Manager, startGBC; Entrepreneurship

George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work, and live in the community with each other.

George Brown Polytechnic is committed to creating and sustaining an equitable and inclusive learning and working environment. We encourage and actively seek applications from Indigenous, Black, racialized people, visible minorities, 2

SLGBTQIA+ persons, all genders, and persons with disabilities.

To be a polytechnic renowned for its inclusion, excellence, relevance, impact, and leadership.

The Manager of startGBC leads and manages all aspects of the program, including governance, program design and execution, staff recruitment, management and coaching, outreach to potential clients and partners, resource development, fundraising and sustainability, market research and analysis and business development. The Manager sets the objectives of the program, determines the scope of activities, budget and resources, recruits partners and sponsors and stewards those relationships.

The Manager ensures that the objectives of the program are met and that resources are allocated to ensure growth and long-term viability.

• Develops and maintains relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
• Attends knowledge transfer events, including quarterly attendance at CLA/OCEA network meetings, and regular attendance at TREAC (Toronto Region Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee).
• Speaks on external partner panels and judges entrepreneurship competitions.
• Recruits and manages a network of volunteer mentors and advisors to mentor/advise individual entrepreneurs and facilitate larger workshops and events.
• Develops strategies to increase financial investment in student entrepreneurial activities at GBP.
• Provides leadership in the management of co-working space for emerging entrepreneurs.
• Conducts ongoing fundraising and resource development to ensure long-term sustainability.
• Provides leadership in marketing and outreach activities for startGBC.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Four-year degree from a recognized post-secondary institute in related field. Business coaching certificate or designation.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of related experience including:
  • Familiarity with local and global trends in start-ups and entrepreneurship education.
  • Familiarity with a variety of sectors including app development, fintech, edtech, legal tech, food and beverage, health tech, retail, e-commerce and other start-up fields.
  • Familiarity with legal and financial issues facing start-ups.
  • Experience in managing a team.
  • Experience in marketing strategies and tactics.
  • Experience managing complex projects.
  • Familiarity with Customer Relationship Management software and practices.
• Experience as an entrepreneur is preferred.

• Excellent understanding of entrepreneurship, the entrepreneurial environment and network.
• Strong competence in all Office software programs – Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent public speaking, communication, networking, negotiation, and vendor management skills.
• Solid project management skills.
• Excellent collaboration, teamwork,…