Venture Administrator in Solihull

We are looking for process-driven, agile-minded individuals to join us on our mission to create a zero carbon, zero bill, zero friction future for our customers. Our internal venture studio is where we turn groundbreaking ideas into reality. We're not just building ventures; we're shaping a sustainable energy future. We're seeking a Venture Administrator who thrives on bringing structure to the beautiful chaos of early-stage venture building. Ensuring that each of our new ventures hits its milestones, stays on budget, and delivers our promises.

Here’s a taste of what you’ll be doing:

• Support Venture Operations: Act as the administrative right-hand to the EIR, handling day-to-day PMO tasks so the core team can focus entirely on building and validating.
• Maintain Project Documentation: Keep our project management tools (like Jira, Asana, or Confluence) tidy and up to date, ensuring tasks, risks, and milestones are accurately logged and tracked.
• Track Budgets & Expenses: Assist in monitoring the venture's financial runway, managing purchase orders, processing invoices, and keeping our spending records immaculate.
• Coordinate Schedules & Meetings: Manage complex calendars, schedule customer research interviews, and organise team workshops or sprint planning sessions.
• Onboard Vendors & Partners: Help navigate corporate procurement and legal processes to quickly set up the tools, software, and external contractors needed for our experiments.
• Prepare Pitch Materials: Assist the EIR in gathering data, formatting reports, and organising documentation ahead of crucial investment committee pitches.

Are we the perfect match?

• Startup Enthusiasm: You have some experience in project administration, PMO or Project Management.
• Innate Organisational Skills: You have an innate ability to keep things structured; creating order out of chaos is second nature to you, and you never let important details slip through the cracks.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills: You can spot an administrative bottleneck from a mile away and know exactly how to navigate the corporate landscape to fix it.
• Experience with lean startup methodologies: You understand that plans change quickly in a startup, and you can adapt your tracking and admin processes without missing a beat.
• A self-starter: You have a bias for action and a relentless focus on keeping the team moving forward by removing administrative friction.

It would be great if you had:

• Experience in the energy sector or navigating the administrative, finance, and procurement processes of a large corporate environment.
• Supported an EIR, founder, or project team in an incubator, accelerator, or early-stage startup.
• Proficiency in PMO and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Monday.com, or SAP).

We encourage you to apply if you have a passion for building disruptive solutions and shaping the future of innovation!

Here’s what else you need to know:

• Role may close earlier due to high applications. Please note that a cover letter is required as part of your application. Applications submitted without one will not be progressed.
• Fixed term contract length - 12 months.
• Competitive salary.
• Location – London, Solihull or Nottingham with travel to our other sites when required.
• Excellent parental leave allowance.
• Award-Winning Workplace - We’re proud to be named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2025 and the Best Place to Work for 16–34-year-olds.
• Outstanding Benefits - Enjoy 26 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, a generous pension, life cover, bonus opportunities and access to 20 flexible benefits with tax/NI savings.
• Flexible & Family-Friendly - Our industry-leading hybrid and family-friendly policies earned us double recognition at the Personnel Today Awards 2024. We’re open to discussing how flexibility can work for you.
• Inclusive & Diverse - We’re the only energy company in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers. We’re also proud winners of Best Employer for Women and Human Company of the Year—recognising our inclusive, people-first culture.
• Support at Every Stage of Life - We’re Fertility Friendly and Menopause Friendly accredited, with inclusive support for everyone.
• Accessible & Supportive - Do you consider yourself as having a disability? As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role and will make any adjustments needed during the process.
• Invested in Your Growth - From inclusive talent networks to top-tier development programmes, we’ll support your growth every step of the way.

For all successful candidates, due to the nature of this role your employment will be subject to a basic DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) check being carried out by ourselves via a 3rd party service provider.

Any questions on the role - please reach out to Eonnext.recruitment@eonnext.com.

At E.ON Next, our customers are our number 1 priority! All Nexties - including our executive team - regularly directly support customers so we stay close to their needs and make better decisions that deliver the best experience.