CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center)

Programme Manager

CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center)

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Manchester • United Kingdom

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About the role

  • Curate and manage the Thursday Gathering, attracting 150-200 people per week.
  • Design thoughtful, high-quality experiences for attendees.
  • Collaborate with other community organizations to offer high-quality content based on monthly themes.
  • Manage and grow the pipeline of community organisations and partners.
  • Drive forward programming that reaches underserved communities.
  • Build and manage a volunteer team for daily operations.
  • Track metrics and submit monthly reports to the Venture Café Director.
  • Be an advocate and spokesperson for Manchester’s innovation and entrepreneurship communities.
  • Balance work between office tasks and engaging with the local community.

Requirements

  • A bachelor’s degree in any field. Advanced degrees add significant value.
  • Experience with event envisioning, curation, planning, and implementation.
  • Availability to work at the weekly Venture Café Thursday Gathering from 2-10pm.
  • Knowledge of Manchester’s innovation community, key influencers, networks and organizations.
  • English language proficiency.
  • Excellent organizational, project, and task management skills.
  • Great hospitality skills – able to keep community members engaged and happy even while resolving problems. Be able to enforce the Venture Café credo/guidelines in a friendly but firm fashion.
  • Outstanding written and oral communication skills and an excellent listener. Natural comfort with public speaking, in formal and informal settings, is key.
  • Ability to communicate and collaborate across sectors and silos. A diplomatic and consensus-oriented approach to decision-making.
  • An appreciation for the role of design and aesthetics in creating better communication tools, spaces, products, and services. Attention to detail, understanding that form is as important as function.
  • Familiarity with social media channels and ability to leverage them as part of your work.
  • Global outlook with local roots and commitment.
  • Clear views and positions without being dogmatic. Not a “yes-person”.
  • Strong relationship with technology. Familiarity with Google Apps and WordPress, a big plus.
  • Willingness for domestic and international travel as needed.
Benefits
  • Competitive salary, commensurate with experience
  • 25 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays
  • Supplemental medical and dental insurance
  • £200 Monthly Commuter Allowance
  • Life insurance
  • Business Travel Insurance
  • Payment Protection
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Hybrid work model – You will work three days per week in the office, with Thursdays required as a core in-office day to support delivery of the event.
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
organizational skillsproject managementhospitality skillscommunication skillspublic speakingcollaborationdiplomatic decision-makingattention to detailproblem-solving
Certifications
bachelor's degreeadvanced degree