Founding Director – SDG 4 Enterprise & Education Platform Development (Floating Campus)

[Educating Beyond Borders]

Founding Director – SDG 4 Enterprise & Education Platform Development (Floating Campus)

Location: UK-Based | Hybrid (London E14 8PT)
Role Type: Fractional to Full-Time | Equity-Aligned Co-Founder Track
Salary: £40,000 – £60,000 (as revenue stabilises)

About Us

We are an innovation-led education group entering our expansion phase.

Our Floating Campus is a live delivery platform designed to:

• Deliver community-based learning experiences

• Generate revenue through hybrid education models

• Act as a pilot and testing environment

• Provide real-time feedback to our Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI)

• Develop a replicable model for future learning infrastructure

The Floating Campus forms part of a wider mission aligned with SDG 4 – Quality Education.

This is not a conventional education role.
This is not a traditional charity leadership post.

We operate a hybrid corporate + impact model designed for replication and scale.

The Opportunity

We are appointing a UK-based Founding Director to lead the operational and enterprise build of the Floating Campus platform during our expansion phase.

This role sits at the intersection of institution-building, revenue development and operational leadership.

You will not inherit a finished structure.

You will build one.

The successful candidate will take ownership of converting existing revenue opportunities into secured partnerships and sustainable income streams.

This role is designed for individuals comfortable with entrepreneurial risk and the realities of building an expansion-stage platform.

Core Responsibilities Enterprise & Revenue Development

• Convert existing income pipeline into secured revenue

• Develop and secure sponsorship and partnership agreements

• Build scalable revenue models aligned to the hybrid structure

• Translate partnership interest into long-term income streams

Platform Operations

• Lead operational launch of the Floating Campus

• Coordinate contractors and delivery partners

• Install reporting systems and operational frameworks

• Build and manage the delivery team

Expansion Execution

• Lead Spring Campus activation

• Lead Winter Campus delivery

• Build systems enabling future campus replication

• Maintain structured feedback loops with the Lifelong Learning Institute

Structure & Governance

• Reports to Founder / Board

• Operational and enterprise leadership responsibility for the Floating Campus

• Intellectual property and pedagogy remain within the Lifelong Learning Institute

• Clear governance and subsidiary structure in place

Who This Role Is For

You are:

• A builder comfortable with ambiguity

• Experienced in turning opportunities into revenue

• Confident installing systems from scratch

• Comfortable operating within a vision-led founder environment

• Motivated by long-term platform building rather than short-term titles

• Interested in expansion-stage innovation

Who This Role Is Not For

This role will not suit individuals who:

• Need rigid corporate hierarchies

• Require detailed blueprints before acting

• Are uncomfortable operating within hybrid impact + enterprise models

• Want to “take over” rather than co-build

What You Gain

• Equity-aligned founding leadership position

• Opportunity to build a replicable national education platform

• Hands-on role in next-generation learning infrastructure

• Exposure to institutional partners and expansion-stage growth

• A chance to shape an education model aligned with SDG 4

We believe talent and courage should matter more than access to capital.

Application Process

Applicants will complete a short written submission and structured interview process.

We are intentionally selective.

We are building for expansion.

Application Question

As part of your application, please answer the following:

If you were appointed Founding Director tomorrow, what would be the first three actions you would take in the first 90 days to convert partnership interest into secured revenue while building operational foundations for the Floating Campus?

(Max 300 words)

Benefits

• Employee mentoring and coaching programme

• Club membership & benefits

• Flexitime

• Hybrid working

• Opportunity to grow into a full-time leadership role as the platform scales

Work Location

Hybrid remote with activity based in London

UK-based applicants only.