Tech Nation Programme Manager

Who you are

• You are able to think proactively - you make things happen and can come to the table with ideas
• You are passionate and curious about deeptech and working more closely with this founder, investor and academic community
• You are able to stay organised to timelines and project manage multiple deliverables
• You have entrepreneurial drive - this means you are self driven, naturally curious and excited about working with startups, ecosystem stakeholders and investors
• You are a people person and enjoy building relationships across different type of stakeholders and you enjoy bringing these people together to create tangible impact
• You thrive working in teams and are passionate about our mission at Tech Nation
• Some relevant experience relating to an area of deeptech
• Some proven experience in events, VC, accelerators, community or deeptech startup
• Strong relationship builder and communicator
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Right to work in the UK
• This role requires working 4 days a week in the office
• This role will also require some travel around the UK

What the job involves

• We are looking for a Programme Manager to manage Tech Nation’s Deeptech initiatives
• Our newly launched Tech Nation Deeptech programme, backed by fantastic scaleup founders and partners, offering brilliant exposure
• A cohort-based programme for post-spin out and Series A founders across the UK. Running twice a year with 10–15 companies per cohort, each programme lasts for 3 months rolling and grows into a lifelong community
• As our Programme Manager, you will be responsible for planning and delivering these programmes, with the strategic and commercial oversight of the Director of Climate & Nature as part of our sector specialisms pillar
• You will also set up and pilot the launch of a new Founders Forum x Tech Nation deeptech event
• You will identify and build a strong relevant network rallied around these initiatives, and engage strategic and commercial partners as well as later stage speakers. The result will be delivering a calendar of events and advisory support for selected companies, alongside establishing a deeptech network with strong engagement
• This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Tech Nation's next journey of growth in a new sector area
• Input and iterate the strategy for the deeptech initiatives, working with the Director of Climate & Nature and wider team, ensuring it is truly valuable to the community and the tech ecosystem
• Keep yourself informed and at the forefront of all things happening in Deeptech - be amongst the first to know, and develop ideas to iterate your initiatives accordingly. You will become our inhouse specialist in the deeptech ecosystem
• Research and identify thought leaders, programme advisors and value adding speakers to integrate into the offering, as well as coordinating invitations and shaping agendas to create value adding events
• Ideate new formats to bring to events and programmes
• Ensure we deliver an incredible experience for all companies in the programmes , that is impact driven and scalable
• Organise a series of growth and investor based events, educational, advisory sessions and introductions ensuring the programme delivers long term impact
• Work with the founders on a day to day basis to get their feedback and shape the support we can provide
• Own the content and plan for a new flagship deeptech forum uniting programme stakeholders, alumni, investors and Founders Forum community members
• Work with investors and relevant stakeholders to drive impact, audience and brand amplification
• Implement a clear judging process for the programme
• Collaborate with our partnerships lead to maintain communication with partners of the programme and scope out opportunities for the new flagship forum
• Deliver new bespoke partner events relating to the deeptech community
• Scale the community by developing a pipeline of target Founders, investors and wider stakeholders for the programmes and events via direct outreach, our partners and mobilising others in the ancillary network(s)
• Maintain a close relationship with companies, with day to day community management and align our services to their needs and goals
• Work with the programme leads and wider team to build and develop the alumni engagement strategy
• Network to continually source advisors and experts who can add to our Tech Nation offering
• Play a key role in developing in house sector focus and specialism, keeping in touch with relevant academics, stakeholders and identifying Founders
• Attend relevant deeptech ecosystem events

Benefits

• 26 days annual leave, with the option to work remotely abroad for up to 2 weeks/year
• Wellbeing budget via Juno
• Learning and development budget
• Private healthcare insurance (Bupa)
• Join an ambitious and passionate team with quarterly socials and team lunches 1/week
• Great new office at 180 Strand, London
• Access to the Founders Family network of businesses and wider tech ecosystem