Advertised from 30 July 2025

Role

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 someone with a passion for empowering young people to join our Young People Learning team to support the coordination of our programmes across Scotland. 

More than ever, we need social entrepreneurship to tackle the challenges we face as a society. In 2007, we launched Social Enterprise Schools in Scotland, and since then we have worked with 77,000 young people in 8 countries across the world. We ask young people what they care about and how they will make change happen then support them to launch their social enterprise to bring about that change. Find out more about the programme

As our Young People Coordinator, you’ll be at the heart of our mission to develop the next generation of young changemakers through social enterprise. You will use your organisational skills to coordinate the delivery of our Social Enterprise Schools programme and other events such as workshops, Dragons Dens and Awards ceremonies. Building and maintaining relationships you will work closely with schools, youth partners and clients to ensure every interaction is meaningful and every experience is memorable. 

You will also play a key role within our Young People Learning team – working with fellow coordinators to share insights, improve systems, and continuously enhance how we support young people.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a passionate and collaborative team who believe in young people's potential - and you can help turn that potential into action.

Having the right mindset, 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, skills and attitude will help you to make a great contribution in this role and you have the right mindset, we would welcome an application from you.

Job Purpose:

This role works to coordinate the delivery of the Young Person learning, supporting the roll out of the Social Enterprise Schools, Young person development as well as our collaborative partnerships with corporates and funding partners across a designated area and the achievement of annual team-based targets. 

Works closely under the guidance of the Young People Development Lead, this role implements procedures and maintains operational delivery relationships with key partners in schools, youth work and clients. External influencing is primarily through provision of exceptional customer service to encourage retention of young people and support effective delivery of our young person offering the programme.

In addition to the ongoing remit of the job description, the post holder will work towards individual goals/outcomes as agreed with the line manager and aligned to the team’s annual business plan.

Key Responsibilities:

• To be the main point of contact for schools, young people delivery partners and coordinators for mentors in ensuring effective programme delivery.

• Establish strong working relationships and provide outstanding customer service to teachers and schools, youth workers and mentors, providing guidance, sharing best practice and useful materials and signposting to additional support. 

• Support the Young People Development Lead and Head of Young People Learning in tasks relating to day-to-day young person learning delivery.

• Work collaboratively with fellow Young People Coordinators to lead the continuous improvement and innovation of processes and procedures, enhancing the Young People Coordinator’s team efficiency while developing your capability, confidence, and skills.

• Support the effectiveness of young people learning activities by appropriately preparing facilitators and following up with operational delivery partners following learning activity to ensure sessions meet highest standards and exceed expectations.

• Support delivery of successful young person events (Awards ceremonies, Dragons Den events) responsible for implementing plans, coordination and logistical arrangements.

• Responsible for gathering and collating evaluation data and case study information at CPDs and events to evidence impact. 

• Maintain up to date database of lead contacts. 

• Providing accurate management information and case studies for reporting to funders, schools, local authorities.

For a full set of criteria and information on how to apply please download the recruitment pack from our website.

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.

Application notes

·        Complete the application form and the equality and diversity monitoring form (downloadable from our website)

·        Send your application form and equality and diversity monitoring form in Word document format to seahr@socialenterprise.academy by 9am, Monday 18 August 2025

·        Please note that interviews will take place at our Edinburgh office w/c 25 August 2025

More information available at: https://www.socialenterprise.academy/scot/join-the-team

If you have any questions or if you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments for the application or interview process e.g. application form in a different format or extra interview time please get in touch: 0131 243 2670| seahr@socialenterprise.academy

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