Entrepreneurship Manager

Your mission

The project you would be working on at The DO School Fellowships is beVisioneers - a global environmental entrepreneurship Fellowship, that spans a 3-year hybrid-learning program, equipping innovators aged 16 to 28 with the training, expert support and resources to bring their planet-positive projects to life. 

Upon completing the programs's foundational first year, Fellows continue to receive dedicated support to scale their projects into sustainable planet-positive ventures across year 2 and 3.
Your role will be focusing on second- and third- year Fellows. Some of these fellows will be enrolled in our Project Scholarship Track while others will be pursuing our Open Entrepreneurship Track. 
You will have a view of what is needed for fellows to have lasting, collective impact as they move further in their professional lives towards a sustainable future. 

About the role 

As Entrepreneurship Manager, you will be a key member of the Sustainable Ventures Team, driving both the short- and long-term impact of our entrepreneurial Fellows. You report to the Director of Sustainable Ventures
You will lead the strategy, implementation and reporting for both the Project Scholarship and Open Entrepreneurship tracks of the Fellowship.

Your key responsibilities are divided across core focus areas as follows:

• 60% - Project Scholarship Strategy, Implementation & Reporting
• 20% - Open Entrepreneurship Strategy, Implementation & Reporting
• 20% - Special Projects

As part of this, you will manage:

Strategic Leadership & Program Oversight

• Lead end-to-end strategy, implementation, and reporting for Project Scholarships (PS) and Open Entrepreneurship (OE), ensuring alignment with venture growth and fellowship broader impact objectives

• Manage operational frameworks: timelines, milestones, modules, workshops, delivery structures, documentation, and accountability systems.

• Set and calibrate selection methodology for PS, ensuring fair, transparent, and strategic funding decisions.

• Embed a culture of accountability and adaptive learning for fellows, reflecting real-world challenges fellows face.

Cross-Functional Coordination & Stakeholder Management

• Lead cross-functional taskforces across program, operations, finance, and legal teams.

• Serve as primary liaison for Project Scholarship and Open Entrepreneurship related fellow communications.

Fellow Development & Programming

• Oversee Project Scholarship application review and selection, refine scoring systems, and ensure high-integrity evaluation processes.

• Lead the "Pitching Preparation Week" and coordinate with external pitch coaches to support Fellows

• Support design and curation of online learning experiences, Expert workshops, local hubs, micro-modules, and AI Venture Coach and other learning as needed.

• Distribute entrepreneurial opportunities to high-performing Fellows

• Support recruitment of Scaling Mentors for pioneer Fellows.

Impact Assessment & Continuous Improvement

• Translate impact data and fellow feedback into program improvements.

• Capture and share venture stories and outcomes with donors, funders, and ecosystem partners.
  
  

This is what you can expect…

In the first month, you will complete your onboarding, learn the nuts & bolts of beVisioneers, establish working relationships with our Venture Teams, and start to iterate on Project Scholarships strategy & management for the greatest impact. 

After two months, you'll have taken over leadership of Project Scholarships strategy and management Strategy. You'll also have established the year's goals and processes and will work closely with the Venture Program and Operations teams to have scalable systems for tracking impact and continuous improvement. 

After four months, you will be in full swing, managing Project Scholarships to set fellows up for success in their planet-positive projects, supporting the Venture Team and pro-actively leading cross-team efforts including grant impact reports, and working with the Ecosystem Impact Director to consider synergies in the beVisioneers ecosystem for additional growth and funding opportunities for fellows. 

After six months, you will be at the forefront of scaling beVisioneers' Project Scholarships strategy and management.Your profile

What you bring:

• 5+ years in program management within global social entrepreneurship and/or social innovation context.

• Proven experience leading remote teams, fellows, or early-stage founders.

• Skilled in managing grants/investments at scale, analyzing data, and optimizing workflows (using tools like Excel, Hubspot etc.)

• Able to measure impact and iterate based on results.

• Fluent in English - verbal and written.

What sets you apart:

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and drive for efficiency.

• Experience in founding, early-stage startups or scaling ventures.

• Self-directed and adaptable in fast-moving environments.

• Passionate about youth leadership and/or environmental action.

• Reliable, kind, collaborative, and empathetic.

Bonus points for:

• Experience outside Germany, especially in the "Global South"

• Background in climate action, sustainability, and/or environmental protection.

• Additional language skills to English.

• Experience with corporate donors or stakeholders.

This profile draws on our experience of people who have been successful in this role in the past. We warmly encourage you to apply if you feel your experience and skills equip you for this job but are not listed here 

Why us?

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