points can be used under the Skilled Worker visa rules. For more information please visit: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

Closing date: 8 February 2026

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.

2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.

3 A flexible approach to working.

4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University  https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

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