متخصص المشروع

Roles and responsibilities

Your specific work will include:

• Tracking Accelerator status from application to graduation while following established processes and operations.
• Improving processes as needed in coordination with the team.
• Providing direct support, tracking to-dos, and managing relationships with various accelerators and other stakeholders.
• Ensuring adherence to schedule and budget.
• Evaluating the performance of the accelerator programs including:
• reviewing and evaluating accelerator outputs and subsequent results, while leveraging best practices used in accelerator programs and innovation ecosystems
• preparing evaluation reports.
• Communicating with and collecting information from the Accelerator programs, including tracking needed follow-ups with key stakeholders.
• Preparing and delivering weekly and monthly reports on the accelerator programs.
• Preparing presentations for various committees.
• Attending events and building relationships with accelerators and other stakeholders.
  

The Riyadh team will also be responsible for onsite observation and support to the accelerator programs throughout Saudi Arabia. Field visits will be part of this effort and are expected to include:

• Interviews with companies to obtain feedback on the most prominent advantages of the program and points of improvement, and to ensure that the accelerators adhere to the standards of the program plan.
• Conduct surveys for startups to assess the quality of the accelerator from the point of view of the beneficiary companies.
• Ensure that accelerators adhere to the standards of the program plan.

Desired candidate profile

More specifically, we are looking for someone who possesses the following characteristics:

• A self-starter with a strong work ethic. You have the ability to own and manage multiple tasks and get the details right, while being able to ask for help when faced with uncertain situations.
• A strong communicator. You’re a balanced and comfortable presence around all people, with a proven record of professional success, and some hard-won lessons only challenging situations or failure can teach. You communicate effectively with team members and clients alike, including under pressure. You’re comfortable reaching out proactively to ensure expectations are shared and met, and comfortable speaking in front of large groups. You have the ability to translate business goals into program delivery and services.
• Naturally drawn to a "start-up" environment, and eager for work that requires you to be independent, strategic, and proactive. You have experience and ease working with companies of various sizes, cultures, and native languages, and the ability to shift approach based on the needs and workstyle of the client.
• Creative and strategic visionary, coming up with new ideas and effectively implementing ways to bring them to life. You have exemplary time management and organizational skills, and can work to a deadline while keeping the big picture in mind.
• Able to work independently for lengthy periods on projects.
• Strong relationship with technology; Mac and Google Suite proficient.