Innovation and Entrepreneurship Manager (Venture Catalyst Challenge)
Job number: PRO01456Faculties: Provost’s TeamDepartments: EnterpriseSalary or Salary range: £48,246 – £58,318 per annumLocation/campus: South Kensington Campus – HybridContract type work pattern: Full time – Open endedPosting End Date: 8 Nov 2026
About the role
The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Manager for the Imperial Enterprise Lab’s Venture Catalyst Challenge programme is responsible for delivering this flagship entrepreneurship programme, specifically designed to support the most promising entrepreneurs at Imperial.
As Innovation & Entrepreneurship Manager you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of Imperial Enterprise Lab’s activities including one-off events, workshops and programmes for our community of enterprising students, recent alumni, and post docs. This includes leading on our well-known flagship initiative the Venture Catalyst Challenge, a 3-month long programme for Imperial affiliated startups.
You will be part of an energetic and passionate team who support the growth of new entrepreneurial ideas from our talented science, engineering, medicine and business students and post docs. This role will allow you to take the lead on a range of activities to support the development of early-stage ideas and their acceleration into commercial ventures. Now in its 14 th year, the VCC has supported nearly 300 startups to raise in excess of £250M in investment and grant funding. The post holder will play a pivotal part in designing and delivering the programme, securing partners and funders.
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