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Geovation Scotland requires a Startup Community Engagement Manager to play an integral role in building the culture and community of Geovation Scotland. Working with our sponsors Registers of Scotland and Ordnance Survey, as well as a broad range of external partners, you'll play a key role in identifying and supporting the next generation of disruptive land, property and location tech startups. You'll have relevant experience in an enterprise support environment working with key stakeholders, a passion for working with start and scaleups and will follow the Scottish tech startup scene. The role will require excellent communication skills and a willingness to understand the requirements of our key stakeholders and needs of our tech community and alumni. The role will identify new opportunities for collaboration and growth and will also support the successful delivery of our accelerator programme. This role will work in conjunction with the Geovation Scotland and London delivery teams and Business Development and Communications teams within RoS. Some travel may be required.,

• To be a first point of contact for community members, Enterprises-in-Residence and Geovation Scotland alumni.
• To grow and maintain a national network of contacts working within the entrepreneurial ecosystem, including tech startups, investors, incubators, accelerators and public and private sector supporters.
• To identify and maximise opportunities for collaboration, innovation and community growth through network of contacts and additional services
• To pro-actively seek out strong candidates for Geovation Scotland membership, Enterprise-in-Residence status and support.
• To manage the strategic planning, delivery and evaluation of all community and alumni engagement activity.
• To identify opportunities to partner and collaborate with private and public sector organisations for wider benefit
• To continuously monitor and improve our community and alumni offering to deliver the best outcomes for startups and our stakeholders/sponsors
• To ensure that all relevant engagement and satisfaction level data is captured.
• To manage relationship agreements with Geovation Scotland Enterprises-in Residence
• To communicate Geovation Scotland's mission, purpose and its 'open innovation' philosophy with internal and external stakeholders through all available channels (eg: newsletters, social media, events etc).
• To generate content for publication through Geovation Scotland engagement channels (e.g. LinkedIn, website, newsletter, blogs etc).
• To represent Geovation Scotland and RoS at local and national events and meetings.
• Help to foster and create collaborative relationships to maximise ROI in Geovation, e.g.in the use of hub space, promotion of Geovation start-ups etc.
• To identify opportunities to share external perspectives/skills within RoS for wider benefit.
• To work with the Geovation and RoS events teams on the planning and organisation of community and alumni events., We reserve the right to invite candidates to participate in a telephone interview prior to being further assessed.
• Applications that are not accompanied by CVs will not be scored.
• We would strongly recommend that any answers you prepare for the interview are in the STAR format (Situation, Task, Action & Result).
• We strongly advise you review our policy on responsible use of AI in the application process. RoS may check answers with an AI detection tool and will contact you for a pre-screening call to verify your responses.
• Applications and appointments are subject to a strict merit-based assessment process, in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles.
Stage two - assessment If successful at application stage, you will be invited to an in-person interview (at Meadowbank House, 153 London Road, Edinburgh) which will include the following:
• Behaviour based interview
• Presentation exercise
Information on our Competency Framework For further information on the competencies, visit our . Recruitment timeline
• Closing date: 8 June 2025
• Application sift: Week commencing 09 June
• Invites to assessment: Friday 13 or Monday 16 June
• Interviews: Week commencing 23 June (most likely 23 & 26 June)
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We will assess you against the following Experience/Technical skills during the application and interview process:
• Proven ability to foster strong partnerships, with extensive experience in building and managing connections with external stakeholders to drive collaboration and success
• Network connections - the ability to connect businesses with the wider Scottish business/tech ecosystem
• Excellent communication & copyrighting skills for different engagement channels (including events, LinkedIn, newsletters, blogs etc)
• Experience of creating and managing tech startup & community events
• Exceptional organisational skills, complemented by a keen eye for detail, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in all tasks
• Skilled in managing and prioritising demanding workloads, with strong time management abilities to ensure efficiency, focus, and timely delivery of tasks
• Experience in brand management, reputation building, stakeholder communication and ensuring consistent messaging across all platforms and audiences.
Competencies The below competencies will be assessed at interview stage: Leading and communicating
• Excellent communication skills, with technical and non-technical people; develop and utilise networks and contacts; communicate in an engaging and inspiring manner across all channels; represent Geovation at networking events and meetups.
Collaborating and partnering
• Manage relationships with startups, alumni, enterprises-in-residence and other stakeholders; work effectively with a diverse range of people; develop and utilise networks and contacts; collaborative.
Building capability for all
• Ability to collaborate with third parties to deliver community and alumni content.
Analysis and making effective decisions
• Proactive approach to problem solving and identifying solutions.
• Ability to measure outcomes from community Enterprise-in-Residence and alumni activity, especially monitoring growth of the community and Geovation company successes
  
  Work with purpose: working for the people of Scotland to set the bar for land and property registration worldwide.
• Flexible and hybrid working: depending on the role and team requirements, work when and where it's best for you and your stakeholders.
• Benefits: enjoy pay progression, pension contributions of up to 28.97%, up to a year's parental leave, and 38 days annual holiday, increasing to 42 days with length of service.
• Investment in professional development: we invest in all our people so that they have the right skills to be productive and confident in their job.
• Diversity and Inclusion: We are an 'Investor in People' and a 'Disability Confident' employer. We are inclusive, stronger together, and committed to putting our people first.
• Positive work culture: RoS is an agile, digital organisation using leading-edge technology. Colleagues understand their role in achieving our strategy and have the autonomy to deliver.
To learn more about RoS and what we offer visit our careers pages or watch this short video.

Alongside your salary of £38,114, Registers of Scotland contributes £11,041 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.