Venture Administrator

TL;DR

Venture Administrator (Energy Ventures): Support early-stage venture operations in sustainable energy with an accent on PMO tasks, project documentation, and budget tracking. Focus on maintaining tools like Jira/Asana/Confluence, coordinating schedules/meetings, and preparing pitch materials for investment committees.

Location: London, Solihull or Nottingham (UK) with travel to other sites when required; hybrid working policy.

Company

Internal venture studio turning groundbreaking ideas into sustainable energy ventures for a zero carbon future.

What you will do

• Support venture operations as administrative right-hand to EIR, handling day-to-day PMO tasks.
• Maintain project documentation in tools like Jira, Asana, or Confluence, tracking tasks, risks, and milestones.
• Track budgets and expenses, manage purchase orders, process invoices.
• Coordinate schedules, meetings, customer research interviews, team workshops, and sprint planning.
• Onboard vendors and partners via corporate procurement and legal processes.
• Prepare pitch materials, gather data, format reports for investment committee pitches.

Requirements

• Experience in project administration, PMO, or project management.
• Strong organizational skills to create structure from chaos.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills for spotting and fixing administrative bottlenecks.
• Experience with lean startup methodologies and adaptability to changing plans.
• Self-starter with bias for action to remove administrative friction.

Nice to have

• Experience in energy sector or large corporate admin/finance/procurement.
• Supported EIR, founder, or project team in incubator/accelerator/early-stage startup.
• Proficiency in PMO tools like Jira, Confluence, Monday.com, or SAP.

Culture & Benefits

• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, generous pension, life cover, bonus opportunities, 20 flexible benefits.
• Industry-leading hybrid and family-friendly policies; flexible discussions.
• Inclusive culture: Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers, Best Employer for Women, Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025.
• Fertility Friendly, Menopause Friendly, Disability Confident Employer with interview guarantees and adjustments.
• Invested in growth via talent networks and development programmes.
• 12-month fixed-term contract; competitive salary; DBS check required.

Hiring process

• Cover letter required; applications without one not progressed.
• Role may close early due to high applications.
• Contact Eonnext.recruitment@eonnext.com for questions.