Venture Administrator

TL;DR

Venture Administrator: Supporting venture operations and PMO processes for an internal venture studio with an accent on milestone tracking, budget/expense control, and coordinating documentation, schedules, and vendor onboarding. Focus on keeping early-stage venture building structured while enabling the core team to execute experiments and prepare investment committee pitch materials.

Location: Nottingham, UK (London and Solihull; travel to other sites when required)

Company

hirify.global runs an internal venture studio turning early ideas into validated, investable ventures.

What you will do

• Support venture operations as the administrative right-hand to the EIR, handling day-to-day PMO tasks.
• Maintain project documentation and keep tools (Jira, Asana, Confluence) up to date for tasks, risks, and milestones.
• Track budgets and expenses, including purchase orders, invoice processing, and spending records.
• Coordinate schedules and meetings, including customer research interviews and workshops/sprint planning.
• Onboard vendors and partners by navigating corporate procurement and legal processes.
• Prepare pitch materials by gathering data, formatting reports, and organizing documentation for investment committee pitches.

Requirements

• Some experience in project administration, PMO, or project management.
• Strong organizational skills with a proven ability to keep processes structured and details tracked.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to identify administrative bottlenecks and resolve them.
• Experience working with lean startup methodologies and adapting tracking/admin processes as plans change.
• Ability to act as a self-starter and remove administrative friction to keep the team moving.

Nice to have

• Experience in the energy sector or navigating finance and procurement processes in a large corporate environment.
• Experience supporting an EIR, founder, or project team in an incubator, accelerator, or early-stage startup.
• Proficiency with PMO/collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Monday.com, or SAP.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid and family-friendly policies.
• 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, generous pension, life cover, bonus opportunities, and 20 flexible benefits.
• Excellent parental leave allowance.
• Support for growth through development programmes and talent networks.
• Employment subject to a basic DBS check.

Hiring process

• Submit a cover letter as part of the application (applications without one will not be progressed).
• Interviews include adjustments for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.
• Role may close earlier due to high applications.