Special Projects Manager – Talent (Part-Time)

About Entrepreneur First

Entrepreneur First is the world’s leading talent investor. Since 2011, we’ve pioneered a new model of company creation, with over 4,500 individuals having taken our programmes in London, Singapore, Berlin, Paris, Bangalore and Toronto. In the last years, they’ve created 400+ companies with a combined valuation of over $7 billion, including Magic Pony Technology (AI, acquired by Twitter), Represent (social commerce, acquired by CustomInk), BloomsburyAI (acquired by Facebook) or Tractable AI which recently achieved Unicorn Status.

We’re proud to be backed by renowned investors such as Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn), Demis Hassabis (Deepmind) and Taavet Hinrikus (Wise), fueling our ambitious plan to create hundreds more impactful startups in the next few years. Our team is central to enabling, shaping and supporting this journey, bringing exciting growth-focused opportunities as part of our programme delivery or global functions.

The Role

We’re looking for a Special Projects Manager – Talent capable of identifying talent communities and conceptualizing & running high-touch Events, Community Strategies and Content Plays for them. Talent is our number one operating priority and we’re passionate about making Entrepreneur First the default career pathway for the world’s most impactful individuals. You will work closely with the local Partner & GM and the local Talent Team.

This role is a part-time role for 3 days a week with potential to switch to a full-time role.

What You’ll Do

• Defining & Building strategic ecosystem partnerships and co-executing initiatives with them (e.g. events & creating content)
• Attending and hosting a high volume of events in the ecosystem recruiting top talent
• Hosting premium and exclusive experiences for our target recruits, building the relationship thereby inspiring conversion to applications (vs hard selling)
• Creating shareable content to distribute on our social profiles (not the EF owned channels)

This role is based in Berlin, reporting to a Partner, and can start immediately.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience working in Brand & Content Marketing at an agency or in an in-house role, ideally in the venture industry or at a venture-backed startup companies with hands-on Experience
• A genuine passion for technology and startups, an entrepreneurial mindset and a desire to learn
• Proven attention to detail through prior work or life experience
• Comfortable working in ambiguity but with high expectations
• Strong emotional intelligence and proven ability to connect and nurture relationships with members of the startup ecosystem
• Systems thinker with an eye for things that do not scale and the capability to design new processes and systems for implementation across programs

What You’ll Need

• 5+ years experience in Event Marketing / Operations & preferably talent
  Bonus: Familiarity with the DACH Talent Landscape & University Ecosystem
• A ‘get things done’ attitude – you demonstrate operational excellence and ensure quality and integrity in everything that you do
• Self-starter – you thrive on creating and supporting thoughtful and well-organised experiences for our future founders
• A team player mentality – you are motivated by shared goals
• A love of learning and adapting to changing needs or circumstances
• A customer-centric approach that shapes your thinking and drives your determination to achieve great results.
• A result-oriented approach and ability to translate ideas into quantifiable hypothesis & strategies and impact.

What We Offer

• A competitive salary
• Collaboration with a growth-minded, diverse team in Europe, Asia and Canada
• Generous holidays: in addition to 23 days holiday, we also close the office down for two weeks over Christmas and New Year
• A Learning & Development allowance to purchase any product or service that will contribute to your personal or professional development
• A Wellness allowance to spend on things enhancing your health and wellbeing, e.g. gym membership, yoga classes, Vitality, subscription to Headspace etc
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, plus broader leave policies. We care about our team and enabling the right balance between home and working life

EF champions diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive environment in which a wide variety of backgrounds thrive. We do not tolerate discrimination of any nature, including but not limited to: discriminating on the basis of race, colour, religion, culture, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, disability, or marital status.