We’re on a journey to create fairer communities by facilitating 10 million social entrepreneurs globally by
2030. Do you want to help make this a reality?
We are looking for a values-driven graduate to join our highly skilled, motivated, and supportive team.
Over the last 8 years the Academy has evolved from being Scotland-focused with 24 staff to being a global social
business with 35 staff in the UK, providing a licensed product to partner organisations in five continents. This
transition requires our IT systems to evolve to meet the needs of an organisation in which teams are dispersed,
often across different time zones.
This fixed term project is for a skilled graduate to deliver on the practical implementation of the Academy’s IT
strategy. Supported by the Head of Global Learning Lab this individual will provide advice and guidance on the
practical elements of the roll-out, provide training and coaching support and generally be a ‘champion’ within
the organisation for the transition to new and more efficient ways of working enabled by our IT
infrastructure.
Having the right mind-set, attitude and approach is as important for us as having the right experience and skills. We
appreciate that the best person might not have all the listed criteria yet, so if you feel your experience and
skills will help you to make a great contribution in this role and you have the right mind-set, we would welcome
an application from you.
Background and Job Purpose:
Catalysed by the disruptor that was Covid, the Academy has rapidly developed its online learning offer. This includes
asynchronous learning – that is independent online learning which learners can compete at a time which suits
them. This is consolidated during live peer learning sessions to ensure impact. A key part of this role is to
support colleagues to developed and improve our asynchronous online offer. This involves integration resources
and tools from outside sources with our own Online Learning Platform and thereby our learning programmes.
Another exciting current development is the development by the Academy of a Learning Trust to engage with corporates,
funders and philanthropists to enable learning and development in social enterprises. The outcome of this is
increased social change in our communities. Part of this role will be to develop the ‘landing page’ for our new
Learning Trust, again working with experienced colleagues in the team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support colleagues to develop a website to engage potential corporates, funders and philanthropists around the
creation of a Learning Trust and lead on maintenance and updates to the Academy website to enhance engagement
with audiences.
- Supports colleagues to ensure our website is inclusive and showcases our employee value
proposition.
- Support colleagues to digitise key learning materials for Social Enterprise Schools,
enabling delivery at scale in global regions where market failure prevents market entry with current
products.
- Build on existing developmental work to develop game-based learning for pupils developing
social enterprises in their schools.
- Embed and enhance the Academy’s use of IT systems and explore
opportunities for new systems which can support our work.
For a full set of criteria and information on how to apply please download the recruitment pack from our
website.
Website: socialenterprise.academy/scot/join-the-team
Organisation profile:
At the Social Enterprise Academy, we believe social entrepreneurs play an essential role in changing the world.
We strengthen their role in local communities through transformational learning programmes that will increase their
community impact.
Our programmes are accredited, responsive to learner needs, and are delivered by experienced facilitators who are
social change leaders themselves.
Since 2004, we have delivered over 1,900 learning programmes to 28,000+ learners in over 30 countries. We have also
engaged over 55,000 young people around the world, using social enterprise as a tool to help them reach their
full potential and create positive change in their communities.