Program, Event & Community Coordinator: Startup Campus 80%

About the job

Program, Event & Community Coordinator: Startup Campus 80 %

Do you want to work where ideas become startups? In this role, you actively support programs, events, and community formats, stay close to founders, and help move the startup ecosystem together with our team.

Department: School of Management and Law

Start date: Immediately or by arrangement

To expand our activities in entrepreneurship, startup promotion, and innovation programs, we are looking for a committed personality who co-manages projects, is actively present in the startup environment, and enjoys shaping and implementing formats, events, and communities.

In this role, you will be close to founders, regularly attend startup events, work with incubation and co-working spaces, and contribute to the successful realization of innovative ideas, programs, and events.

Your tasks

• Participation in projects in the startup and entrepreneurship context
• Active presence at startup events, demo days, pitch nights, and networking events
• Support and guidance of founders in incubation and support programs
• Co-design and implementation of workshops, events, and community formats
• Close collaboration within the team and with external partners from the startup ecosystem
• Support in communication, coordination, and further development of existing offerings
• Completed bachelor's degree (or near completion)
• Strong interest in the startup ecosystem, entrepreneurship, and innovation
• Enjoyment in implementation, design, and independent work
• Very good communication and organizational skills
• Openness, reliability, and confident appearance in exchange with founders and partners
• Willingness to be present at events in the evenings or occasionally on weekends

The ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, with over 14,000 students and more than 11,000 continuing education participants as well as around 3,700 employees, is one of the largest multi-disciplinary universities of applied sciences in Switzerland.

The ZHAW School of Management and Law (SML), with around 9,500 students, is one of the largest business schools in Switzerland. It is the only university of applied sciences in the country represented in renowned rankings of the business newspaper «Financial Times» and accredited by AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA – labels for high quality standards in teaching, research, and continuing education. The internationally recognized bachelor's and master's degree programs, cooperative PhD programs, and numerous continuing education offerings are scientifically based, interdisciplinary, and practice-oriented. The SML maintains numerous cooperations with over 190 selected partner universities worldwide.

ZHAW is committed to gender-mixed and diverse teams to promote equality, diversity, and innovation.

We offer university-appropriate working and employment conditions and actively promote the personnel development of our employees and managers. A detailed description of the benefits can be found on the "Working at ZHAW" website. Here are the key points:

Prof. Dr. Matthias Filser

Head, Center for Entrepreneurship

Jocelyn Schaad

Recruiting Manager