Associate
MassChallenge is looking for an Associate to support our New England programs. Reporting to the Early Stage Director, New England you’ll have the opportunity to embed yourself in the local and regional innovation ecosystem to identify and support top startups across industries. Your day-to-day will include supporting core program activities, engaging with our cohort of world-changing startups, and activating our community of experts, in-kind partners, universities, and more to deliver the highest-quality, evidence-based program possible.
Are you an operations-minded professional who thrives in fast-paced environments, gets excited about everything from process improvement to marketing communications, and is looking to help startups create widespread impact across industries? Then you’ve come to the right place!
A note on location: this position will be based out of our Boston, MA office which is currently closed because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. These positions will start virtual/remote which means you can be located anywhere in the U.S. to start while working east coast hours. We anticipate opening the office no earlier than June 1, 2021, at reduced capacity and with strict safety measures in place. Once our office opens, you would be expected to come in, and at this time we are not able to provide relocation assistance.
What You’ll Do
Coordinate with Program Director and Program Manager to deliver the highest-quality, evidence-based accelerator programs (Boston & Rhode Island) for early-stage startups
- Support roll-out and adoption of tools and data collection compliance.
- Provide an analysis of past cohort data and monitor trendlines and insights through data collected during accelerators.
Support core program activities
- Judging (judge confirmations, on-site logistics, follow-up).
- Curriculum (speaker asks, startup promotion / registrations, on-site logistics, follow up).
- Events in coordination with MC’s New England Events Team (community invites / promotions, on-site logistics).
- Startup Services in coordination with Program Manager (move-in preparations, customer service, activities to drive Net Promoter Score).
Sourcing Support
- Direct outreach to source 1,300+ applications across industries and from regions around the world.
- Lead targeted community outreach to universities, mentors, and alumni to drive referrals.
- Promotions and info. sessions to educate applicants.
- Weekly reporting to ensure we’re tracking towards goals.
Marketing
- Shape and distinguish the MassChallenge NE voice through our social channels, local media relations, and community newsletter, which circulates to 20,000+ corporates, experts, investors, and alumni on a monthly basis.
Who You Are and What You Bring
- You have a bachelor’s degree and 0-2 years of work experience in a business, operations, or innovation strategy role.
- You have exceptional interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
- You are able to work independently and as a team player, to take initiative and manage multiple tasks and projects at a time.
- You have exceptional project management skills with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
- You are goal-oriented, ambitious, self-starter, detail oriented, solution-oriented and passionate.
- You pay attention to detail and have a creative mind.
- You are tech savvy and quick to learn new technologies. You are competent in Microsoft excel including organizing and analyzing data.
Confidence can sometimes hold us back for applying for a job if we aren’t sure we check every box in the job description. We know there is no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate, so no matter your background and how you identify, we encourage you to apply for this job if it would make you excited to come into work every day.
MassChallenge Lingo
Whether you’ve never heard of an accelerator, you’ve had your own startup, or you are new to the world of entrepreneurship, we use certain words at MassChallenge to describe our work that might be new to you. Here are a few words you have seen throughout this job description and what they mean to us:
- Program: A startup accelerator program at MassChallenge that is location or industry based that conducts its own applications, cohorts, and curriculum, such as MassChallenge Boston, MassChallenge Texas, or MassChallenge FinTech.
- Judging: MC Experts serve as judges to identify the top startups to participate in and rise as winners for any MC program. The various judging rounds include either an online or an ‘in-person’ pitch.
- Expert: MassChallengeexperts are a core pillar for every MassChallengeaccelerator. MC Experts are seasoned business leaders and entrepreneurs who volunteer their time to support startups as mentors, judges, and curriculum facilitators.
Who We Are
MassChallenge is the global network for innovators who are working to solve massive challenges. We connect startups, experts, corporations, and communities to grow and transform businesses and economies. At MassChallenge we:
- Help entrepreneurs build the next generation of transformational businesses by connecting them with the resources, partnerships, and communities that help them launch, grow, and scale their startups.
- Help our partners build, grow, and evolve their corporate innovation practices.
- Leverage the power of entrepreneurship to strengthen global innovation ecosystems.
How We Work
Our mission is to equip bold entrepreneurs to disrupt the status quo and to create meaningful change. Our mission is BIG and so we are a team that gives 110% to it every day. Our Guiding Principles ensure we stay true to our mission and our core beliefs:
- Put Community First
- Own It
- Love the Problem
- Build for Impact
- Connect and Collaborate
Why You Should Join Us
We believe working at MassChallenge is fulfilling because of the mission, challenging because of the pace and work, and rewarding because you get to build to the next step in your career here. When you join MassChallenge you join an incredible team and network of innovators and entrepreneurs, you take ownership over significant and strategically important projects, you focus on impact and output, and you help strengthen the global innovation ecosystem.
How to Apply
In addition to completing the online application and providing your resume, please include a one-page cover letter in which you tell us why this job is compelling to you.
Employment at MassChallenge is contingent upon verification of identity and eligibility to work in the country that the position is based in, based on applicable laws.