Social Entrepreneur Support Manager

About UnLtd UnLtd is the leading provider of support to social entrepreneurs in the UK and offers the largest such network in the world. Our mission is to find social entrepreneurs with bold solutions to today’s challenges. Through funding and support, we help them to realise their potential and creating lasting change. UnLtd values diversity and is committed to inclusion and understanding intersectionality. These are more than just buzz words for us; they are principles guiding how we build our teams, support leaders and empower social entrepreneurs. We want to create an organisation that’s the right fit for everyone we work with. To support an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their lived experiences and ideas, we have embedded an equity and inclusion group within UnLtd, giving us a wide range of different perspectives in our work to help us see what is most needed in society. We are particularly keen to hear from those who identify as Black, Asian or minority ethnic, LGBTQIA, disabled people, those with learning differences, those with caring responsibilities, from a less advantaged socioeconomic background as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce. If there is any aspect of viewing this document that is not appropriate to your user needs, then please click on the ‘ Accessibility Tools ’ button at the top of the screen to adjust your viewing experience. Alternatively, contact [email removed - click apply for more details] and provide details to see what we can do. About the Role As a Social Entrepreneur Support Manager, you will be focused on delivering the best possible support to social entrepreneurs and their venture to help them maximise their social impact. This role will lead on finding, funding and supporting social entrepreneurs to offer them the best chance of success, from start up to scale. This role will be working with a diverse range of Social Entrepreneurs, both in terms of their lived experience, and the stage of their venture. You will be responsible for working with a portfolio of social entrepreneurs at different stages of their journey, from ideation through to growth and scale. The portfolio of social entrepreneurs you will be supporting may vary dependent upon the team you sit within. You may be focused on early-stage or growth stage ventures as needed, offering more flexibility, variety, and skill development opportunities. You will be responsible for the delivery of a package of support that provides the social entrepreneur with awards (grants), Individual and business support, access to peer-to-peer support and to networks. In the respective teams you will also play an important role in deepening our capability and expertise when it comes to supporting social entrepreneurs during these different stages, building Pathways to Growth. You may also support the design, development and delivery of externally funded programmes or work with thematically/geographically linked social entrepreneurs as appropriate. Increasing UnLtd’s visibility and positive reputation in the development of local networks and connections to enable us to deliver on our strategic goals and driving peer to peer engagements locally and online, nationally. Interested? Here’s how to apply We need to know a bit about you, your experience and what you can bring to UnLtd. You can submit a CV + supporting statement (up to 2 pages). We’d love you to tell us: Details of any specific knowledge or experience you have supporting ventures which is relevant to any/all of the stages of development such as; idea, starting up, scaling and growth Why does supporting social entrepreneurs matter to you, and how does your personal or professional experience shape the way you do this? Please tell us about any specialist knowledge you have relating to markets social entrepreneurs might operate in (health, employability for example) or social/environmental justice issues. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. Application Closing Date: Midnight on 15th July 2026 First round of interviews: Online, 27th and 28th July 2026 Final interviews: Online 3rd and 4th August 2026 UnLtd is committed to offering employment opportunities for people with criminal convictions. As a result, we will only ask you about any criminal convictions at initial offer stage. Your information will be treated fairly and confidentially and will not automatically exclude you from the role that you have applied for. Find out more about our generous range of employment benefits by clicking on the link below: https://www.unltd.org.uk/careers