Business Advisor

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Virgin Red Limited Full time

**The role**

**Our Virgin Family**

Join the Virgin Group - a diverse collective driving change, enhancing customer experience, and having a blast. We're daring, disrupting industries from finance to space, united as part of the Virgin Family.

**VML**:
Virgin Management, the heart of Virgin, nurtures the brand globally. Our diverse, 180-strong team in London and New York, supports every facet of the Virgin empire, including Virgin Unite, our entrepreneurial foundation, and Virgin Start-Up, empowering UK entrepreneurs. Working in synergy with various Virgin entities globally, our interests are as diverse as travel, health, music, media, finance, and space. Our unique work culture and purpose unite us. Virgin Start-Up is a subsidiary of VML.

**VSU**:
Born out of Virgin's entrepreneurial spirit in 2013, we're here to fuel the fire of the next generation of disruptors. As a not-for-profit, our mission is to propel start-ups to success. We offer advice, funding, mentorship, and training, creating a supportive community for every step of your journey. At Virgin StartUp, we transform business dreams into reality.

**Our mission**:
To create a thriving world through entrepreneurial initiatives. Our work revolves around:

- Incubating courageous collectives
- Backing entrepreneurial solutions
- Convening purposeful communities
- Challenging unacceptable issues

**Tell me more**
- Conducting an initial assessment of the viability of a business idea, determine what support is needed, agree action plans and provide feedback.
- Review applicant’s Business Plan and assist them to further develop and improve their underlying proposition and ensure Cash Flow Forecasts are accurate and financially sound, until they are ready to submit to the Loan Panel for a second review.
- Ensure that the support provided conforms to the Start Up Loans Company’s Minimum Standards and Lending Standards and any additional policies set out by Virgin StartUp.
- Motivate founders and manage caseload effectively to ensure founders are supported through their start up journey in a reasonable time frame.
- Keep our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platform updated with interactions and documentation received.
- Work with the Founder Support Team to ensure a smooth and consistent applicant journey.
- Maintain all quality procedures relating to client files and records, in line with our requirements.
- Ensure work, at all times, conforms to our procedures and standards.

**What you’ll need**
- A passion for entrepreneurship and supporting others.
- Strong interpersonal skills, a real people person.
- Some direct experience in assessing Business Plans and Cash Flow Forecasts and the Start Up Loans Scheme is desirable, although training will be provided.
- An understanding of commercial businesses gained through either SME management, studies or experience of running own business.
- Reasonable knowledge of key aspects of business that affect the success of start-ups.
- Well-developed analytical skills, including the ability to assimilate complex information, identify and prioritise key issues and assist an applicant to identify practical solutions.
- Solid business acumen.
- Well-developed or keen to learn coaching, mentoring and motivational skills.
- Solid IT skills, proficient in Microsoft Office, especially in MS Excel.
- Excellent planning, organisational and communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritise and manage a high volume of applicants.
- Accustomed to delivering excellent results against targets and meeting deadlines.
- Self-motivated, empathetic and good communicator.
- Flexible, adaptable, resourceful and resilient.
- Well-connected in the UK’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and businesses that support it - desirable.
- Experience of using Salesforce / equivalent CRM - desirable. Training will be provided if not.

**The extra details**

**Role type**: Permanent

**Location**: London hub & your home space

**Salary**: £38,000 - £45,000

**Working hours**: Full time - We embrace flexible working. Let us know what hours empower you to be at your best both professionally and personally, we’ll try to find a perfect match for you and us.

**Benefits**: Dive into a fast-paced, evolving workspace, where your hard work and dedication is rewarded. Fancy unlimited holidays and weekly yoga? That's the Virgin way. We champion inclusion, wellbeing, and purposeful points strategies. Further benefits include flexible working, healthcare, dental schemes, pension contributions and an employee rewards scheme.

**Closing date**: 24 August 2023

**Inclusivity statement**

Ready to join a brand that dreams big and is visionary in our efforts to change business for good? We strive to make Virgin a family for everyone, by celebrating diversity and welcoming individuals of all background and skills. We treat our people fairly and encourage everyone to be themselves. Your unique qualities are valuable to u

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