Admissions & Programme Manager of Venture Support Programmes (m/f/d) - Parental Leave Cover
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eit-health Admissions & Programme Manager of Venture Support Programmes (m/f/d) - Parental Leave Cover
Summary
Manages admissions and delivery of EIT Health's healthcare venture support programmes (bootcamps, scholarships, venture building) on a one-year parental-leave cover contract, working remotely within Germany. Day to day: assessing applicants, coordinating programme launches and stakeholders, reporting, invoicing, and ensuring Horizon Europe funding compliance.
Your Input
The postition is a one-year fixed-term contract to cover parental leave and is based in Germany.
Responsibilities
You understand the challenges of healthcare venture building and are passionate about supporting early-stage entrepreneurs, innovators and researchers through education, mentoring, and capacity-building programmes. As Admissions & Programme Manager, you will manage participant admissions, support learners throughout the programme lifecycle, and help deliver an outstanding learning experience. In collaboration with cross-functional teams, you will also contribute to the design, implementation, quality assurance, and continuous improvement of our venture support programmes.
The postition is a one-year fixed-term contract to cover parental leave and is based in Germany.
Responsibilities
- Manage the admissions process, assess applicants, and guide entrepreneurs and researchers to the most suitable venture support programmes and opportunities, such as venture-building programmes, bootcamps, Catapult initiatives, and scholarship opportunities.
- Lead programme implementation, including call launches, applicant engagement, stakeholder coordination, and project management throughout the programme development cycle.
- Support programme growth and operations by coordinating launches, optimizing existing programmes, managing invoices, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with Horizon Europe funding requirements.
- You will also support the exploitation of the existing content in future implementations - based on lessons learned, market and clients' needs.
- Collaborate across the portfolio to ensure a smooth progression of participants between programmes, connecting innovators and entrepreneurs with the most relevant next-step opportunities, such as advanced venture support programmes and bootcamps.
- Coordinate pitching days and showcase events together with programme managers and the events team.
- Master’s degree or higher in health, science, business or entrepreneurship education studies or equivalent professional experience/qualifications.
- High level international project management skills, with a good understanding of the complexities involved in developing and delivering project outcomes; proven ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders.
- Good understanding of the start-up journey in healthcare; ability to identify their opportunities for improvement and growth; experience in setting and managing standards of delivery to support the cost-effective and targeted delivery of activities and/or programmes.
- Sound knowledge of higher education programmes in Europe.
- Excellent presentation, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Solution-oriented team player and comfortable working primarily remotely.
- Ability to work with an international team in a multidisciplinary context and to multi-task and manage a set of deliverables simultaneously.
- Languages: English fluent (spoken, written), other European languages an advantage.
- Experience in grant management, particularly European Grants (Erasmus+, Horizon 2020, EIT, Horizon Europe …) is a plus.
- Prior experience in entrepreneurship education and training is a plus.
- Occasional travel (2–4 times per year) may be required.
- We are a 100% “Remote First” company, hiring in Germany.
- The possibility to join offices in various locations around Europe during business travel.
- Flexible working hours.
- Straight forward internal communication, non-hierarchical structure, and freedom to operate with autonomy.
- A large and vibrant network in the healthcare sector, with exposure to high-level and senior rep-resentatives from key players and influencers.
- The opportunity to work on critical projects of European interest, contributing to improving the lives of citizens and patients.
- EIT Health applies a policy of equal opportunities and accepts applications without discrimination on any grounds.
- Applications should consist of a cover letter and a full curriculum vitae.
- Please include the following in the cover letter: introduction, your motivations for applying for the position, your earliest start date, and your salary expectations.
- Applications via our careers page only.
- Applications will be reviewed on the rolling basis until the right candidate is identified. The position is to be filled as soon as possible.
