Venture Incubation & Acceleration Associate

Job Title: Venture Incubation & Acceleration Associate

Location: Trinity East, Dublin

Type: Full-time, In person

About the company

IoT Tribe is a global ecosystem builder accelerating the growth and adoption of disruptive, reliable and affordable net-zero energy technologies. We design and execute equity-free accelerators, support startups, and facilitate partnerships with leading corporates and government agencies across energy, smart infrastructure, industrial manufacturing, aerospace and defence.

The Role

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Venture Incubation & Acceleration Associate to serve as the operational backbone for IoT Tribe's innovation programmes. This role combines programme operations, platform management, stakeholder coordination, and data management to ensure seamless delivery and exceptional participant experiences across multiple concurrent accelerators.

Your primary focus will be supporting the delivery of a flagship corporate incubation programme, working with ESB and in partnership with Trinity, while also contributing to IoT Tribe's broader portfolio of acceleration activities.

Working from Trinity East, you will manage logistics, maintain digital platforms, coordinate mentors and experts and gather the data that drives programme improvements and stakeholder reporting.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on creating structure, maintaining systems, and ensuring that complex programmes run smoothly. You will be detail-oriented yet able to see the bigger picture, comfortable working independently while maintaining strong communication with all stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day operations for multiple IoT Tribe accelerator programmes, managing logistics including workshop spaces, meeting rooms, and collaboration facilities at Trinity East and other venues
• Coordinate participant onboarding processes, ensuring all teams have access to materials, templates, and resources
• Maintain programme schedules and ensure all stakeholders are informed of key dates, deadlines, and deliverables
• Support event coordination including webinars, networking events, pitch days, and ecosystem gatherings
• Create and maintain accelerator programmes on IoT Tribe's digital platform (Tribe Space), setting up role-based permissions, templates, forms, and workflow rules for each programme, managing participant access, troubleshoot technical issues, and provide platform training as needed
• Coordinate mentor matching processes, ensuring appropriate expertise is aligned with venture needs, managing IoT Tribe's mentor network and expert booking systems
• Support recruitment of new mentors and experts across relevant domains and facilitate mentor onboarding and provide briefing materials
• Gather quantitative and qualitative KPIs including application volumes, participation rates, completion metrics, and engagement data, to support preparation of monthly management reports and quarterly stakeholder presentations
• Support recruitment campaigns including application toolkit distribution and office hours coordination and support alumni engagement activities and innovation ambassador networks
• Coordinate with Marketing & Communications team on programme promotion and ecosystem updates

Skills, Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• 3-5 year’s experience in programme management, operations, or coordination roles, ideally in innovation programmes, accelerators, or complex multi-stakeholder initiatives
• Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail and process-driven mindset
• Strong technical proficiency with digital platforms, project management tools, and office software Experience creating and maintaining structured processes, templates, and workflows
• Excellent coordination skills with ability to manage multiple stakeholders simultaneously
• Proactive and self-directed with strong problem-solving abilities

Highly Desired

• Experience with low-code/no-code platforms or community management systems
• Familiarity with startup or innovation ecosystems
• Background in event management or logistics coordination • Basic data analysis and visualization capabilities (Excel, Google Sheets, basic dashboards)

Personal Attributes

• Detail-oriented with commitment to accuracy and quality
• Responsive and service-oriented mindset
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information
• Comfortable working independently while keeping stakeholders informed
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities
• Positive attitude and team player mentality

Terms

If you think your profile fits and would like to apply, please send your CV to talent@iottribe.org with a cover letter detailing:

1. Two programmes or projects you have coordinated in the last 3 years that demonstrate you have the skills mentioned above, describing the scope, your specific responsibilities, the systems/tools you used, and how you ensured operational excellence. 
2. An example of a time when you identified and implemented a process improvement that enhanced programme efficiency or participant experience, including the problem, your solution, and the measurable impact.
3. An explanation of why you want to join IoT Tribe and what excites you about supporting innovation programmes.
4. Your availability to start.
5. Salary expectations.